Bamboo Airways will launch Hanoi-Ca Mau direct flights from April 29 this year. ( Photo: Courtesy of Bamboo Airways)Hanoi (VNA) – Bamboo Airways on March 17 startedselling tickets for its direct flights from the capital city of Hanoi to thesouthernmost province of Ca Mau and vice versa with prices from 769,000 VND(32.6 USD) per ticket.
Theairline will operate three return flights on the route per week on Tuesdays,Thursdays, and Saturdays from April 29, 2023. It takes just more than two hoursto travel from Hanoi to Ca Mau province by 98-seat Embraer E190 aircraft.
NguyenNgoc Trong, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bamboo Airways, said Ca MauAirport will be the last destination to complete Bamboo Airways’ domesticflight network connecting all of the nation’s 22 airports.
Accordingto the airline's survey, the Hanoi - Ca Mau route is one of the longest roadtrips in the country, with a distance of more than 1,900 km. Previously,passengers had to travel for days by road and waterway, or by connecting flights.
Specifically,if traveling by car, it takes passengers from 32 to 37 hours, and they may haveto use a ferry. By train, passengers will have to transfer to stations becausethere is currently no direct railway connecting Hanoi and Ca Mau.
Meanwhile,currently, to reach the southernmost province, air passengers choose to take aHanoi - Ho Chi Minh City flight or Ha Noi - Can Tho one, then take a connectingflight or go by road to Ca Mau, spending up to 3.5 - 6 hours, not includingtransit time.
Accordingto the provincial authority, the Ca Mau Airport now operates two flights to HoChi Minh City. Its throughput is 35,000-40,000 passengers per year, far belowits full capacity of 200,000 each year. The airport plans to increase itscapacity to 40 million passengers in 2025-2035.
The Ca Mau Airport was built under French colonial rule with a runway of 1,500metres long and 30 meters wide, capable of receiving only small aircraft suchas the Embraer E190.
Ca Mau province is home to diverse fauna, especially birds, which makes it anattractive eco-tourism destination for domestic and international travelers.Surrounded by sea on three sides, the coastal province is also home to numerousnational historical and cultural relics, while the combination of ethniccultures creates abundant festivals and cultural features such as floatingmarkets and regattas./.
