Illustrative image (Source: internet)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s newest carrierBamboo Airways will open commercial air routes from the northern port city ofHai Phong to the central coastal city of Quy Nhon, the southern economic hub ofHo Chi Minh City, and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho from May 10 with one round-tripflight per day for each route.
The flight time for the Hai Phong – Quy Nhonroute is estimated at about one hour 35 minutes, Hai Phong – HCM City twohours, and Hai Phong – Can Tho two hours and five minutes.
This will be the three first air routes in theBamboo Airways’ plan to build a network of flights connecting Hai Phong’s CatBi international airport with domestic airports in the central coastal city ofDa Nang and Phu Quoc pearl island in the southern province of Kien Giang aswell as international ones in Bangkok (Thailand), Singapore, Seoul (theRepublic of Korea), and Siem Reap (Cambodia).
They will help increase the total number of domesticair routes operated by Bamboo Airways to 20.
To mark this milestone, from May 2-16, theairline will offer air tickets starting from 200,000 VND (8.57 USD) for flightsto Hai Phong from May 10-16.
Passengers could buy tickets at the airline’sagents or book online at the website: bambooairways.com.
By the end of April 2019, Bamboo Airwaysconducted nearly 4,000 flights with the rate of punctuality being over 92percent, the highest in the aviation sector.
In 2019, the airline aims to increase the frequencyof daily flights to 100, serving 5 million passengers.
It strives to conduct flights on 37-40 domesticand international air routes this year.-VNA
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