Vietjet planes are being used for Thanh Hoa-Bangkok charter flights (Photo: Vietjet)Thanh Hoa (VNA) – Thanh Hoa isworking to open more flights to and from the central province to boost tourismdevelopment, according to the provincial Department of Culture, Sports andTourism.
The department said 12 charter flights with 957passengers linking Thanh Hoa and Thailand’s Bangkok were operated by theVietnam Travel and Marketing Transport JointStock Company (Vietravel) in the last two months using Vietjetplanes.
The Thanh Hoa People’s Committee has provided somefinancial support for airplane rental and installed export-import controlequipment at the province’s Tho Xuan airport.
The Thanh Hoa-Bangkok route aims to helppopularise tourist attractions in Thanh Hoa and neighbouring areas such as SamSon beach, Ho Dynasty Citadel, Tam Coc-Bich Dong, and FLC Samson Beach andGolf Resort, the department noted.
Tho Xuan is one of the airports with the fastestgrowth rates in Vietnam and is expected to serve 1 million passengers in 2017,about ten times more than when it became operational in 2013.
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The provincial administration is asking theMinistry of Transport and the Ministry of National Defence to suggest PrimeMinister Nguyen Xuan Phuc adjust the airport’s planning to develop this port ofentry into an international airport.
Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee Le Thi Thin said local authorities will continue providing favourableconditions for Vietravel to operate more Thanh Hoa-Bangkok flights.
She added the province is going to improveinfrastructure, equipment and personnel quality while diversifying services atTho Xuan airport to better serve passengers. It will also work with bigcompanies to launch charter flights to China, the Republic of Korea, Singapore,Chinese Taiwan, Laos and Japan.-VNA
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