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Lao Airlines to re-operate direct fights to Da Nang late this month

Lao Airlines will resume direct flights from Vientiane to Da Nang city, central Vietnam, on March 30.
Lao Airlines to re-operate direct fights to Da Nang late this month ảnh 1Lao Airlines aircraft (Photo courtesy of the carrier)
Hanoi (VNA) - Lao Airlines will resume direct flights from Vientiane toDa Nang city, central Vietnam, on March 30.

Accordingly, the Da Nang - Vientiane air route will see twoflights per week on Thursdays and Sundays.

Noudeng Chanthaphasouk, commercial director of Lao Airlines,said that the resumption of the direct route, favoured by a large number oftourists before the COVID-19 outbreak, will meet increasing demand of visitorsin the region after the removal of travel restrictions caused by the pandemic.

Lao Airlines previously operated the route to Da Nang withstops at Pakxe and Champasak in southern Laos, using ATR72-600 aircraft.However, carrier dropped the Pakxe stop and started nonstop flights just weeksbefore the two-year pandemic brought all international flights to a halt.

Later this month, it will use airbus A320, with a flighttime of 1 hour and 15 minutes and a round-trip ticket costing about 4.8 millionLAK (290 USD).

Earlier, Lao Airlines resumed direct flights to Hanoi and HoChi Minh City right after the country reopen its door for international tourismon May 9, 2022./.
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