Thai Vietjet to launch direct Phu Quoc - Bangkok route in October

Thai Vietjet will connect Vietnam’s famous tourism island of Phu Quoc with Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi), starting October 12, 2022, offering further opportunities and flexible travel choices to its passengers while boosting tourism recovery after the travel restrictions have been lifted.
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Hanoi (VNA) - Thai Vietjet will connect Vietnam’s famous tourismisland of Phu Quoc with Thailand’s capital city of Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi),starting October 12, 2022, offering further opportunities and flexible travelchoices to its passengers while boosting tourism recovery after the travelrestrictions have been lifted.

In the beginning, the Phu Quoc - Bangkok route will operate four flights a weekevery Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, with an approximate flight durationof 1 hour 15 minutes. To celebrate the new service, the airline is alsolaunching a special promotion with fares from just 21 USD, excluding taxes andfees, for travelling on the new service between Phu Quoc and Bangkok, availablefor booking from August 25 – 31, 2022 at www.vietjetair.com or Vietjet Air mobileapp.

“We are delighted to further connect Thailand with one more top traveldestination of Vietnam - ‘Phu Quoc’, the emerging island in the south of thecountry, providing people and tourists more travel options with affordablefares and flexibility. Vietjet’s new international services would helpfacilitate the region's growing travel demand and stimulate the trade recovery,particularly, the international tourism industry and aviation business,” said aVietjet leader.

Bangkok is always among top destinations in Southeast Asia and favoured byVietnamese tourists. The “City of Angels” owns stunning view of the boat-filledChao Phraya River, the spectacular Grand Palace, and numerous lively nightmarkets.

Vietjet is the largest carrier operating between the two countries in terms ofcapacity, offering direct services from Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City/ Da Nang toBangkok and the only direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and Phuket. Theairline will also re-launch the Ho Chi Minh City – Chiang Mai route fromSeptember 1, 2022 to serve the leisure and pilgrimage tourism demand during theyear end season. Both Vietnam and Thailand have lifted all arrival regulationsrelating to COVID-19. Especially, the Thai government has increased the periodof visa-free stay for tourists from over 50 countries including Vietnam, from30 days to 45 days which will be effective from this October.

Thai Vietjet has continuously expanded its international flight network to manytop tourist destinations./.
VNA

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