Hanoi (VNA) – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will work withthe Vietnam Air Service Company (VASCO) to operate two daily return flightsconnecting Hanoi and the central province of Quang Binh from May 29, thecarrier announced on May 18.
The flights, using Airbus A321, will take off at 6:30 from Hanoi and 8:30 fromDong Hoi city. Meanwhile, passengers on ATR72 aircraft will leave Hanoi at14:30 and Dong Hoi at 16:30.
Promotional air fares on the route, priced from 299,000 VND (13.18 USD), areavailable for flights departing between May 29, 2017 and March 31, 2018.
Earlier, Vietnam Airlines authorised VASCO to operate seven round trips on theHanoi-Dong Hoi air route per week, using the 68-seat ATR72 aircraft.
The transfer is part of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation’s plan to improve theoperational efficiency of its subordinate airlines, Vietnam Airlines, VASCO andJetstar Pacific Airlines and expand VASCO’s business to meet increasing demand.
Vietnam Airlines has so far transferred HCM City- Rach Gia-Phu Quoc, HCMCity-Phu Quoc-Can Tho and Hanoi-Dien Bien flights to VASCO.
Meanwhile, air routes between Hanoi-HCM City-Tuy Hoa and HCM City-Chu Lai weretransferred to Jetstar Pacific Airlines.- VNA