The municipal people’s committee has asked the Ministry of Transport to instruct the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to consider the proposal.
Vietnam Airlines' airplane at Tan Son Nhat International Airport
According to the committee, at present, flights from HCM City to Saint Petersburg have to transit one or two airports, taking at least 13 hours.
At a recent visit to the Russian side by HCM City’s officials, the two-city leaders agreed to take account into the launch of a direct air route from Tan Son Nhat International Airport of HCM City to Saint Petersburg’s Pulkovo Airport.
HCM City has planned to set up an economic, tourism and cultural co-operation centre in Saint Petersburg in 2020.18566