Bangkok Airways opens first Hanoi-Chiang Mai air route

Thailand's Bangkok Airways Airlines announced that it had launched the first air route from Hanoi to Chiang Mai on March 2.

Thailand's Bangkok Airways Airlines announced that it had launched the first air route from Hanoi to Chiang Mai on March 2.

  

Hanoi-Chiang Mai direct air route launched on March 2

This is the airlines' third air routes in Vietnam, after two air routes from Thailand to Danang and Phu Quoc were launched last year.

Varong Israsena Na Ayudhya, vice president for sales at Bangkok Airways, said the average load factor on Bangkok-Danang and Bangkok-Phu Quoc air routes is 70%. This indicates huge tourism potential in Vietnam.

In a recent survey by Bangkok Airways, 75% of asked people had expressed interests in visiting Chiang Mai for the first or second time for its beautiful scenery, festivals and affordable travel expenses.

Bangkok Airways will offer daily flights to and from Hanoi starting from March 25. The first flight will start at Chiang Mai at 9.55 am and land in Hanoi at 12 pm. The one-way ticket price is USD108.6 and USD192.4 for two-way tickets.

Bangkok Airways is the first airlines to start the direct Hanoi-Chiang Mai flight route, cutting off the travel time from five hours to just two hours compared to other services.

Bangkok Airways is Thai private airlines and was established in 1968. It is operating 38 planes to over 20 destinations in Thailand and the Asia region.