Vietravel Airlines, a subsidiary of tour operator Viettravel, has planned to provide more flights on some air routes on the coming Reunification Day April 30 and May Day holiday.
The daily frequency on the HCM City-Hanoi route will be increased to 2-3 return flights, and there will be two return flights on the HCM City-Danang route.
In April, the carrier will operate charter flights linking HCM City and Danang to Japan.
Prices of air tickets on the Reunification Day and May Day holidays have been on the rise. By March 14, the lowest return air tickets on the Hanoi-Nha Trang route on Tuesday at off-peak hours was around VND4.4 million (USD179) per person. The figure has reached up to VND6 million for flights at more convenient times.
Vietnam Railways Corporation will arrange more trains on the Hanoi-Vinh route to serve the Reunification Day April 30 and May Day holiday.
In the first two months of this year, Vietnam welcomed more than three million foreign visitors, up 68.7 percent on-year. Of the figure, 2.6 million came by air, up 1.6 times on-year.
Vietnam has set a goal to serve 17-18 million international tourists this year.
Vietravel Airlines to increase Reunification Day flights
Vietravel Airlines, a subsidiary of tour operator Viettravel, has planned to provide more flights on some air routes on the coming Reunification Day April 30 and May Day holiday.
Source: dtinews.vn, VietnamNet
