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Vietnam Airlines to launch direct route from Hanoi to Phnom Penh
Vietnam Airlines announced it would open a direct route connecting Hanoi with the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh from Oct. 27 as tourism between the two countries grows.
There would be four weekly flights every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, using Airbus A321, the carrier said in a statement.
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An aircraft of Vietnam Airlines takes off from Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. |
Currently, passengers who want to fly from Hanoi to Phnom Penh need to transit in Vientiane, Laos.
After Vietnam reopened tourism in March 2022, the number of Cambodian tourists to Vietnam have witnessed significant growth.
In the first six months of this year, Cambodia was Vietnam's fastest-growing market, increasing by 396% against pre-Covid levels, followed by India (312%) and Indonesia (177%).
Cambodia was one of 10 largest sources of visitors for Vietnam’s inbound tourism between January and June.
Vietnam was one of 10 countries that sent the highest number of tourists to Cambodia so far this year, Khmer Times reported.
After more than nine months of construction, the runway of Long Thanh airport in the southern Dong Nai Province is two months ahead of schedule, with technical operation expected to be completed by May 30 next year.
The first flight with 162 passengers on board departing from Lijang, China’s Yunnan province landed safely at Cat Bi International Airport in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 15.
The self-service bag drop system has been implemented at the international terminal of Da Nang Airport, with Starlux Airlines becoming the first carrier to provide the service at the Vietnamese airport.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the signing ceremony of a credit contract worth 1.8 billion USD for the component project 3 of the Long Thanh international airport investment and construction project's Phase I invested by the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) in Hanoi on June 1.
Lien Khuong domestic airport in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, home to popular resort city Da Lat, would be upgraded into an international one, doubling its annual capacity to 5 million passengers in the next six years.
Source: VnExpress
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