Budget carrier Jetstar Pacific, a member of the Jetstar Group, officially launched its new international flight between Da Nang and Hong Kong on Wednesday. — VNS Photo

Budget carrier Jetstar Pacific, a member of the Jetstar Group, officially launched its new international flight between Da Nang and Hong Kong on Wednesday.

The airline said the flight was aimed at boosting tourism and business trips between Da Nang and Hong Kong and added that it’s the third flight connecting Da Nang and Hong Kong after Da Nang-Taiwan and Da Nang-Singapore air routes were launched in 2016.

The airline will operate three return flights a week on Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, using 180-seat Airbus A320s with travel time of one hour and 45 minutes.

The airline has offered discounts in launching the Da Nang-Hong Kong flight with one-way ticket prices of VND288,000 (US$12.7) for bookings from now to Friday.

According to Jetstar Pacific, Da Nang International Airport is the third biggest domestic destination that the airline services in Viet Nam. The city hosted 1.7 million foreign tourists in 2016, 31 per cent growth compared to 2015. — VNS