Vietjet on Friday announced a new international route connecting Da Nang and Seoul, South Korea.

The Da Nang-Seoul route will begin operating on May 31 with tickets priced from only VND630,000. The daily flight from Da Nang departs at 11.45pm (local time) and arrives in Seoul at 6am (local time). The return flight takes off at 7am and lands at 9.40am in Da Nang.

"Being the economic and tourist hub of the country, Da Nang strongly attracts investment in economic and tourism development," said Luu Duc Khanh, managing director of Vietjet.

"With the opening of the route connecting Da Nang with South Korea, Vietjet not only provides local people and international tourists with more travel opportunities via safe, civilized and modern air transportation, but also contributes to promoting trade and investment development in the localities," he said.

Tickets on the airline’s newest route are now available for booking from noon to 2pm daily at www.vietjetair.com.

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