Delegates join the route's ribbon cutting ceremony. — VNS Photo

Vietjet inaugurated its newest international route connecting Nha Trang to Taipei (Taiwan) on Wednesday, a move to promote tourism, trade and integration between the two countries and region.

The airline offers return flights on Wednesday and Saturday each week with flight time of around three hours per leg.

The flight departs from Nha Trang at 12.30am and arrives at Taipei at 4.35pm (local time). The return flight takes off from Taipei at 5.35pm (local time) and lands in Nha Trang at 7.55pm.

Currently, Vietjet operates more than 30 flights from domestic destinations to Nha Trang, international routes including Nha Trang – Seoul (South Korea) and many international charter routes, making it the most frequent airline operating at Cam Ranh International Airport.

Vietjet vice president Nguyen Thanh Son said with the strategy of expanding its international flight network, Vietjet not only offers flying opportunities for tens of millions of passengers in Viet Nam but also international destinations of its flights.

Nha Trang is a famous coastal city with diverse culture, attractive tourist destinations while Taipei is also attracting many visitors with unique cultural features, Son said, adding that the inaugural route will connect two famous cities of two countries and will be a bridge for bilateral cultural and trade ties.