Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc accompanied by leaders from Ministries and governmental agencies and Hai Phong City witnessed the Vietjet's ceremony to open new international routes to and from Cat Bi international Airport. — VNS Photo

HCM CITY (Biz Hub) — Vietjet will launch two new international routes departing from Hai Phong to Seoul (South Korea) and Bangkok (Thailand) late this year.

This announcement was made by the airline's chairwoman, Nguyen Thanh Ha, in front of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Hai Phong Investment Promotion Conference held in the northern port city on September 19.

The new destinations will increase the number of routes to nine that are operated by Vietjet from Cat Bi airport, Ha said.

"Thanks to its favourable geographic location and its being at the socio – economic center of the north-eastern region, Hai Phong City enjoys many positive conditions to develop its tourism, especially the many goods and services oriented to international tourists," she said.

Ha also said she believed that these new international routes will not only assist Hai Phong residents and tourists in their travel plans to international destinations, but also help to boost trade and economic exchange among the city and its partners, along with local residents' foreign investment growth.

Vietjet aircraft are at Cat Bi airport in Hai Phong City. — VNS Photo

The Hai Phong City – Seoul route will begin operating on December 12 with flights every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Meanwhile, the Hai Phong City – Bangkok route will offer flights every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday starting November 9.

As of August 30, Vietjet provided more than 10,000 flights which carried nearly two million passengers on its seven local and international routes from Cat Bi airport. The airline is responsible for the largest segment of air passengers travelling to and from the city.

On the same day, Vietjet also announced it was offering 100,000 promotional tickets, priced from zero dollars, for all international routes.

The tickets are for flights to Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Taipei and Tainan, as well as Seoul, Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and Yangon.

The super-cheap air tickets, which will be available on three golden days from September 21 to 23 at www.vietjetair.com, are being distributed to celebrate the airline's newest international route from HCM City to Hong Kong.

"They are also expected to meet the increasing travel and tourism demand in the near future," Vietjet said, adding that the travel period will be from October 1, 2016 to March 31, 2017.

In particular, the travel period will begin on December 9 for the new HCM City-Hong Kong route, from December 12 for the HCM City-Kaohsiung route and the Hai Phong-Seoul route and from October 30 for the Ha Noi-Taipei route. — VNS