Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific will open additional four international routes by the end of the year. — Photo www..vir.com.vn

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific announced the opening of four new international routes to Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Taipei on October 18.

The HCM City-Hong Kong route will be launched on November 18 with four flights per week, while the Ha Noi-Guangzhou route will be put into operation on December 1 with one flight per day.

On December 2, both the HCM City-Guangzhou route, with five flights per week, and the Da Nang – Taipei route, with three flights per week, will be inaugurated.

These flights will be operated using Airbus 320s aircraft.

According to Jetstar Pacific General Director Le Hong Ha, Northeast Asia is a potential tourism market and the opening of the routes will provide more opportunities for travellers to explore new lands in the region.

The new routes come with a promotional programme during which tickets to the three Northeast Asian destinations and others will be sold from VND68,000 (US$3.06). The programme runs between October 18 and 22 at www.jetstar.com.

As Viet Nam Women's Day approaches on October 20, the airline said it will offer gifts and free tickets to lucky female passengers.

Jetstar Pacific is a member of Jetstar Group, one of Asia Pacific's largest low-budget airlines. It is operating 105 Airbus A320s on some 4,000 flights to 75 destinations in 17 countries and territories.

According to the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, in the first nine months of the year, there were nearly two million Chinese tourists coming to Viet Nam, increasing by 58 per cent compared to the same period last year. — VNS