Viet Nam has reopened international routes to and from 20 countries and territories, said Tran Bao Ngoc, director of the Transport Department under the Ministry of Transport (MoT).
The recent resumption of domestic and international air routes are building hope that the sector will strongly rebound this year, following a tough year for business in 2020 and 2021.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam has finalised a detailed plan to restart international routes and submitted it to the Ministry of Transport for consideration.
The Ministry of Transport has just assigned the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) to study and propose measures to gradually loosen immigration and reconnect a number of international routes for trade, visiting relatives and tourism.
These five international routes, including Hà Nội, HCM City and Đà Nẵng to Nagoya via Chubu Centrair International Airport, as well as Hà Nội to Fukuoka and Kagoshima, are expected to begin ticket sales and commence operations in 2020, Vietjet said in a statement.
Vietjet is providing customers with 1.6 million super-saving tickets priced from zero dollars between now and Friday in a move to celebrate its two newest international routes from HCM City and Da Nang to Tokyo.
Việt Nam’s newest airline, Bamboo Airways, will launch three international air routes later this month in anticipation of increased demand during the five-day holiday surrounding Reunification Day on April 30 and Labour Day on May 1.
Vietjet has started selling tickets on its two newest international routes connecting Ha Noi with Taichung (Taiwan) and Da Nang with Daegu (South Korea), a move to celebrate a lively summer with trips abroad.
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