Vietjet will launch daily flights from the central city of Da Nang to Seoul (South Korea) on May 31 in a bid to meet the increasing travel demand of tourists and business people.

Flight time between the two destinations will be four and a-half hours.The flight from Da Nang will depart at 23.45pm and arrive in Seoul at 6am (local time). The return flight will take off at 7am (local time) and land at 9.40am in Da Nang.

In celebration of the new route and on the occasion of Valentine’s Day, the airline will run a three-day promotional offering of 500,000 air tickets priced from only VND5,000 (15 US cents) starting tomorrow till Thursday.

The promotion applies to all international routes from HCM City, Ha Noi, Hai Phong and Da Nang to Seoul, Busan (Korea), Hong Kong, Kaohsiung, Taipei, Taichung, Tainan (Taiwan), Singapore, Bangkok (Thailand), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Yangon (Myanmar) and Siem Reap (Cambodia) from March 1 to December 12.

As for the Da Nang-Seoul route, the promotion is available for use from May 31 to December 31.

Da Nang is the fourth Vietnamese city to be linked by air with Seoul, after HCM City, Ha Noi and Hai Phong.

Vietjet plans to expand its international network in 2017, looking to boost regional trade and integration. — VNS