Travel and transportation services company WorldTrans announced its schedule for direct charter flights between Can Tho and Bangkok this year at a press conference in Mekong Delta city on Wednesday.

WorldTrans will operate eight flights between the two destinations in June and July using the 180-seater Airbus 320 aircraft from VietJet Air. Flight duration will be one hour and 25 minutes, with a round-trip ticket costing VND4.6 million (US$201.48).

The direct route, which will have HCM City as transit stop, will help save a great deal of time.

WorldTrans General Director Vu Duc Bien said the company aimed to become a leading charter flight service provider in Viet Nam. He announced that the company was planning to launch 150 charter flights between Viet Nam and global tourism hubs, such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, China, Thailand as well as ASEAN member countries.

Air trips between Can Tho and other destinations account for 30 per cent of the company’s total flights, he said.

According to Dao Anh Dung, Vice Chairman of the Can Tho People’s Committee, local tourism has experienced robust growth in recent years. The city has welcomed many tourists to Can Tho and the Mekong Delta region as well as sent a large number of locals to domestic and overseas destinations.

Dung noted that Can Tho international airport had received significant investments but was yet to capitalise on its full capacity.

Can Tho wants to work with air transportation companies to organise more flights in future, he said. — VNS