The airport on Con Dao Island, the southern province of Ba Ria - Vung Tau, will be expanded and upgraded to better serve rising passenger demand and the operation of new-generation aircraft.
The Southern Vietnam Helicopter Company on August 1 deployed a Mi-172 helicopter carrying COVID-19 vaccines and medical equipment and supplies from Vung Tau airport to Con Dao island district in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau.
Given COVID-19 developments, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) has approved the suspension of passenger flights to Con Dao Island and those linking Quang Ninh and Gia Lai provinces with Ho Chi Minh City.
The Prime Minister has approved a proposal from Vietnam Electricity (EVN) to expand the national grid from the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang to Ba Ria-Vung Tau province’s Con Dao Island via submarine cables.
VOV.VN - Located on Con Dao island, Bai Dam Trau has been listed among the 25 most beautiful beaches in the world, according to a recent article published by Travel + Leisure magazine.
VOV.VN - Recent days has seen the representatives of many domestic travel agencies busy arranging a large number of tours to famous sites throughout the southern region, including Nha Trang city and Phu Quoc island ahead of the April 30 and May 1 holiday, a positive indicator for the recovery of the domestic tourism industry.
Bamboo Airways has just opened two new routes connecting the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho with two popular tourist destinations, Con Dao islands in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Phu Quoc islands in the southern province of Kien Giang, the airline’s representative said on January 12.
The US newspaper New York Times included Vietnam’s Con Dao island among its 52 places to love in 2021.
VOV.VN - Con Dao is an archipelago in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province off the southern coast of Vietnam, 230 kilometers from Ho Chi Minh City. The US’s Travel and Leisure magazine included Con Dao in the top 20 most mysterious islands in the world.
VOV.VN - Con Dao National Park on the Con Dao archipelago off the coast of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province has been officially recognised as a member of the Indian Ocean-Southeast Asia (IOSEA), becoming the 11th member of the marine turtles conservation network.