Khanh Hoa to welcome more direct flights from Kazakhstan
VOV.VN - Several companies have announced plans to increase direct flights connecting the major Kazakh cities of Almaty and Astana with Khanh Hoa province in southcentral Vietnam as part of efforts to meet the travel demand needs of tourists for the winter vacation season.
This comes amid Amega Co. Ltd. on November 2 resuming two flights per week on the Cam Ranh-Almaty air route.
The flights will run on every Monday and Thursday and will be conducted by Scat Airlines of Kazakhstan, carrying around 200 passengers each.
Furthermore, Anex Vietnam Travel and Trading Co., Ltd. plans to increase flights from Kazakhstan to Khanh Hoa starting from late December.
As planned, the company will operate five flights per week between Almaty and Astana, two large cities in Kazakhstan, and Cam Ranh city of Khanh Hoa province, transporting some 377 passengers via an Airbus A-330.
Kazakhstan represents one of the major international tourist markets of the Vietnamese locality.
According to a report from Khanh Hoa’s Department of Tourism, as of September the locality has welcomed more than 130,000 Kazakh visitors.
Moreover, Amega Co. Ltd. and Anex Vietnam Travel and Trading Co., Ltd. have sought measures to attract more tourists from other markets such as Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan via flights from Kazakhstan.
During the January to October period, Khanh Hoa province welcomed 1.67 million foreign arrivals, a figure 8.9 times higher than the same period last year. Indeed, its tourism revenue reached more than VND29 trillion, a year-on-year rise of 152.7%.
