Phu Quoc to welcome more international flights at year-end
VOV.VN - Phu Quoc, which is Vietnam’s largest island off the coast of the southern province of Kien Giang, will receive more international flights moving into the year-end and new-year period, bringing about many positive developments for the local tourism industry.
According to the Kien Giang Provincial Department of Tourism, there are currently four international air routes connecting Phu Quoc with Incheon of the Republic of Korea (two flights a day), Hong Kong (China - three flights per week), Kuala Lumpur of Malaysia (three flights per week, and Bangkok of Thailand (four flights per week).
In the near future several Korean airlines are expected to add flights to the island.
Korean Air has recently announced that it is poised to open a new route to Phu Quoc, with daily flights departing from Incheon airport in Seoul. According to the airlines, November is considered to be the best time to travel to the island when the dry season begins.
Two other Korean airlines - Jeju Air and Jin Air - also plan to begin operating flights to the southern island.
Jeju Air will operate the Seoul - Phu Quoc route with a frequency of seven flights per week from the end of October, whilst Jin Air is scheduled to run the route to Phu Quoc departing from Incheon airport in late December.
Korean media outlets explained that the Vietnamese island is now a destination of great interest for many foreign tourists. Statistics indicate that the number of passengers on flights between Vietnam and the RoK in the third quarter of the year doubled compared to the same period last year.
Moreover, due to having many flights running from the RoK to Nha Trang and Da Nang, some airlines have shifted their attention to Phu Quoc to exploit new destinations.
The southern island has also planned to welcome charter flights from Kazakhstan from October, and from Taiwan (China) this December.
Phu Quoc dubbed the ‘pearl island' is blessed with clear blue water beaches such as Bai Sao and Bai Dai, along with plenty of local specialties including seafood, pepper, and pearls, among others.
Last year it was selected as one of the 25 best islands in the world by readers of magazine Travel Leisure of the United States.
The largest Vietnamese island was also voted by readers of Condé Nast Traveler in sixth place in the top 10 resort islands in Asia for 2022.
Over the past nine months the island city has welcomed over 4.7 million visitors for sightseeing and leisure stay, up 15.5% annually. Of the figure the number of foreign arrivals nearly tripled to 470,538 compared to the same period last year.
