Vientiane-Da Nang direct air route launched
VOV.VN - Lao Airlines officially put a direct air route from Vientiane to Da Nang into operation on March 30, with the debut flight carrying the first 150 passengers to coastal Vietnamese city from the Lao capital.
Upon their arrival, disembarking passengers were greeted to a lively welcome ceremony with a lion dance performance.
As part of the occasion, the carrier also offered three vouchers for round-trip air tickets for the Vientiane-Da Nang route to three lucky passengers.
The airline will use an Airbus A320 aircraft on the Vientiane - Da Nang route with two flights running per week on Thursdays and Sundays. The journey is expected to last for one hour and 15 minutes.
Lao Airlines has been operating direct flights to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. These routes are anticipated to attract more passengers from countries such as the Republic of Korea and China, with Vientiane becoming transit points for passengers heading to Vietnam.
Furthermore, the new air service is of great significance to Da Nang tourism as it not only links the central city to Laos, but it also connects to other tourism markets in the northeast region of Thailand.
Last year witnessed Laos rank 10th among the top 10 major tourism markets of Da Nang, with the number of passengers reaching nearly 10,000, duly accounting for 2.1% of the total number of tourists to the central coastal city.
Nguyen Xuan Binh, deputy director of the Da Nang city Department of Tourism, said the central city has actively restored international markets as part of activities aimed at reviving the local tourism industry.
In particular, the rising number of flights to Da Nang city during the initial months of the year represents a positive sign for the recovery and development of the Da Nang aviation and tourism market, Binh added.
