Dragon flies to Danang

From Threeland Travel Blog's January

Dragonair announced late last week the launch date of a new service to Danang, its second destination in Vietnam after Hanoi.

The carrier will kick off a three weekly service, 28 March. The flight schedule will vary depending on the day.

Dragonair currently flies 10 times a week between Hong Kong and Hanoi, while sister airline, Cathay Pacific Airways, operates 16 flights weekly between Hong Kong and Ho Chi Minh City.

Danang authorities have been in talks with various airlines to promote more international flights to the city to support the growth of tourism to match an increase in hotels and entertainment options.

Currently, regional airlines operate flights to Danang are AirAsia (Kuala Lumpur); Asia Airlines (Seoul); China Eastern Airlines (Kunming); Far Eastern Air Transport (Taipei); Korean Air (Seoul); Lao Airlines (Pakse, Savannakhet, Vientiane) and Silk Air (Siem Reap, Singapore).

THAI Smile and Thai AirAsia have both shown an interest in flying to Danang, but no decision has been made on possible launch dates.

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Daily charter services to Naypyitaw to be opened

Myanma Airways

From Threeland Travel's Blog - August 2012

A Burmese chartered flight service will start three flights per day between Rangoon and Naypyitaw in September, local media reported on Friday.

The private company, First Myanmar Investment (FMI) Air Charter Service, will acquire two aircraft, a 40-seat ATR-42 and 16-seat Beechcraft, from state-run domestic Myanma Airways (MA), Biweekly Eleven News reported this week.

The chartered flights will begin on Sept. 9, the report said.

Meanwhile, local media said two more new private airlines – Golden Myanmar Airlines and Taninthayi Airlines – are planning to provide domestic and international flights from Mandalay. No details about destinations or types of aircraft were provided.

The airlines are now discussing details with civil aviation authorities.

In addition, to the 64-year-old state-operated domestic Myanma Airways (MA), there are five private-run domestic airlines in Burma, namely Air Mandalay, Yangon Airways, Air Bagan, Asian Wings and Air Kanbawza.

Besides Myanmar Airways International (MAI) flying internationally as Myanmar's national flag carrier, there are 13 foreign airlines flying to Rangoon including Air China, China Southern Airline, China Eastern Airlines, Thai Airways International, Indian Airlines, Air Asia, Taiwan region's China airlines, Silk Air, Malaysian Airlines, Bangkok Airways, Jetstar Asia, Thai Air Asia and Vietnam Airlines.

Meanwhile, five new international airlines will start flights to Rangoon in October including Taiwan's EVA Air, South Korea's KAL, Japan's All Nippon Airline (ANA), China's Hong Kong-based Dragon Airline and Qatar Airways.

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Danang – Bangkok Route to be reopened

Thai International Airways

From Threeland Travel's Blog - August 2012

DANANG, 16 August 2012: Danang City is working with Thai International Airways to re-open the Danang – Bangkok route later this year in the hope it will boost tourism to Vietnam’s central region.

The city’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism revealed that local officials were working closely with THAI and AirAsia to develop services through a support scheme.

According to the Travel Management Division director, Tran Chi Cuong, tourism related parties such as hotels, travel agencies and local government will join hands to underwrite some of the airlines’ costs involved in launching a new route.

Mr Cuong told local press, Wednesday, that tour operators and hotels in Danang were ready to cover a percentage of the total seat cost to help carrier offset losses while they promoted the route in the first year.

The flight could start later this year or by early next year. In the meantime, the travel community will prepare the market with a road show to Bangkok this October to gain support from tour operators based in the Thai capital.

THAI has shown interest in opening the Danang – Bangkok route based on quotes made by THAI Vietnam’s general manager, Narinthorn Purnagupta, who said the airline would consider the Bangkok-Danang route once its daughter company, THAI Smile, started operations in July.

Currently, there are two airlines offering international flights to Danang; AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and SilkAir from Singapore. Both offer four flights weekly.

From Bangkok, there have been no direct flights after PB Air suspended its service in 2009. Travellers from Bangkok have to connect via Hanoi International Airport or Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City to Danang airport.

Apart from the Bangkok- Danang route, the city is cooperating with a Hong Kong tour operator, Hong Thai Travel Services, to operate charter flights from Hong Kong to Danang this October. The city hopes it will lead to scheduled flights in the future. In related developments, SilkAir late last week said it was arranging a four-day familiarisation trip for 18 Vietnamese journalists and travel agencies to promote its Danang, Singapore and Malaysia routes.

SilkAir is expected to arrange more trips to neighboring countries for travel agencies in Vietnam’s central region.

During the first half of 2012, Danang welcomed nearly 1.33 million travellers, up 9% year-on-year. Travel earned an estimated turnover of more than VND2.9 trillion, a pickup of 39%.

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