New service to Laos by Vietnam Airlines

Vietnam national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has opened a new service linking Vinh with Vientiane, the Laos capital, 12 January.

The airline said the service will offer four flights a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, using a 70-seat ATR72 aircraft.

Flights will depart from Vinh airport at 08:40 and from Vientiane airport in Laos at 10:40 (local time), with an estimated flying time just one hour.

Currently, the airline offers 93 international routes to 29 international and 21 domestic destinations.

According to tourism data, around 160,000 to180,000 people travel by road annually between Vietnam’s north central region and the Lao capital, passing through Nam Can (Nghe An), Cau Treo (Ha Tinh), and Na Meo (Thanh Hoa) border checkpoints.

The airline believes there is potential to capture this market and encourage more trade between the two cities.

There are three airlines flying to Vinh: Air Mekong (from Buon Ma Thuot, Ho Chi Minh City, Pleiku); Jetstar Pacific Airlines (from Buon Ma Thuot); and Vietnam Airlines (from Danang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City).

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New Air Route to Da Lat by Vietjet Air

On the occasion of the Da Lat Flower Festival and the 2013 Da Lat Cultural Tourism Week, VietJetAir opens the new route Vinh – Dalat, its second route out of the resort city. Vietjet already serves the air route Hanoi – Dalat. The airline will offer 1,080 seats per week offering three return frequencies per week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday. The flight is scheduled to take off at 08:05am from Vinh and arrive in Da Lat at 09:35am. On the way back, the flight is scheduled to depart at 10:10am from Da Lat and land at Vinh at 11:40am.

With a duration of 90 minutes, this route does not only connect two cities that are rich in history and culture, but also contribute to their commercial and tourism growth and meet travel demand.

Dalat celebrates its 120 anniversary of its founding. A large festival is due to be held from December 27 to 31 with France participating as one of the highlights of the Vietnam – France Year. Since April 2013 and until the first half of 2014, France and Vietnam jointly celebrate 40 years of dimplomatic relations. Dalat is part of the celebration as the city was totally created by French as a cool mountainous resort.

Major events include a festival, the fifth Da Lat Flower Festival and a ceremony to launch the 2014 Central Highlands - Da Lat National Tourism Year. Among the renovations conducted in Dalat are new lighting and new pavement as well as two new shopping malls. Local authorities are now building more parks, including Tran Quoc Toan park, the city’s first ever cherry blossom park, while renovating a range of ancient colonial style villas to host the tourists to the festival.

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New Mekong Air Link From Vietnam

Vietnam aviation authorities plan to launch flights between Vinh City in Nghe An province and the Lao Vientiane by the end of this year.

It will be the first international scheduled air service out of Vinh.

Nghe An province and the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam examined the possibility of opening a new air route between Vinh and Vientiane capital at meetings last week.

inside no 2According to tourism data, around 160,000 to180,000 people travel by road annually between Vietnam’s north central region and the Lao capital, passing through Nam Can (Nghe An), Cau Treo (Ha Tinh), and Na Meo (Thanh Hoa) border checkpoints.

Authorities believe there is potential for direct Vinh-Vientiane route to encourage both trade and tourism between the two cities.

Following a test flight from Vinh Airport, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam and the Nghe An Provincial People’s Committee agreed to go ahead and request traffic rights for the new service. It will require discussions with their counterparts in Laos, but relations are good between the two countries and as aviation opens in ASEAN ahead of the AEC free-trade era, airlines will find it easier to open new routes.

Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar, all members of the Greater Mekong sub-region, have in place their own aviation pact that eases rules and gives national airlines of the four countries the freedom to fly to most cities.

The first flight could start as early as 1 December 2013.

Vinh Airport is a mixed military/civil airport. It is one of two large-scale military bases in Vietnam next to Gia Lam Airbase in Hanoi. In 2010, the airport handled 276,612 commercial passengers and around 530,000 passengers in 2011.

A new terminal, designed to handle up to 2.5 million passengers a year and costing around US$35 million is under construction.

There are three airlines flying to Vinh: Air Mekong (from Buon Ma Thuot, Ho Chi Minh City, Pleiku); Jetstar Pacific Airlines (from Buon Ma Thuot); and Vietnam Airlines (from Danang, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City).

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