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Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI - Budget carrier Jetstar Pacific has become the third airline to offer regular direct flights between Hong Kong and Đà Nẵng.
The airline said the flight was aimed to boost tourism and business travel between Đà Nẵn and Hong Kong and added that it’s the third flight connecting Đà Nẵng and Hong Kong after Đà Nẵng-Taiwan and Đà Nẵng-Singapore air routes were launched in 2016.
As scheduled, Jetstar Pacific, a member of the Jetstar Group, will operate three return flights a week on Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, using 180-seat Airbus A320s with a travel time of one hour and 45 minutes.
To inaugurate the new route, Jetstar Pacific has offered a promotion programme for the Đà Nẵng-Hong Kong flight, with one-way ticket prices of VNĐ290,000 (US$12.7) for bookings every day.
Deputy director of the central city’s Tourism Department, Trương Thị Hồng Hạnh said the route would increase tourism demand in 2017, when Đà Nẵng will host series of events such a the 2017 APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation) Summit, VNG Ironman 70.3 Việt Nam, Đà Nẵng International Marathon and the International Fireworks Festival.
The city expects to host 6.3 million tourists, of which 2.3 million will be foreigners, this year.- VNS
