Viet Nam Airlines to open new route to China

HCM CITY – Viet Nam Airlines will launch a direct air route linking HCM City to Beijing on December 16.

The new route will have three flights per week on Monday, Thursday and Sunday.

Flights from HCM City will depart from Tan Son Nhat International Airport late in the evening and return early the next day.

"Vietnam Airlines is the first carrier to open a direct route between HCM City and Beijing," said Le Hoang Dung, a company spokesman.

The new route would be a convenient means of transport for tourists and business people between the two nations, Dung said. It would also open doors to the rest of Viet Nam, Southeast Asia and Australia, he added.

To mark the occasion, the airline is offering discounts on tickets booked between November 20 to December 31 for flights between December 16 and January 31, with return tickets from VND5.83 million (US$299), excluding tax and fees.

Source: vnagency.com.vn