Vietnam Airlines will fly
from the resort island of Phu Quoc to Singapore in November and to Siem Reap
(Cambodia) in December, the carrier said in a press conference Wednesday.
The national flag carrier
said it plans to launch service from Phu Quoc to Singapore on November 2, with
two flights on Thursday and Sunday each week on Airbus 321 aircraft.
The Phu Quoc-Siem Reap
service will start on December 18 with three flights a week on every Tuesday,
Thursday and Sunday using ATR-72 aircraft.
Trinh Ngoc Thanh, Vietnam
Airlines’ deputy general director, said the opening of the new air routes is
part of a master plan to develop Phu Quoc into a country's special economic
zone.
Vietnam Airlines also
pledged to cooperate with Kien Giang Province's government to promote Phu Quoc
as an attractive tourist destination.
The airlines is considering
opening more air services from the resort island to other destinations in
Southeast Asia.
On the occasion, the
carrier offers cheap air tickets from Phu Quoc to Singapore for trips between
November 2 and 30 at US$18, tax and fees excluded. For Phu Quoc-Siem Reap
route, the price is $63 for trips between December 18, 2014 and January 31,
2015.
(http://www.thanhniennews.com/travel/vietnam-airlines-opens-air-services-from-phu-quoc-to-singapore-siem-reap-31639.html)
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