Jetstar Pacific expands to Chiang Mai

QUANG BINH Jetstar Pacific Airlines will launch two new routes–Dong Hoi-Chiang Mai (Thailand) and Dong Hoi-Hai Phong.

Local media reported the airline and Quang Binh provincial People’s Committee have recently agreed to work together to draw more visitors from Chiang Mai in Thailand and Hai Phong a major city in Vietnam.

The Dong Hoi-Hai Phong flights will begin in late May twice weekly, while the Dong Hoi-Chiang Mai flights will start in June, the airline confirmed.

Thai visitors are taking a keen interest in visiting Vietnam now there are low-cost airlines serving a variety of destinations. Chiang Mai is also seen as a strong destination for two-way traffic.

The flight time from Chiang Mai to Quang Binh will be two hours. Today, travellers must overnight in Hanoi, or Ho Chi Minh City, to catch a connecting flight to Dong Hoi.

The new air routes will attract more Thai visitors to Vietnam’s lower-north provinces. Meanwhile, flights between Dong Hoi and Hai Phong will attract domestic travellers.

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