Can Tho – Bangkok direct flight commenced

Thứ Bảy, 03/06/2017, 22:03

PSNews - The direct air route will be officially operated on June 27, and Airbus 320 with 179 seats will be used. A flight is expected to take 90 minutes. A roundtrip ticket costs VND 4.8 million.

The WorldTrans Travel and Transport Services announced on June 2 afternoon that the Can Tho – Bangkok – Can Tho direct flights have been opened.

According to the statistic of 2016, there were 900,000 Vietnamese tourists to Thailand. As estimated, the figure will hit 1,000,000 this year.

In an effort to create favorable conditions for people in the area of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam to visit Thailand, WorldTrans cooperated with domestic travel agencies to run the direct air route between Can Tho, Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand by hiring charter flights from Can Tho to Bangkok and from Bangkok to Can Tho.

The direct air route will be officially operated on June 27, and Airbus 320 with 179 seats will be used. A flight is expected to take 90 minutes. A roundtrip ticket costs VND 4.8 million.

General Director of WorldTrans stated that the direct air route will help bring more development opportunities for both Can Tho and Bangkok, marking a strong step forward in the strategy to localize tours to Thailand.

By Linh Bui