Air Seoul Inc., the budget unit of Asiana Airlines Inc., of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said on May 17 that it will launch a new route to Da Nang in central Vietnam this week.
Seoul (VNA) - Air Seoul Inc., the budget unit of Asiana Airlines Inc., ofthe Republic of Korea (RoK) said on May 17 that it will launch a new route toDa Nang in central Vietnam this week.
The debut service to Vietnam is set to begin at 10:20 p.m. on May 18 (localtime), with the 195-seat A321-200 aircraft being deployed on the route. Theservice will be available every day, according to the carrier.
Currently, six other carriers of the RoK operate flights to Da Nang, adestination that draws about 500,000 Koreans a year.
Air Seoul currently operates six A321 chartered planes -- two configured for220 passengers and four with 195 seats. With the planes, the low-cost carrieroffers services on routes to 16 destinations in five countries - Japan,Cambodia, Malaysia, China and the United States.
The budget carrier plans to add a seventh A321 plane to its fleet in the secondhalf of this year.-VNA
Airlines of the RoK will focus on increasing profits and making aggressive investments in fleets this year to better absorb rising travel and cargo demand, according to the RoK news agency Yonhap.
The Republic of Korea’s low cost carrier Air Seoul announced on April 9 that it will launch a new route to Vietnam's Da Nang city as an effort to expand its services in the Asia-Pacific region.
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