The first Bamboo Airways flight from Hanoi landed in Dien Bien Phu airport in the northern border province of Dien Bien on October 14, marking the official launch of Bamboo Airways' Hanoi-Dien Bien route.
At the lauching ceremony of the route at the Dien Bien Phu airport (Source: VNA)
Dien Bien (VNA) – The first Bamboo Airways flight from Hanoi landed in Dien Bien Phu airport in the northern border province of Dien Bien on October 14, marking the official launch of Bamboo Airways' Hanoi-Dien Bien route.
The airline operates three return flights a week on the route usingEmbraer 190 aircraft. The flight frequency will graduallyincrease depending on actual travel demand.
Bamboo Airways General Director Dang Tat Thang said the new service will facilitate the travel of locals and tourists, helping attract investment to Dien Bien and increasing exchanges between Dien Bien and other socio-economic andcultural hubs of the nation.
He unveiled that the carrier will launch a direct route linkingthe province and Ho Chi Minh City in December, serving surging travel demand during the holidays.
Le Thanh Do, Chairman of the Dien Bien People’s Committee,expected the new air route will help open up opportunities for the province to develop tourism and attract investors./.
Bamboo Airways officially announced on April 28 its opening of new routes from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, Da Lat city in the Central Highlands’ province of Lam Dong, and Thanh Hoa city in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa to Quy Nhon city in the south-central province of Binh Dinh.
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At the lauching ceremony of the route at the Dien Bien Phu airport (Source: VNA) 
