Chinese airline to launch Kunming-Nha Trang direct flight
China’s Yunnan Lucky Air on December 28 announced the launch of a direct flight between Kunming city in southwest China’s Yunnan province and Nha Trang city, Vietnnam.
Hanoi (VNA) – China’s Yunnan Lucky Air on December 28 announced the launch of a direct flight between Kunming city in southwest China’s Yunnan province and Nha Trang city, Vietnam's southern central of Khanh Hoa province.
Lucky Air will use Airbus A320 to operate flights every Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting from January 25, 2016, according to the Xinhoa news agency.
Flights will depart from Kunming at 19:55 (Beijing time) and arrive in Nha Trang at 21:30 (local time).
The return flight will depart from Nha Trang at 22:30 (local time) and arrive in Kunming at 1:55 (Beijing time) the next day.
🔥 Nha Trang, the capital of Khanh Hoa province, is located on the south central coast of Vietnam and is well known as a popular tourist destination.-VNA
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Lucky Air's airplane (Source: longreachchina.com)
