Lao Airlines resumes direct flights to Da Nang city
The central city of Da Nang on March 30 welcomed 150 tourists from Vientiane, Laos, on the first direct flight of Lao Airlines after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - The central city of Da Nang on March30 welcomed 150 tourists from Vientiane, Laos, on the first direct flight ofLao Airlines after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The move signifies a promising growth in tourism, investmentand trade between Laos, northeast of Thailand and central Vietnam.
The airline began its schedule with two flights per week onThursday and Sunday before increasing to daily flights in the future.
The group of Lao tourists will visit destinations in Da Nang andthe UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites in Hoi An, My Son Sanctuary and ThuaThien-Hue province.
It’s the third city that Lao Airlines has resumed itspost-pandemic flights to after Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.
Lao Airlines said it would help connect and attract more visitorsfrom the Republic of Korea and China to Vietnam through the Vientiane-Da Nangair route.
Da Nang city's Department of Tourism said the reopening of theflights would help boost tourism among world heritage sites in central Vietnamand destinations in Vientiane, Luang Prabang, northeast of Thailand in tourismlinks built between Laos and Vietnam.
The department said Laos was an important destination in thetop-ten tourism market in 2022 with 10,000 tourists visiting, makingup 2.1% of all international visitors to Da Nang.
Da Nang was a key hub in central Vietnam that help connect Laos, Thailand,Myanmar and Vietnam through the East-West Economic Corridor in promotingtourism, trade, international logistics in the region./.
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Lao Airlines aircraft (Photo: Lao Airlines) 
