Da Nang (VNA) – Budget carrier Vietjet on March 27 resumed the firstinternational service to the central city Da Nang from Bangkok, Thailand,reaffirming its leading role as the largest flight capacity provider betweenthe two countries while pioneering in boosting the post-pandemic recovery oftourism and trade connectivity across the region.

The flight departed from Bangkok to Da Nang, carrying over ahundred passengers, including representatives from numerous Thai travelagencies to visit Da Nang and Vietnam’s central region on a trip to reactivatethe tourism exchange between the two markets, following the relaxation oftravel restrictions.

The resumption of  DaNang – Bangkok route will once again provide Vietnamese travellers with ahighly convenient and cost-saving travel option, especially for those in thecentral region looking to discover Thailand, one of the most popularinternational destinations for Vietnamese tourists.

Customers can now reserve a ticket to Bangkok with fares aslow as 68,000 VND (3 USD), excluding taxes and fees, at www.vietjetair.com. Inaddition, Vietjet offers complimentary pre-flight RT-PCR test for its flyers oninternational services.

The Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi International Airport) – Da Nangroute is operated by Thai Vietjet with three return flights per week(Wednesday, Friday and Sunday). The flight time is around 1 hour and 40 minutesper leg. From Thailand to Vietnam, the flight takes off from Bangkok at 10:50in the morning and lands in Da Nang at 12:30. Coming the other way, the flightdeparts from Da Nang at 13:15 and arrives in Bangkok at 14:55.

Nguyen Thi Thuy Binh, Vietjet Vice President, said: “Vietjethas always sought to be a pioneer and a bridge linking these two wonderful countries.The relaunch of Bangkok – Da Nang route today as well as the restoring of otherroutes will accelerate the tourism rehabilitation and trade promotion inThailand and Vietnam and across the ASEAN and Asia-Pacific (APAC) region.Vietjet has gradually resumed the majority of its international flight networkconnecting Vietnam with other countries in the APAC region. Meanwhile inThailand, in addition to current domestic routes among major cities, the airlineis boosting its flight map with connections between Thailand and Cambodia,Singapore, Taiwan (China), and other destinations, thus offering more transferoptions for passengers with competitive fares and utilities.”

Providing the largest flight capacity of any airlineoperating between Vietnam and Thailand, Vietjet also operates five flights perweek between Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok with the frequency to be increased todaily flight as of April 12, including the Hanoi – Bangkok route. For the DaNang – Bangkok route, frequency will increase according to market demand. InThailand, Vietjet currently operates an expansive domestic flight network,including flight services from Bangkok to the country’s leading business andtravel destinations such as Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Phuket, Krabi, and more.The airline will also re-launch direct flights from Vietnam to well-known Thaidestinations such as Phuket and Chiang Mai in May.

From Vietnam, Vietjet has also resumed the majority of itspre-pandemic international services and even added more flight frequency to allof its existing international services to Southeast Asia (Singapore, Indonesia,Thailand, etc.), Northeast Asia (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, etc.) and soon toIndia and beyond.

From April 1, foreign visitors to Thailand under the Test& Go scheme only have to take RT-PCR test upon arrival and apply COVID-19insurance value of only 20,000 USD. International travellers arriving inVietnam are required to take only 1 ATK/RT-PCR test, apply a COVID-19 insurancevalue of only 10,000 USD and complete a medical declaration prior to arrival attokhaiyte.vn./.