Vietnam Airlines celebrates 10,000th int’l flight to Da Nang
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines held a ceremony to commemorate its 10,000th international flight to the central province of Da Nang on May 10.
Passengers pose with the crew of the celebrated flight. (Photo: Vietnam Airlines)
Hanoi (VNA)🦄 – The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines held a ceremony tocommemorate its 10,000th international flight to the central province of DaNang on May 10.
The specialflight, coded VN431, was from Seoul of the Republic of Korea to Da Nang with155 passengers on board. The eventmarked a milestone in Vietnam Airlines’ development of international air routesover the years to Da Nang airport, the largest international gateway in the centralregion of Vietnam. Thecelebrated flight was also one of the first flights of the carrier operating inthe new international terminal T2 of the airport, which opened on May 9. VietnamAirlines is the carrier with the most air routes to Da Nang, turning the airportinto the third largest international airport of the country after Noi Bai in Hanoi in northernVietnam and Tan Son Nhat in the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City, said Trinh Ngoc Thanh, DeputyGeneral Director of the carrier. Since 2012,Vietnam Airlines has operated nine domestic and 14 international flightsfrom/to Da Nang airport to bolster trade, cultural and economic links, meetingthe increasing demand of local people and tourists.-VNA
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Passengers pose with the crew of the celebrated flight. (Photo: Vietnam Airlines) 
