National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to reopen seven domestic routes connecting tourist destinations to serve travel demand during the peak of the tourism season in summer.
Hanoi (VNA) - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to reopenseven domestic routes connecting tourist destinations to serve travel demandduring the peak of the tourism season in summer.
Accordingly, six of them are scheduled to resume this month,with flights already operated on the Da Nang – Phu Quoc route since March 2. Beginningtheir resumption on March 27 are the other five routes linking the island ofPhu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang to Vinh city in the central provinceof Nghe An, the northern port city of Hai Phong, the Mekong Delta city of CanTho, Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, and the north centralprovince of Thanh Hoa.
Phu Quoc was chosen as one of the first destinations to reopen its door to international visitors in an effort to recover the nation's tourism industry. It has been evaluated as the most attractive islandin Vietnam and been a prominent name on the international tourist map in recentyears.
Four flights per week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sundayare set for these six routes, with the weekly frequency increasing to seven flightsstarting June 1.
The remaining route between the central city of Da Nang andVinh city will be reopened on June 1 with three flights a week on Wednesday,Friday, and Sunday.
On the occasion, the carrier also applies a special price of640,000 VND (28.02 USD) including all fees for passengers who buy tickets for these routes between 7 and 21days before their departure./.
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Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) 
