Vietjet to launch direct route connecting Da Lat with Busan
Vietjet has announced that it will operate the first direct route connecting the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong with Busan, the largest coastal city of the Republic of Korea, in July.
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietjet has announced that it will operate the first direct route connecting the resort city of Da Lat in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong with Busan, the largest coastal city of the Republic of Korea, in July.
Accordingly, the leading Vietnamese new-age carrier will operate seven flights per week, starting July 13. Flights take off from Lien Khuong Airport in Da Lat at 1:25am (local time) and land in Gimhae airport in Busan at 8:00am (local time), while flights from Gimhae airport (Busan) to Lien Khuong airport (Da Lat) take off at 9:30 am (local time) and land at 12:15 am (local time).
On the occasion, Vietjet is offering passengers three golden days with attractive promotions applicable to all routes between Vietnam and the RoK from only 0 VND from April 25-27.
Gwangan bridge in Busan (Photo courtesy of Vietjet)
With the largest flight network to the RoK, Vietjet offers tens of thousands of promotional tickets at www.vietjetair.com and Vietjet Air mobile app, applying all direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Nha Trang, Hai Phong, Phu Quoc, Can Tho, Da Nang, Da Lat to Seoul, Busan (the RoK), with very attractive prices from only 0 VND, excluding taxes, fees, with flight time from May 10 to December 15 this year.
Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association (IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. As Vietnam’s largest private carrier, the airline has been awarded the highest ranking for safety with 7 stars by the world’s only safety and product rating website airlineratings.com and listed as one of the world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in many consecutive years. The airline has also been named as Best Low-Cღost Carrier by renowned organisations such as Skytrax, CAPA, Airline Ratings, and many others./.
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Vietjet aircraft (Photo courtesy of Vietjet)
Gwangan bridge in Busan (Photo courtesy of Vietjet)
