VietjetAir to Officially Launch New Route Vinh – Da Lat

(VietjetAir, HCMC, December 26th, 2013 – VietjetAir has officially introduced flights connecting Vinh, the birthplace of Uncle Ho, and Da Lat, the City of Thousand Flowers. This is the sixteenth route of VietjetAir and also part of the celebration of many cultural events in Lam Dong and Nghe An Provinces.

In commemoration of the launch, many interesting promotions and gifts await passengers on the opening flight from Vinh to Da Lat on 26 December 2013. A lion dance will be performed as a token of luck to christen the flight. It is followed by a fashion show titled ‘Floral Angels’, which showcases a collection made fully of flowers, as a wish for a pleasant flight. In addition, to celebrate the flower festival in Da Lat, VietjetAir’s flower pride car is specifically decorated to surprise passengers and to boost the festive mood.     

Mr. Desmond Lin, VietjetAir’s Director of Business Development, shared: ‘VietjetAir is excited to launch the route Vinh – Da Lat and offers more air travel opportunities to bridge the two major tourism cities in Vietnam. On this joyous occasion, the airline is honoured to sponsor three important cultural events: the launch of the 2014 National Tourism Year with a focus on the Central Highlands; and the 120th Anniversary of Da Lat and the 5th Da Lat Flower Festival, which aim at attracting visitors to this city”

With 3 flights/week on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, and each flight lasting for approximately 90 minutes, the new route provides 1,080 seats/week and is expected to meet travel demand. On the Vinh – Da Lat direction, flights take off at 8.05am and land at 9.35am. The return flights from Da Lat depart at 10.10am and arrive at 11.40am.

In order to satisfy the increasing domestic and international travel demand and to provide more seat capacity, VietjetAir is actively expanding its flying network and increase frequencies especially to the major economic and tourist hubs.