Vietnam Airlines to run Hanoi-Phnom Penh route in October
Vietnam Airlines has announced its plan to operate direct flights between Hanoi and Phnom Penh starting October 27.
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According to Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier will run four round-trip flights using Airbus A321 aircraft per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
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| At the ceremony announcing Vietnam Airlines' new direct route between Hanoi and Phnom Penh. (Source: Vietnam Airlines) |
Currently, passengers traveling with the airline from Hanoi to the Cambodian capital need to transit in Vientiane. The new route will raise its total to five, and weekly flights connecting the two countries to 86.
In addition, the carrier has signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with the Cambodia Angkor Air, the Cambodian Tourism Association, and the Vietnamese travel company Saigontourist Group. It is set to coordinate with its partners in tourism promotion activities in both Vietnam and Cambodia and engage in mutual support regarding their services and products.
On average, about 450,000 people travel by air between the two countries each year, and the yearly growth rate has been 24 per cent in the past more than three decades,
In 2023, 1 million Vietnamese visited Cambodia, and more than 400,000 Cambodians came to Vietnam.
(Source: VNA)
