By Thu Huong.
14Dec2012 Vietnam Airlines begins its first flights between Hanoi and Phu Quoc Island. There are 5 flights per week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The flight from Hanoi departs Noi Bai Airport at 10:00 A.M and arrives at Phu Quoc Island at 12:25 P.M. The return flights departs Phu Quoc Island at 13:15 and arrives at Noi Bai Airport at 15:40.
By Thu Huong.
Bach Ma National Park was closed to tourists in 2009 for expanding the road to the summit. Work on the road is about to be completed soon and the park is to be open to tourism again in the summer of 2013.
Bach Ma Mountain with the summit of 1,450m above sea level was discovered in 1932 by the French who soon built the area into a hill station for French colonialists to get away from the heat in the Central Region of Vietnam in the summer. At the time, Bach Ma had 139 French-styled villas and the road to the summit of Bach Ma by the French was only of 4-5m wide.
By Thu Huong.
Vietnam Ministry of Transport has completed the draft Decree for the Administration of Vehicles brought into Vietnam by foreign visitors on tourism purposes. According to the draft, foreign travelers to Vietnam could bring foreign vehicles into Vietnam on tourism purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days. In the case of extension, then the extended period shall not exceed 10 days. The Draft Decree allows cars of 9-Seater or smaller size with steering wheel to the left, and motorbikes only. The travelers are to travel in Vietnam in group with travel itinerary arranged by Vietnamese travel agents or Vietnam-based tour operators.
By Thu Huong.
9December2012 VietJetAir Started its first flight between Hanoi and Da Lat Vietnam. The flight is daily departing Hanoi Noi Bai Airport at 09:35A.M and arriving at Da Lat Lien Khuong Airport at 11:15 A.M. The return flight departs at 11:50 A.M. The air firm uses Airbus 320 with 180 seats for these flights.
Da Lat Vietnam
By Thu Huong.
6Dec2012 at a Paris Conference, the UNESCO (United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) officially agreed on the inscription of the Worship of Hung Kings in Vietnam to the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Worship at Hung Kings Temple Vietnam
By Thu Huong.
Finnair has announced its plan to begin seasonal direct flights to Hanoi from Helsinki in 2013 summer. The airline plans 3 flights per week from 14June2013 to 27October2013. With these direct flights, it takes only 5 hours to get to Europe from Vietnam. Earlier, Finnair had established its representative offices in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).
Hanoi Vietnam
By Thu Huong.
29Nov2012 VietJetAir, a privately-own air firm in Vietnam, announced its opening of flights between Ho Chi Minh City (or Saigon, in Vietnam) and Bangkok (Thailand). The flights between these two cities are daily, 1 flight per day. From Ho Chi Minh City, the flight departs at 11:00 A.M and arrives at Bangkok SuvarnaBhumi at 12:30 P.M. The return flight departs Bangkok at 13:30 on the same day. There are huge demand for air travel between Vietnam and Thailand, mostly from leisure travel market. Travelers between the two countries are to benefit more from competitive prices.
By Thu Huong.
The new international airport on Phu Quoc Island in southern Vietnam is to be open in December 2012. Construction work started in November 2008 and completed in December 2012 with a runway of 3,000m in length and 45m in width. The second runway of 3000mx25m is to be constructed in 2020.
By Thu Huong.
On 05Nov2012, VietJetAir officially started its first direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) and Vinh City (Nghe An Province, in the Central Region of Vietnam). The air firm operates one daily flights between these two cities using Airbus 320 aircrafts with 180 seats. The flight from Ho Chi Minh City departs Tan Son Nhat Airport at 10:35 A.M and arrives at Vinh at 12:20 P.M. The return flight from Vinh City departs at 13:05.
25Oct2012 According to news from People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam has submitted a plan for renewing Hue Phu Bai Airport which will lead to temporary closure of the airport from March to November 2013.
The document reveals that the project planning phase has been completed and that the runway of the airport be repaired for safe landings and taking-offs.
By Thu Loan.
22Oct2012 Vietnam Airlines announced to begin flights between Da Nang and Vinh (Nghe An Province) on 28Oct2012. The flights are operated on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The aircrafts used for these flights are ATR72 with 68 seats. The flight from Da Nang departs at 09:30 A.M and the return flight from Vinh departs at 11:25 A.M. The flight duration is 1 hour 15 minutes.
By Thanh Huong.
From Dec 2012, Vietnam Airlines is to begin direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Jakarta (Indonesia). Initially, the direct flights are on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The new flights are to meet the increasing demand for business and leisure travel between Vietnam and Indonesia. The route is currently operated by AirAsia only and the tickets are often booked out.
