HANOI: Carrier Vietjet Air of Vietnam on Sunday launched two new international routes connecting Hanoi and Indonesia’s Jakarta, and Phu Quoc and the Republic of Korea (RoK) ‘s Busan as year-end travel season heats up.

According to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), there are four round-trips a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday on the Hanoi-Jakarta route, with a flight time of more than four hours per leg.

Meanwhile, the airline operates seven return flights on the Phu Quoc-Busan route, with a flight duration of 5 hours and 30 minutes.

Hanoi and the pearl island of Phu Quoc in the south are among the top tourist destinations in Vietnam, renowned for their unique cultural features, scenic landscapes, and diverse cuisine, while Jakarta is a leading metropolis not only in Indonesia but also in South East Asia, and the RoK’s Busan is the largest coastal city and a major seaport of the region and the world.

According to a Vietjet representative, the new routes are opened for Vietjet to take advantage of
the year-end travel season.

Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of the 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 seven 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.
Source: Emirates News Agency