Vietravel Airlines operates first direct flight from Hanoi to China

A Vietravel Airlines aircraft. Photo courtesy of Vietravel Airlines

The charter flight No.VU1418 took off from Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi and landed in Sanya Phoenix International Airport in China’s Hainan province, carrying more than 130 passengers, mostly tourists.

VNA quoted the saying of Vietravel Airlines’ General Director Vu Duc Bien hat China is a large market in Asia that the airline has targeted right from its establishment.

Initially, Vietravel Airlines will continue to operate charter flights to China to prove its capacity and make preparations for the exploitation of regular routes to China, which has added Vietnam into the list of countries to which China’s group tours can be conducted starting from March 15./.