New air route connecting Vietnam’s Nha Trang with South Korea’s Daegu announced
Return flights which will be conducted by Vietjet are scheduled to commence on October 27.
Budget carrier Vietjet announced its new route linking the central province of Khanh Hoa’s Nha Trang beach city to South Korea’s Daegu city on July 1, according to a report from the Government News.
The announcing ceremony was held in Seoul, with the attendance of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh who is paying an official visit to South Korea.
The route is scheduled to commence on October 27, with seven round-trip flights each week.
Since 2014, the carrier has transported 10 million passengers on more than 37 scheduled and charter routes between Vietnam and South Korea.
Vietjet currently operates the highest number of air routes between the two countries, connecting Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, and Da Lat with major Korean cities such as Seoul, Busan, and Daegu.
In 2023, Vietnam welcomed 12.6 million international visitors, including 3.6 million from South Korea, making it Vietnam’s largest foreign tourist source market.