Jetstar Pacific opens Da Nang – Taipei direct air route
The low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific officially inaugurated its direct air route connecting Da Nang city in central Vietnam to Taiwan’s Taipei on December 2.
Da Nang (VNA) – The low-cost airline Jetstar Pacific officially inaugurated its direct airroute connecting Da Nang city in central Vietnam to Taiwan’s Taipei on December2.
It is Jetstar’s first directair route between Vietnam’s central region and Taiwan.
The airline uses Airbus A320 onthe route with three two-way flights each week on Tuesday, Friday and Sundayand is capable of serving 51,000 passengers per year.
The move is part of theairline’s plan to expand its services in northeast Asia.
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On the occasion, JetstarPacific opened the sale of 11,000 tickets priced from 11,000 VND applicable to16 domestic routes from December 2-4.
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