At the welcome ceremony for the flight. (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – The first directflight between Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue and Seoul city of theRepublic of Korea (RoK) was launched on August 1.
A welcome ceremony for the flight, operated by budgetcarrier Vietjet Air from Incheon International Airport in Seoul to Phu Bai InternationalAirport in Thua Thien-Hue with 151 passengers aboard, was held on the day.
The Korean passengers will spend four days and threenights in Hue imperial citadel, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, to learn about Vietnamesecultural heritage, explore local cuisine and visit landscapes there.
The first direct flight is expected to contribute to popularising Vietnamese tourism in the RoK market, and lead to the launch of more charter flightsfrom the East Asian nation to Thua Thien-Hue, while maintaining the RoK’sposition as a leading source of holidaymakers for the province, said Directorof the provincial Department of Tourism Nguyen Van Phuc.
He added that the event will also help attract more internationaltourist to Thua Thien-Hue, thus spurring local tourism development.
On early August 1, a charter flight departed from the PhuBai airport to the RoK, carrying 228 passengers, including a working delegationled by Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee NguyenThanh Binh, who come to promote Thua Thien-Hue’s tourism in the country./.
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At the welcome ceremony for the flight. (Photo: VNA) 
