Kien Giang (VNA) - Budget carrier Vietjet plans to open two domesticroutes connecting Phu Quoc island and Da Nang, Van Don (Quang Ninh) and two internationalones linking southern Kien Giang province’s island with Chengdu and Chongqing ofChina.

This information was delivered by the airline during the Kien Giang InvestmentPromotion Conference held on July 29 in the presence of Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc, senior State leaders and representatives from ministries,organisations as well as domestic and international investors.

The Phu Quoc-Da Nang and Phu Quoc-Van Don routes will be operated from late thisyear and the middle of next year, respectively, with a frequency of sevenflights per week.

Meanwhile, two new international routes – Phu Quoc-Chengdu and Phu Quoc-Chongqing – will be launched from late this year with three round-trip flightsper week.

Vietjet said it will increase the frequency of two operating internationalroutes linking Phu Quoc with Hong Kong and Incheon (the Republic of Korea) tosix flights per week and 14 flights per week, respectively, this winter to meetthe rising demand of passengers.

Since the first flight to Phu Quoc in 2012, Vietjet has continuously expandedits flight network, connecting the island to many provinces, cities, and othercountries in the region. That has helped connect trade and tourism tofacilitate residents, tourists and investors to Phu Quoc and Kien Giang province,while also contributing to speeding up local economic growth.

“With huge economic, tourism potential, Phu Quoc Island and Kien Giang Provinceis expected to become an economic leader of the southern region, an attractivedestination for tourists and investors, especially when air transport becomesmore convenient than ever with many new routes will be operated in the nearfuture,” Vietjet said in a statement.

Vietjet is the first airline in Vietnam to operate as a new-age airlineoffering flexible, cost-saving ticket fares and diversified services to meetcustomers’ demands. It provides not only transport services but also uses thelatest e-commerce technologies to offer various products and services forconsumers.

Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association(IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. Vietjet wasnamed “Best Ultra Low-Cost Airline 2018 - 2019” and awarded the highest rankingfor safety with 7 stars in 2018 and 2019 by the world’s only safety and productrating website AirlineRatings.com. The airline has also been listed as one ofthe world's 50 best airlines for healthy financing and operations by AirfinanceJournal in 2018.

Currently, Vietjet operates around 400 flights daily, carrying more than 80million passengers to date, with 120 routes covering destinations acrossVietnam and international destinations such as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, theRepublic of Korea, Taiwan, mainland China, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia,Indonesia and Cambodia. - VNA