The budget carrier Vietjet inaugurated on April 25 the first route connecting Can Tho and Quang Ninh, opening up opportunities to develop tourism and trade much more easily than ever between the two major economic regions. Specifically, Vietjet will operate two weekly round-trip flights on the new route every Tuesday and Sunday, with each flight leg taking two hours and 20 minutes. This is the ninth domestic route operated by Can Tho International Airport and the third domestic one linking Can Tho with northern localities.

The very first flight departed from Can Tho City at 6.00 am and landed at Van Don International Airport at 8.20 am. In reverse, the first flight from Van Don took off at 8.55 am and landed at Can Tho International Airport at 11.10 am.

Mr. Nguyen Thuc Hien, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, welcomed the first visitors to Can Tho City

With a flight time of two hours and 20 minutes, it’s easy for people to travel from the capital of the Southwest region to Quang Ninh, the key economic region of the Northeast, home to the world’s natural heritage Ha Long Bay.

Quang Ninh province has more than 600 historical, cultural, and artistic relics, traditional festivals, and famous national monuments such as Yen Tu Pagoda, Cua Ong Temple, Bach Dang historical site, and Tran Dynasty historical relics. In particular, Quang Ninh also has hundreds of intangible cultural heritages. Four of them have been included in the list of national intangible cultural heritages. Blessed by nature, Quang Ninh is famous for many beautiful tourist destinations such as Ha Long Bay, Co To Island, Quan Lan, Binh Lieu, etc. Therefore, Quang Ninh province is a favorite destination on the world tourist map.

While Can Tho is the center of the Mekong Delta, the gateway to the rich Southwest region with many typical cultural and economic features. The first direct air route connecting Can Tho and Quang Ninh brings the good news to people and tourists that they can easily travel between provinces for the first time, contributing to promoting trade, economy, and tourism between the two provinces as well as two key economic regions.

Mr. Nguyen Thuc Hien, Vice Chairman of Can Tho City People's Committee, said that the launch of the new route is expected to enable Can Tho to woo more international and domestic visitors to the region, thereby contributing to promoting trade, economy, and tourism between two localities as well as two key economic regions. Moreover, it will facilitate the transport of goods from southern Vietnam to the north, paving the way for products of the Mekong Delta region to reach the Chinese market more quickly and effectively.

Passengers traveling on the newly launched Can Tho-Quang Ninh air route were excited to arrive in Can Tho City