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Bangkok Airways to launch direct Cam Ranh – Bangkok route

VGP - Bangkok Airways will launch direct Bangkok - Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa province route with 144-seater Airbus A319 aircraft, starting on January 25, 2019.

December 25, 2018 5:41 PM GMT+7

Bangkok Airways will launch direct Bangkok - Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa province

According, the carrier will operate this four flights a week on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Sunday. 

Cam Ranh Airport receives more than 30 international flights per day now. The new service is exptected to attract more visitors to the central coastal city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province.

Currently, the Bangkok-based airline operates three routes between Viet Nam and Thailand including Da Nang – Bangkok, Phu Quoc – Bangkok and Ha Noi – Chiang Mai

The regional airline of Thailand provides services to destinations in Thailand, Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos, Maldives, Myanma, Singapore and Viet Nam.

Launched in 2016, these flights have an average load factor of 70%, and the new route has been launched due to the great tourism potential that exists between Vietnamese and Thai markets.

Cam Ranh, an hour south of its much busier sister NhaTrang in the central province of Khanh Hoa, has become a popular beach destination in Viet Nam.

Viet Nam attracted a record 14 million foreign tourists in the first 11 months of this year, up 21% year-on-year. Thai tourists accounted for 14% of the total.

By Vien Nhu