First passengers on the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Can Tho (Photo: VNA)
Can Tho (VNA) – Flight AK 575 ofMalaysia’s AirAsia from Kuala Lumpur to Can Tho international airport landed itsfirst journey on April 8 morning.
This is the first international direct flightconnecting Vietnam’s Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Malaysia’s capital of KualaLumpur.
Laddawan Meesupwatana, head of products forAirAsia’s Indochinese market, said the region has much potential to develop itstourism sector, with some 8.5 million visitors in 2018.
The air route will help promote economic andtourism development of the two cities, as well as making it easy to connectpeople in the Mekong Delta with Southeast Asia and beyond through the airline’sextensive flight network, she added.
According to Meesupwatana, besides the Can Tho-KualaLumpur air route, AirAsia will also open a new flight between Can Tho and theThai capital of Bangkok in May this year.
On the occasion, AirAsia launched one-way promotionaltickets starting from only 730,000 VND, including taxes and fees, for flightsfrom April 8 to September 30, 2019.
Passengers can book tickets at airasia.com orAirAsia’s mobile app from now until April 21, 2019.
The airline will conduct four flights per weekbetween Can Tho and Kuala Lumpur on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
In Vietnam, AirAsia operates 16 direct airroutes connecting Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, andCan Tho with six destinations in Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.
Can Tho is the sixth airport in Vietnam thatAirAsia has served with international flights.
With the launch of the Can Tho-Kuala Lumpur airroute, Can Tho airport now has international flights to Taiwan, Bangkok, andKuala Lumpur.–VNA
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First passengers on the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Can Tho (Photo: VNA)
