PM attends announcement of direct Hanoi-Hiroshima air route
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 19 attended a ceremony to announce the first direct air route between Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi and Japan's Hiroshima prefecture.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (middle) takes photos with all VIPs at the new route launch ceremony (Photo: Vietjet)
Tokyo (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May19 attended a ceremony to announce the first direct air route between Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi and Japan's Hiroshima prefecture.
♛ As the eighth routeconnecting Vietnam and Japan operated by low-cost airline Vietjet, the Hanoi - Hiroshima route will start serving passengersfrom July 19 with two round-trip flights per week on Wednesdays and Sundays.Vietjet currently runs direct flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo,Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Niigata, Shizuoka and Fukushima. The budget carrier has increased the number of round-trip flights between thetwo countries to 58 per week.
Vietjet CEO Dinh Viet Phuong said that as amember of the Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) - the largest comprehensiveeconomic organisation in Japan, the carrier is committed to continuing toexpand its flight network to Japan, offering many opportunities for bilateraland multilateral cooperation with many convenient flight options. This year,Vietjet plans to supply more than 1.5 million seats between the two countries, connectingJapan's tourism and economic centres with attractive destinations acrossVietnam.
Delegates attend a ceremony to announce the first direct air route between Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi and Japan's Hiroshima prefecture on May 19.(Photo: VNA)
Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham QuangHieu said that Vietjet's opening of the first direct route from Vietnam toHiroshima opens up more opportunities for collaboration ininvestment, trade, tourism, cultural and people-to-people exchanges betweenVietnam and Japan in general and Hiroshima prefecture in particular. The event is of special importance as the two countries are organising many activities tocelebrate the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic ties.
Addressing the ceremony, Deputy Governor ofHiroshima prefecture Masahiko Tanabe said with the new direct air route, the cooperation between Hiroshima and Vietnam is expected to further develop in many fields, including business, commerce and tourism./.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (middle) takes photos with all VIPs at the new route launch ceremony (Photo: Vietjet)
Delegates attend a ceremony to announce the first direct air route between Vietnam's capital city of Hanoi and Japan's Hiroshima prefecture on May 19.(Photo: VNA)
