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Local carriers offer more summer flights | Look At Vietnam

Local carriers offer more summer flights

July 7, 2012

JetstarPacific and Air Mekong are adding more flights from HCMC and Hanoi to tourist destinations across Vietnam to meet the surging demand for air travel, particularly on weekends.
The low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific announced on Thursday that it would provide the market with 48 more flights from Hanoi and HCMC to Danang. The airline will operate these additional services from Thursdays to Sundays of July, which is regarded as the peak month of summer.
With the extra flights effective from July 12, Jetstar Pacific will have five daily flights between HCMC and Danang, one flight more added to its current schedule on this route. For the Hanoi-Danang route, the airline will fly two times a day, or a double frequency.
Hanoi-Danang is one of the two new air routes linking central Vietnam that Jetstar Pacific flies between early last month and August. The other route connects Hanoi and Nha Trang, which is a popular tourist destination in Khanh Hoa Province.
In its summer plan, Air Mekong has increased the number of weekly flights between Hanoi and Phu Quoc to 10, HCMC and Con Dao to 12; double the Hanoi-Dalat frequency to two daily flights, and operate three daily flights between HCMC and Phu Quoc.
Air Mekong told the Daily that the extra flights to the aforesaid destinations would be on weekends when travelers flock to tourist spots.
Currently, this private operates 34 domestic flights a day while Jetstar Pacific offers some 40 daily flights.
To attract many bookings after summer, Jetstar Pacific will sell fares from VND650,000 (around US$31) from 2 p.m. till 5 p.m. on July 6 for one-way flights from HCMC to Haiphong and Vinh from September 5 to 26.
Jetstar Pacific and Bac A Bank have struck a deal to allow debit card holders of the latter to use their cards for fare payment at www.jetstar.com. The airline has signed similar pacts with 17 other banks, including Vietcombank, Vietinbank, Techcombank, Eximbank, BIDV, Sacombank, and DongA Bank among others.
SGT

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“I can’t say what made me fall in love with Vietnam - that a woman’s voice can drug you; that everything is so intense. The colors, the taste, even the rain. Nothing like the filthy rain in London. They say whatever you’re looking for, you will find here. They say you come to Vietnam and you understand a lot in a few minutes, but the rest has got to be lived. The smell: that’s the first thing that hits you, promising everything in exchange for your soul. And the heat. Your shirt is straightaway a rag. You can hardly remember your name, or what you came to escape from. But at night, there’s a breeze. The river is beautiful. You could be forgiven for thinking there was no war; that the gunshots were fireworks; that only pleasure matters. A pipe of opium, or the touch of a girl who might tell you she loves you. And then, something happens, as you knew it would. And nothing can ever be the same again.”
― Graham Greene, The Quiet American

Tips on Travel to Vietnam

It's always warm in Southeast Asia apart from high mountains, so leave the heavy clothing at home. Cotton and breathable fabrics are always better than synthetics -- although cotton does wrinkle a lot when traveling! December through April is roughly the dry season in that region, although it can still rain a little. December is a good time to go in terms of temperature -- cooler than in the humid summertime. Either way, wearing more clothing (shirt sleeves and long pants) is always more respectful towards the Asian culture, especially when visiting temples and rural areas.