Vladivostok Air will launch two new air routes from the Russian cities of Khabarovsk and Vladivostok to Cam Ranh International Airport in the central coastal city of Nha Trang by the year-end.
The Russian carrier Wednesday met with the local authorities to discuss the ongoing preparations for the routes’ inauguration.
Fourteen flights, using TU420 aircraft with 140 seats, are scheduled on these routes in mid-December-March, with two flights every two weeks to the central coastal city, according to a Vladivostok Air spokesperson.
At the meeting, Cam Ranh Airport’s authorities pledged to halve the cost of landing charges and services and stated that the airport has all the facilities, equipment and staff to cater for international flights, according to Vietnam News Agency.
Ten four and five star hotels and resorts in the city have also agreed to reduce their charges for Russian tourists flying to Nha Trang on the new routes by between 20-50 percent, VNA reported.
Cam Ranh Airport became an international airport in December 2009 and has recorded an average annual growth rate in passenger numbers of 21 percent, the highest rate in Vietnam, but had not yet introduced any international routes.
Last July and August, it handled 14 direct flights from Incheon in South Korea.
