A welcome ceremony for the first direct flight connecting Seoul of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Da Lat was held at Lien Khuong Airport in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on December 21.
A ceremony is held at Lien Khuong Airport to welcome the first direct flight connecting Seoul to Da Lat. (Photo: nhandan.vn)
The first flight was operated by Jeju Air, the RoK’s biggest low-cost carrier, and carried a total of 53 Korean passengers to the city at 2:45 a.m.
According to Nguyen Ngoc Phuc, vice chairman of the Lam Dong provincial People's Committee, this marks an important milestone in cultural and tourism co-operation between Lam Dong province and the RoK.
Phuc noted that at present Jeju Air is running a total of seven two-way flights a week on the Da Lat-Seoul air route with a flight time of over five hours.
According to information provided by Lien Khuong airport, the airport recently welcomed between 30 and 35 flights from the RoK every week.
Specifically, low-cost carrier VietJet Air launched air routes from the RoK’s Incheon and Busan to Lien Khuong, while Pacific Airlines also opened routes from Muan to Lien Khuong and vice versa in the form of charter flights. Each flight is capable of carrying between 150 and 160 Korean tourists to Da Lat.
Currently, Korean tourists account for more than 50% of international visitors to Lam Dong.