Jetstar Pacific announces increased domestic flights

Vietnam’s low fares airline Jetstar Pacific has announced (20-Apr-09) more flights between Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang and Can Tho and a revised schedule that delivers more choice for business flyers and regular air travellers alike from 01-Jun-09.

The additional services and newly revised schedule are adapted to be even more customer-friendly, and will offer passengers greater choice and flexibility in their travel plans, plus more opportunities to access Jetstar Pacific’s every day low fares.

Jetstar Pacific has revised timings on its popular Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City route especially to cater for business travellers. From 01-Jun-09 the airline will operate its first flight for the day from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City departing at 7am each morning, with additional flight times designed for early morning and evening departures from both airports, Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat. Jetstar Pacific will operate 10 daily return flights between Vietnam’s two major commercial centres.

Jetstar Pacific will add one additional daily flight between Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, to operate services four times daily, spread evenly throughout the day in the morning, afternoon and evening. Flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang will depart at 06:45, 10:45, 15:00 and 19:30 every day, while flights from Da Nang to Ho Chi Minh City will depart at 08:30, 12:30, 16:45 and 21:15.

Services between Hanoi and Da Nang will increase from once daily to twice daily in each direction. Flights from Hanoi to Da Nang will depart at 07:00 and 15:25, while flights from Da Nang to Hanoi at 08:45 and 17:10.

Jetstar Pacific will now also operate three additional weekly services between Hanoi and Can Tho, to become a daily service. The flight from Hanoi-Can Tho will depart at 10:10 and Can Tho-Hanoi will depart at 12:50 daily.

Jetstar Pacific’s existing Ho Chi Minh City-Hue, Ho Chi Minh City-Vinh, Ho Chi Minh City-Hai Phong and Hanoi-Nha Trang daily services remain unchanged.

The new schedule re-affirms Jetstar Pacific’s commitment to offering its customers convenient flight times, flexibility and choices.

Chief Commercial Officer of Jetstar Pacific, Mrs. Nguyen Thuy Binh, said: “We have increased our domestic schedule in line with passenger demand. Furthermore this newly revised schedule is in direct response to our customers’ needs and allows our travel agency partners to pass on increased convenience and flexibility when designing tours.”

 

(c) Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation. Date posted: 21-Apr-09



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