Hanoi (VNA) – Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air will partner upwith Can Tho to promote tourism in the Mekong Delta city.
Vietjet and the city’s People’s Committee signed a Memorandum ofUnderstanding to this effect during an investment promotion event hosted by CanTho on August 10.
Under the deal, the two sides will work together to expand the networkof aviation services between Can Tho and other destinations, especially internationalflights, thus helping the city develop tourism, trade and attract investment.
On the occasion, the carrier was awarded an insignia by the Can ThoPeople’s Committee in recognition of its contributions to and investment inlocal development.
Vietjet began to operate flights to Can Tho in 2014, and at present it isrunning two domestic services between Can Tho and the capital city of Hanoi andthe central city of Da Nang. At peak time, there are five flights daily to CanTho from the two cities.
Vietjet Air is the first airline in Vietnam that operates a low-cost,modernized carrier model to provide a wide range of services to its customers.
With 60 A320 and A321 aircraft, the carrier runs over 380 flights perday to 94 domestic and international destinations.
Meanwhile, Can Tho is at the centre of the Mekong Delta, which is designedto be one of the seven key tourism regions of Vietnam under the master plan fortourism development until 2020 with a vision to 2030.
The city has an international airport, which is currently underused.
In the first seven months of this year, Can Tho served more than 5.2million visitors, and the figure for the entire year is estimated to surpass 8million.-VNA
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A plane of Vietjet Air (Photo: VNA) 
