Vietnam Airlines increases Hanoi – Dong Hoi flights
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on May 8 it will increase service between Hanoi and Dong Hoi in central Quang Binh province up to seven flights per week to meet travel demand during this summer.
A cave at Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – National flag carrier VietnamAirlines said on May 8 it will increase service between Hanoi and Dong Hoi incentral Quang Binh province up to seven flights per week to meet travel demandduring this summer.
The carrier will operate 6 or 7 flights per week on theHanoi – Dong Hoi route between June 1 and August 31. The flight from Hanoi toDong Hoi will depart 6:00 am from Tuesday to Sunday. During the peak time ofsummer from June 4 – August 27, the one-hour service will be available sevendays a week.
The airline is offering promotional tickets priced from600,000 VND for economy class and 1.8 million VND (79.2 USD) for businessclass, exclusive of taxes and fees and only applicable to travel from June 1 toAugust 31.
Quang Binh in central Vietnam, renowned for beautifulbeaches and breathtaking natural landscapes, has become one of the most populardestinations for both domestic and foreign travellers in recent years.
Last year, Dong Hoi city of the province welcomed nearly1.1 million visitors, up 29 percent year-on-year. The city is home to a numberof historical and cultural relic sites, including Dong Hoi Citadel and Churchof Tam Toa.
The province is also blessed with Phong Nha – Ke BangNational Park, a paradise for cave explorers which was twice recognised asworld natural heritage sites by UNESCO in 2003 and 2015.
It was listed among the “Top experiences in Vietnam” in2017 by Lonely Planet – a renowned travel publication.
Located in the heart of Phong Nha – Ke Bang Nation Parkis Son Doong cave, the largest of its kind in the world recognised by threeinternational organisations, namely Guinness (based in the UK), the AssociationWorld Record (based in Hong Kong) and WorldKings (based in the US and India).
Son Doong was discovered by a local in 1991. It was first explored in 2009 bythe British Cave Research Association and has been open to the public since2013.
The 1,645m-long cave system, which extends through a mountain, was named one ofthe most captivating caves on earth by National Geographic.
Geologists say the cave formed two to five million years ago. It is roughly6,5km long, 200m high and 150m wide, exceeding the former world record of DeerCave in Gunung Muli National Park in Malaysia.-VNA
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A cave at Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in the central province of Quang Binh. (Photo: VNA)
