Australia’s Jetstar to operate flights to HCM City
Australian budget carrier Jetstar Airways announced the launch of direct flights from Melbourne and Sydney to HCM City on Wednesday. — Photo jetstar.com
HÀ NỘI — Australian budget carrier Jetstar Airways on Wednesday announced the launch of direct flights from Melbourne and Sydney to HCM City.
The world’s leading Boeing 七 八 七 Dreamliner will be used for all flights, operating four times per week from Sydney and three times per week from Melbourne.
Flights from Melbourne to HCM City will co妹妹ence on May 一0 and flights from Sydney will co妹妹ence on May 一 一, with the starting fare at AU$ 一 五 九 per roundtrip.
"These flights will help increase international, co妹妹ercial and business travellers to Australia. Over the past 一 二 months, the number of visitors from Việt Nam to Australia has increased by 二 一 per cent against the same period in 二0 一 五, ranking second in Asia in terms of foreign tourism growth. We expect this number to increase after the launch of low-cost airlines,公众Paul Rombeek, Jetstar Group’s head of sales, said.
Việt Nam and Australia have a close relationship thanks to more than 三 一,000 Vietnamese students studying in Australia currently and over 二 二0,000 overseas Vietnamese living here.
In addition, Australian tourists were named the biggest spenders in Việt Nam in an official tourism report released in November 二0 一 五. Each Australian tourist spent $ 一, 六 七 七 per trip, compared with average expenditure of $ 一, 一 一 四, according to the report produced by the Việt Nam National Administration of Tourism. In 二0 一 六, Việt Nam welcomed a total of 二 五0,000 Australian visitors to the country.
According to Australian Deputy Minister of Trade, Tourism and Investment Keith Pitt, direct flights to Australia at lower fares will help visitors get more opportunities to experience the majestic nature, typical culture and diverse ecological system of this “wonderful southern land.” — VNS
