Vietravel Airlines is to launch a route between Taoyuan and Phu Quoc on Aug. 1, as well as services between Taichung and other Vietnamese destinations later in the month.
Taiwanese made more than 850,000 visits to Vietnam last year, already surpassing numbers seen in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic, making it the No. 1 destination in Southeast Asia for Taiwanese travelers, Tourism Administration data showed.
Phu Quoc, an island in southern Vietnam off the Cambodian coast, has been increasing in popularity as a travel destination since last year.
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Airlines have been opening routes to serve this new demand, with Starlux Airlines to launch a route from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on July 1.
Vietnam’s Vietravel Airlines has now announced a route from Taoyuan to begin on Aug. 1, initially operating on a charter basis with three flights per week departing in the afternoon.
Mark Chen (陳錦暢), Taiwan representative for the airline and general manager of See Mark Travel, said that flights between Taiwan and Vietnam reach about 80 percent capacity on average.
Flights to Phu Quoc are usually 80 to 90 percent booked, showing strong market demand, he said.
Vietnam is also expanding its transportation infrastructure, and aims to have 30 airports nationwide by 2030, he added.
Also in August, the airline is to launch routes from Taichung to Da Nang and Hue, offering two and one flight per week respectively, Chen said.
It is also planning routes between Taoyuan and Hue, Kaohsiung and Phu Quoc, Kaohsiung and Hue, and Taichung and Phu Quoc by the end of the year, he said.
The first quarter of next year could see new services between Taoyuan and Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Chen added.
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