DANANG, 31 August 2018: Vietnam’s low-cost airline, Jetstar Pacific,will add its fifth weekly flight from Danang to Taipei Taoyuan, effective 31 October.
Tourist arrivals from Taipei have increased significantly to Danang and the airline has responded by adding an Airbus A320 to boost seat capacity to meet booking demand.
The new service will operate on Wednesday departing Danang at 1100 and arriving in Taipei at 1435, while the return flight will depart Taipei at 1540 and arrive in Danang at 1715, according to Airlineroute timetable information.
There are no flights on Monday and Saturday. The Friday and Tuesday flights are usually heavily booked with Taiwanese tourists and golfers heading for Danang’s golf resorts.
This weekend will be a busy one for Danang’s beach resorts as Vietnam celebrates its national day holiday 1 to 3 September.
Danang’s tourism officials say they expect visits to exceed 158,000 over the three-day holiday.
It will increase the central region’s year-on-year tourist arrivals by around 10%, the Danang Municipal Department of Tourism told the Vietnam News Agency.
Around 110,000 will be domestic visitors and 48,00 foreign holidaymakers. Airlines will gain the most with bookings up 80.9% for the weekend. Around 25,520 travellers will fly to Danang on 143 flights.
According to the Department of Tourism, visits to Danang have increased around 20% annually since 2013. VNA said Danang welcomed more than 4 million tourists in the first half of 2018, surging by almost 30% year-on-year.
Danang was recently ranked 5th by Airbnb on its list of top 10 destinations, worldwide, for 2018 due to its beachside accommodation and the proximity of Hoi An an acclaimed World Heritage coastal town.
The home-sharing platform said Danang had seen its Airbnb bookings surge 255%.
(Source VNA/Airlineroute)
