New Delhi (TAN): Vietnamese Ambassador to India Pham Sanh Chau on Wednesday announced multiple direct flights between the two countries, Nhan Dan reported.
While IndiGo’s Kolkata-Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh City will start operations from October 3, Vietjet’s Ho Chi Minh City-New Delhi flights will begin from December 6 and the Hanoi-New Delhi one from December 7.
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The Ambassador said the new flights would help boost cooperation between the two countries in the areas of trade and tourism.
At the Vietnam Tourism Promotion Roadshow jointly held in India on August 28 by the Vietnamese Embassy in India and VFS Global Company, Ambassador Chau said tourism and people-to-people exchange were among the pillars of the Vietnam-India comprehensive strategic partnership, which would help promote mutual understanding and trust between the two nations.
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“This is a wonderful development,” says Soumajit Saha of Kolkata, who has been thinking of visiting Vietnam. “A direct flight would save me so much time. Otherwise I would have to go via Bangkok or Kuala Lumpur.”
