The number of Chinese tourist arrivals to Viet Nam reached 2.2 million between January and July, up 51% against the same period of last year, with the figure expected to rise thanks to the launch of a direct air route between Da Nang and China’s Zunyi City.

Aerial view of Da Nang – VNS Photo Thanh Hai

The flight will start operating on 5 August and use an Airbus A321.  It will depart at 12:10pm from the Da Nang International Airport and arrive at the Zunyi Xinzhou Airport in the southwestern part of China at 3:55pm local time.

Departure from Zunyi is on the same day at 4:55pm, arriving in Da Nang at 7:00 pm.

Flights will operate every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

The route is the first international flight Zunyi has opened this year, and it is expected to help boost tourism, business and investment activitties in the 2 cities.

According to the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, Viet Nam welcomed more than 7.2 million international tourists in the first 7 months of this year.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)