On Wednesday, direct flight number ZE 591 from Incheon International Airport in South Korea’s Incheon City landed at Da Nang International Airport at 9.10 pm.  This was the first flight to Da Nang operated by the South Korean budget airline Eastar Jet (ESR). The return flight carrying passengers from Da Nang to Incheon departed at 10.30 pm the same day.

An ESR aircraft (Photo: Internet)

The carrier will operate 7 return Incheon-Da Nang flights per week utilising a 189-seat Boeing 737-800.  ESR is the 8^th airline to offer air services between Da Nang and Incheon, and there are now a total 56 flights per week.

According to the Da Nang Department of Tourism, between January and March, the city welcomed a total of 191,483 South Korean visitors, up 90% against the same period last year.

Currently, there are a total of around 72 flights per week between Da Nang and South Korean, including to Busan, Daegu and Muan as well as Incheon.  The average occupancy rates on these flights are between 80 and 90%, or between 160 and 170 passengers per flight.