Passengers will be able to fly from South Korea to Da Nang when Air Seoul launches its new service from next month.

Air Seoul is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. — Photo kuam.com

The move is aimed at expanding the airline’s services in the Asia-Pacific region.

The new flight, a 195-seater A321 aircraft, will be launched on 18 May, a spokeswoman for the airline was quoted as saying by Yonhap News Agency.

Air Seoul is a subsidiary of Asiana Airlines. The airline is based at Incheon International Airport in Seoul, from which it operates flights to international destinations.

Air Seoul currently operates a total of 6 A321 chartered planes: two 220-seater and four 195-seater aircrafts, flying to 16 cities in 5 countries, namely Japan, Cambodia, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the US territory of Guam.

In recent years, Viet Nam has emerged as an attractive destination for South Korean tourists, according to tour operators.

More than 2.4 million South Koreans in total visited Viet Nam in 2017, up 56.4% year-on-year. In the first 3 months of 2018, Viet Nam welcomed 900,000 South Korean tourists. Thus, South Korea has become a major market for Viet Nam. Tour operators predict that the number of South Korean visitors to Viet Nam, especially to the central region, will continue to grow in future.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)