The Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre has confirmed that Singapore Airlines is the first International Air Carrier to announce resumption of its scheduled commercial international flights between Singapore and Da Nang from March 27.

Flights between Singapore and Da Nang will be resumed from March 27 that will open up opportunities for Da Nang to lure international tourists back. Photo: The Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre.

Starting from March 27, Singapore Airlines will operate one daily round trip flight between Da Nang and Singapore on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Sundays in the morning, and on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays in the afternoon. The airline will increase flight frequency between the two destinations later in a bid to meet growing demand from travellers.  

Before international flights into Da Nang have been suspended due to COVID-19, Singapore was one of Da Nang’s key visitor markets as this country was Southeast Asia’s top country for purchasing power and daily 4 nonstop flights from Singapore into Da Nang were operated. The resumption of international flights is a good sign for Da Nang to drive rapid recovery of its tourism sector from the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Currently, seats on flights between Da Nang and Singapore are available for open sale, and you can book these flights at Singapore Airlines Ltd's website.

Besides, major airlines like Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Bamboo Airways, Qatar Airways are planning to reopen international flights connecting Viet Nam with such destinations as Incheon, Busan, Jeju (South Korea), Narita (Japan), and Doha (Qatar).

Reporting by THU HA – Translating by H.L