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Vietnam considering opening direct air route linking India

Xinhua, June 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

Vietnamese Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has recently urged the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) and relevant agencies to research on opening a direct air route between Vietnam and India.

According to Thang's circular, the CAAV needs to encourage domestic and Indian airlines to do research on opening Vietnam- India direct air route, as well as facilitate activities of these airlines in granting flight permits.

Meanwhile, domestic airlines, including the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, private carriers JetStar Pacific and VietJetAir, are requested to monitor the aviation market to soon open a direct air link between Vietnam and India in 2015, reported Vietnam's state-run radio VOV on Tuesday.

Earlier in late May, Thang said Vietnam has had no direct air route with India, a country with population of some 1.4 billion people and increasing tourism demand. This makes the number of Indian visitors to Vietnam remain limited, CAAV's website quoted Thang as saying. Endi