Vietjet to operate first Hanoi - Phuket direct service

By VNA April 6, 2023 | 06:43 pm PT

Colorful umbrellas are seen in a restaurant as tourists enjoy a beach in the island of Phuket in Thailand, January 19, 2023. Photo by Reuters

Vietjet will be the first airline to operate a direct service between Hanoi and Phuket (Thailand) starting this summer.

The direct service between will operate one daily return flight from May 19 with around three hours per leg. The flights will take off from Hanoi at 11:35 and land in Phuket at 14:40.

The return flights will depart Phuket at 15:45 and arrive in Hanoi at 18:35.

Vietjet is operating the only direct route between Ho Chi Minh City and Phuket with two-hour flights daily.

Apart from Phuket, the airline offers weekly flights from Vietnam’s major cities to Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) besides the Ho Chi Minh City – Chiang Mai route.