Vietnam Airlines has revealed plans to start direct flights between Hanoi and Phnom Penh on October 27, as reported by VNA, a Vietnamese news source.
The airline will operate four round-trip flights each week using Airbus A321 aircraft, with flights scheduled for Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays.
Currently, travelers flying from Hanoi to Phnom Penh with Vietnam Airlines must transit in Vientiane. The new direct route will bring the total number of routes to five and increase weekly flights between the two countries to 86.
Vietnam Airlines has also signed cooperation agreements with Cambodia Angkor Air, the Cambodian Tourism Association, and the Vietnamese travel company Saigontourist Group. These partnerships aim to promote tourism in both Vietnam and Cambodia and offer mutual support for their services and products.
Annually, around 450,000 people travel by air between Vietnam and Cambodia, with an annual growth rate of 24% over the past three decades.
In 2023, 1 million Vietnamese tourists visited Cambodia, while over 400,000 Cambodians traveled to Vietnam.