DESTINATION marketing organisation Central Coast Vietnam, encouraged by the recent launch of new flights to Danang, is hoping to see services from Bangkok resurrected.
The marketing entity – comprised of the area’s hotels, resorts and golf clubs – will collaborate with Vietnam’s Department of Culture, Sports & Tourism to conduct a roadshow in Bangkok later this month in the hopes of reopening the route between Danang and the Thai capital.
The route was last served by Thailand’s PB Air between 2007 and 2009, after which the carrier halted operations.
Louk Lennaerts, chairman of Central Coast Vietnam, said: “The central coast has never been as accessible as it is right now…But Danang’s new airport has the capacity to handle more traffic and we’re working to open those runways.”
This July, Vietnam Airlines began flights linking Danang to Seoul and Siem Reap (TTG Asia e-Daily, July 1, 2013), while Dragonair and Shanghai Airlines commenced services from Hong Kong and Shanghai respectively earlier in the year.
