Two flights from Russia to Cam Ranh Airport set up

Cam Ranh International Airport. Photo: VNA On October 13th, Vladivostok Air, Russia worked with the Khanh Hoa People’s Committee to prepare for the opening of flights from Russia’s Khabarovsk and Vladivostok Cities to Vietnam’s central coastal city of Nha Trang through Cam Ranh International Airport beginning this winter. Representative of Vladivostok Air said that there will be 14 flights between the two cities in Russia and Cam Ranh International Airport, starting from next December. Aircraft TU240 or A330 with 140 seats will be used for two flights every two weeks. This is the first step in establishing long-term routes between Nha Trang and the two cities as many Russian tourists visit Nha Trang coastal city. At the negotiations, representatives of Cam Ranh International Airport said that it pledges to offer a 50% discount on ground services for Vladivostok Air. The airport now has enough infrastructure, devices, and human resources to receive international flight services. Nearly 10 hotels and tourist sites rating four-five stars in Nha Trang pledged to reduce accommodation cost from 20% to 50% on signed contracts for Russian tourists to Nha Trang on these flights. Cam Ranh Airport was recognized for international standards since December 2009. Although the airport had the largest growth in passenger numbers at 21% annually, no international flights have been set up for long time. In July and August 2010, there were 14 direct flights from Incheon, the Republic of Korea to the airport, mainly providing services for RoK tourists to Nha Trang.