Flight to Ho Chi Minh

Filght Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh routes and Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh routes inaugurated

The budget Airline Air Asia, the biggest in Asia, has officially open two flight routes to Ho chi minh city from Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) and Bangkok (Thailand).

There are two direct Flights from Kuala Lumpur-Ho Chi Minh City a day and four flights from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City weekly.

Air Asia has to date 11 direct flights a week to Ho chi minh city With 12 different flight fares, the airline targets an increasing number of Vietnamese tourists.

According to statistics of Malaysian and Thai tourism administrations, in 2007, Malaysia received more than 120,000 Vietnamese visitors while Thailand welcomed over 200,000.

Since Air Asia’s first ticket was sold on March 12, more than 20,000 tickets to Ho Chi Minh City have been sold to visitors.

Source: TPO-QDND

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Filght Kuala Lumpur to Ho Chi Minh routes and Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh routes inaugurated

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