Bamboo Airways has unveiled plans to operate a direct air route between Hanoi capital and Rach Gia city in the south from February 7, with flights departing once a day. 

The new direct air service is anticipated to help reduce flight times from Hanoi to Rach Gia city in the southern Kien Giang province to just over two hours, as opposed to the previous eight hours through charter flights.

The new route will make use of the Embraer E195 aircraft. The airline offers incentives of an additional 10kilo of checked baggage for passengers departing between Feb. 1 and 8 during the initial launch of the route.

Bamboo Airways is scheduled to open the Ho Chi Minh City-Rach Gia route in early February, offering airfares starting from only VND299,000.

Passengers are able to purchase air tickets throughout Bamboo Airways’ sales channels, including the airline’s ticketing counters and official e-channels.