Vietnam Airlines starts directly from Busan to Khanh Hoa!

Vietnam Airlines starts directly from Busan to Khanh Hoa!

Cam Ranh, Vietnam - On June 1, 2025, a new direct connection between NHA Trang in the province of Khanh Hoa, Vietnam, and Busan in South Korea from Vietnam Airlines was opened. This important opening ceremony took place in the presence of representatives of the airline, the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism of the Province of Khanh Hoa and by managers from the NHA Trang - Khanh Hoa tourism association. The first flight landed on the same day at 11:20 a.m. at Cam Ranh International Airport with 186 passengers.

The welcome ceremony for the new passengers included festive activities such as water injection ceremonies, the distribution of gifts and traditional artifications, which were a warm welcome for the Korean tourists who were pleased with the arrival in Khanh Hoa. The new offer from Vietnam Airlines is to combine Korea with the important coastal tourism centers of Vietnam and increase the demand for Korean travelers to Khanh Hoa.

Details on the new flight route

Vietnam Airlines uses on the Route Busan - Cam Ranh Airbus A321 and plans a frequency of a flight a day. This new connection increases the total number of flights between Vietnam and South Korea to over 50 a week and is part of the airline's international expansion strategy. Vietnam Airlines pursues the goal of promoting the economic and tourist cooperation between Vietnam and South Korea.

The NHA Trang-Busan Route is the sixth direct connection and expands the Vietnam Airlines network in northeast Asia. Other existing routes include Hanoi-Seoul, Ho Chi Minh-Stadt-Seoul and Da Nang-Seoul. Vietnam Airlines runs an average of 16 flights a day between Vietnam and South Korea.

growth in the tourism sector

In the first four months of 2025, Vietnam Airlines promoted around 479,500 passengers on the routes between Vietnam and Korea. South Korea in particular was the largest international tourism market for Vietnam, which corresponded to 26 % of all international visitors, in 2024. In Khanh Hoa, Korean visitors make up almost 50 % of international guests. In addition, the province of Khanh Hoa welcomed more than 812,800 Korean visitors in the first four months of this year, which represents an increase of 6.5 % compared to the previous year.

Vietnam Airlines plans to open or restore a total of 15 new international routes by the end of 2025, which indicates the steadily growing demand in international air traffic. These measures should further increase the connectivity between the two countries and increase the attractiveness of Vietnam as a travel destination.

For more information on the new flight connections and the service of Vietnam Airlines, please visit the websites of vietnam.vn and Vnexpress .