Emirates starts direct flights to Da Nang: A new travel point!

Emirates starts direct flights to Da Nang: A new travel point!

Emirates Airlines announced the opening of a new flight connection to Da Nang, Vietnam, which will be put into operation from June 2, 2025. This new route becomes the city of the city of Vietnamese destination in the airline network, according to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, and is part of a wider strategy of Emirates, to combine emerging destinations with its global network. vietnam.vn reports that ...

The flight EK370 leaves Dubai at 9:00 a.m. local time, with a stopover in Bangkok, and ends up in Da Nang at 9:50 p.m. The return flight EK371 starts at 11:30 p.m. in Da Nang, also has a connection in Bangkok and reaches Dubai the next morning at 6:50 a.m. Emirates uses modern Boeing 777-300s on this route, which offer space for 35 passengers in the business class and 368 in Economy Class. A total of four flights are offered a week, on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

preparations in da nang

da Nang has already taken measures to prepare for the arrival of international tourists from the Middle East and CUS countries. These measures include the creation of tourism manuals, training courses for employees on Islamic culture and increased advertising measures. The International Airport Da Nang also works closely with Emirates to modernize operating areas and to introduce an automatic immigration control system. In addition, a delegation under the direction of Le Trung Chinh is expected to further deepen the cooperation with Emirates.

For 2024 it is forecast that 17,500 visitors from the Middle East in Da Nang are expected, with the majority of Israel, Arabia and Iran. In the first four months of 2025, over 13,000 visitors from the region were registered, which makes 0.73 % of international visitors. sungroup.com.vn emphasizes that ...

strategic partnership with Sun Group

On April 30, 2025, Emirates and the Sun Group signed a memorandum of understanding during the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. The partnership aims to position Vietnam as a first-class travel destination and carry out joint marketing and advertising campaigns. Sun Group plans to offer tailor-made experiences for Emirates passengers to further boost tourism.

The opening of the direct connection to Da Nang is seen as an important chance of promoting the city internationally and attracting tourists from the Middle East as well as from Europe and North America. Emirates also optimizes its flight plans for seamless connections from cities such as London, Paris and important US goals to Da Nang. This connection could have similar positive effects to the resumption of direct flights to Adelaide that have led to an increase in tourism income.

In order to establish themselves as a prestigious travel destination, however, Vietnam face challenges. It is necessary to implement sustainable development strategies and investments in high -quality infrastructure and services. In 2023, the foreign travel market of the Gulf States reached a volume of $ 76 billion, with Saudi Arabia making a large part of these expenses. In order to benefit from this growing demand, the expectations of personalized travel experiences must be increasingly taken into account.