Air Seoul Inc., the budget unit of Asiana Airlines Inc., of the Republic of Korea (RoK) said on Thursday that it will launch a new route to Da Nang this week.

Illustrative image (Source: Star Alliance)

The debut service to Viet Nam is set to begin at 10.20 pm today, 18 May, with the 195-seat A321-200 aircraft being deployed on the route. The service will be available every day, according to the carrier.

Currently, 6 other carriers of the RoK operate flights to Da Nang, a destination that welcomes about 500,000 Korean visitors in total a year.

Air Seoul currently operates six A321 chartered planes: 2 configured for 220 passengers. and 4 with 195 seats. With the planes, the low-cost carrier offers services on routes to 16 destinations in 5 countries, namely Japan, Cambodia, Malaysia, China, and the United States.

The budget carrier plans to add a 7th A321 plane to its fleet in the second half of this year

Source: DA NANG Today