The promotional airfares will be applied for domestic and international routes connecting to the island in the southern province of Kiên Giang.

The travel time will run from September 5, 2019 to December 31, 2019 for domestic routes connecting Phú Quốc to Hà Nội; Hải Phòng and HCM City and from September 5, 2019 to June 25, 2020 for international routes connecting Phú Quốc to Hong Kong and South Korea's Incheon (excluding public holidays).

Earlier on Monday, the airline announced its plan to open four routes connecting Phú Quốc and Đà Nẵng, Vân Đồn and with Chengdu and Chongqing (China).

The Phú Quốc – Đà Nẵng and Phú Quốc – Vân Đồn routes will be operated from the end of this year and the middle of next year, respectively, with a frequency of seven flights per week.

Meanwhile, two new international routes, Phú Quốc – Chengdu and Phú Quốc – Chongqing, will be launched from the end of this year with three round-trip flights per week.

Vietjet will also increase the frequency of two operating international routes linking Phú Quốc with Hong Kong and Incheon to six flights per week and 14 flights per week, respectively, this winter.

More than 920,000 holiday makers, including 50,200 foreigners, visited Kiên Giang Province in July, up 13.3 per cent year-on-year, a report from the provincial Department of Tourism showed. 

During the month, the province's revenue from tourism services also recorded a significant growth of 43 per cent to VNĐ789 billion (US$34 million). 

Phú Quốc Island alone welcomed nearly 530,000 travellers, up 29 per cent year-on-year. Of the total, 48,200 were foreigners, surging 5 per cent over the same month last year.  VNS