The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, will operate 11 direct flights from Can Tho to Taiwan (China) and vice versa during the 2012 lunar New Year.

The information was announced by the Director of the Vietnam Airlines Office in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on December 15.

There will be six flights from Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung to Can Tho and five from Can Tho to these destinations, with the first flight from Taipei to Can Tho scheduled for January 17, 2012. Each flight is capable of carrying 100-130 passengers on Airbus 321 aircraft.

This is the third year the Vietnam Airlines Office in Can Tho city has offered a direct air service to Taiwan to allow overseas Vietnamese to return home for the lunar New Year Festival.
The Vietnam travel companies took advantage of this opportunity to expand the tourism market.