VietNamNet Bridge – Da Nang International Airport on December 30 welcomed its five millionth passenger, who arrived on VietJet flight VJ511 from Hanoi.

The five millionth passenger welcomed at Da Nang Airport.

VietJet took the opportunity to present the lucky passenger, Tran Minh Thinh, Manager of the Steel Pipe 150 Company, with free flights for the whole year as well as a round-trip ticket to Singapore to two other passengers following Thinh, Mr. Yasuda Takenori, a tourist from Japan, and Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Ly, an employee of Fubon Vietnam.

Officials from the Ministry of Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, and the Da Nang City People’s Committee attended a welcome ceremony to celebrate the arrival of Da Nang International Airport’s five millionth passenger.

The airport, which opened on December 25, 2011, is the third-largest airport in Vietnam. In 2014 the airport saw an increase of 16% in passengers while the number of international passengers reached 900,000 people, a 53% increase compared to 2013.

Having reached the impressive total of five million passengers in three years, Da Nang International Airport plans to expand its infrastructure to boost the capacity to 10 million passengers per year.

The lucky passenger, Mr. Tran Minh Thinh, said: “I am really surprised and delighted to be the five millionth passenger. VietJet flight gave me this great luck! I chose Vietjet as they have the most convenient schedules, the best fares, and high-quality services. All of my company’s employees strongly trust in VietJet’s services for our business trips. I would like to thank VietJet and Da Nang International Airport for this wonderful gift.”

Mr. Desmond Lin, Vietet Business Development Director, said, “VietJet congratulates the vigorous development of Da Nang International Airport in terms of services and facilities. We are wholeheartedly committed to adding more flights to Da Nang to meet growing travel demand while enhancing trade and tourism relations between Da Nang and other provinces. We aim to push far beyond the number of five million passengers in coming years.”

With a new and modern fleet, VietJet has served nearly 10 million passengers in 60,000 safe flights across a network of 28 domestic and international destinations in countries such as Cambodia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.

The airline plans to further expand its flight network across the Asia Pacific region, offering more and more flying opportunities to travelers at the best fares ever.

PV