Jetstar resumes Macau‑Da Nang service

Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific Airlines has re-launched its flights connecting the city to Da Nang in Vietnam, the Aviation Authority of Macao confirmed to Business Daily yesterday. According to an Authority spokesperson, the airline had already obtained approval from the Authority to resume its flight service from April 18. The flight schedule on the official website of the Macau International Airport (MIA) shows Jetstar is providing twelve round-trip flights weekly between Macau and Da Nang between April 18 and October 29 this year. In addition, the same schedule indicates the budget airline is operating two round-trip flights per week between Macau and the Vietnamese city of Cam Ranh. The carrier suspended its Macau-Vietnam routes on February 22 this year due to ‘business concerns.’ Prior to the suspension, it also operated flights connecting Macau to two other Vietnamese cities – Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City – in addition to Da Nang. Meanwhile, Indonesian low-cost carrier Lion Air commenced its charter flight service connecting the Special Administrative Region and Palau yesterday, airport operator Macau International Airport Company Ltd (CAM) has announced on its website.