Anh Quan
Passengers disembark from a Vina Express hydrofoil at Cau Da Pier in Vung Tau City on December 23 - PHOTO: ANH QUAN
Bui Cong Trung, chairman of Vina Express, said the company’s hydrofoil services between the two cities on the first day saw 40% occupancy, or around 51 passengers per trip.
To attract more passengers, Vina Express is offering a 50% discount until Sunday. Trung said after the promotion campaign, one-way fares will be adjusted up to VND200,000 (around US$9.4) on weekdays and VND250,000 on weekends.
In the initial time, two hydrofoils of Vina Express will ply the HCMC-Vung Tau route. The hydrofoil operator will offer four daily services on weekdays and six daily trips on weekends with departure times at 7:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.
In the coming time, there will be 10-12 daily hydrofoil trips between the two cities from 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. when Quang Hung Transportation Co. Ltd. (Petro Express) also restart its operations to meet high travel demand ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet.
Petro Express plans to re-launch its hydrofoils on the HCMC-Vung Tau route before the New Year holiday, which begins on February 19.
Trung said the company has spent billions of dong on interior renovation and modern equipment including a smart fire system after a Vina Express hydrofoil with 85 passengers on board, including 37 foreigners, caught fire early this year.
Đăng ký: VietNam News
