The
flights on the new route will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays. The new route aims to promote trade and tourism between Viet Nam and Laos.
Champasak province’s chief Sonxay Siphandon said that Champasak
province needs support from industries in HCM City, including the
agriculture, health care and telecommunications sectors.
Le Thanh Hai, the Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee, said
that the new route would help develop relations between the two
countries. The first Pakse-HCM City flight route was discontinued in
2003.