Kolkata: Strengthening its presence in South-East Asia, IndiGo, India’s leading airline, on Tuesday announced its entry into Vietnam connecting its capital Hanoi with Kolkata. Hanoi will be IndiGo’s 19th International and 75th overall destination. From October 3, the private airline will operate its non-stop daily flights between Kolkata and Hanoi with one-way fares starting at Rs 9,999.
While 6E 1398 will take off at 12:40 pm from the city landing at Hanoi 4:55 pm, 6E 1399 will fly from Hanoi at 5:55 pm arriving Kolkata at 7:20 pm. Vietnam is the fifth South-East Asian country in the 6E network after successful operations to Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and its recent flights to Myanmar.