Vietjet, a Vietnamese international low-cost carrier, announced the launch of direct flight services between Mumbai and Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital city, and Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday.

It said services on the Hanoi-Mumbai-Hanoi route will be operated three times a week, while the Mumbai to Ho Chi Minh City flights will be run four times per week.

“We believe that the two services from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to Mumbai as well as the coming Phu Quoc – Mumbai route will strengthen the on-going relationship of Vietnam’s two biggest cities with Mumbai,” Vietjet’s Vice President Do Xuan Quang said at the launch of the Mumbai flight.

A spokesperson of the Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) said, “These services by Vietjet will offer diversified travel destinations and flight schedules, as well as add direct flight options to the Mumbai Airport’s route network from the city to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to further boost travel opportunities between the two countries.