Vietnam will soon start to operate four new domestic routes, helping to shorten the flying times on several routes and improve the efficiency of aviation activities and monitoring. Deputy Minister of Transport and Head of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV), Pham Quy Tieu, revealed the news at a conference in Hanoi on June 3.

The four new routes include Meova in China to Noi Bai in Hanoi , central Hue city’s Phu Bai to Pleiku in the Central Highlands, Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City to Baven in China and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to Buon Ma Thuot in the Central Highlands.

In addition, the CAAV will adjust six domestic routes to serve international flights.

According to Phan Xuan Duc, Deputy General Director of the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, the airline will start using the new routes from July 2 in an effort to lessen flying times.

Vietnam Airlines estimates it will have 17,920 flights using the four new routes annually, he said, adding that they could save the carrier up to hundreds of billions of VND every year.