Korean Air to launch daily service to Vietnam’s ‘Pearl Island’

Korean Air will launch a new daily service to Phu Quoc, the largest island in Vietnam and one of its most popular tourist spots, on November 26.

The service is part of its plans to expand operations for the winter season to meet resurgent travel demand, the South Korean carrier said.

The daily flight will depart from Seoul Incheon at 3:45 p.m. and land in Phu Quoc at 7:50 p.m. The return flight will leave Phu Quoc at 9:20 p.m. and arrive in Seoul Incheon the next day at 4:50 a.m.

Phu Quoc, also known as “Pearl Island” and located in the westernmost part of southern Vietnam, is a designated UNESCO biosphere reserve featuring pristine white beaches and evergreen forests.

From marine activities and the national park to a wide array of resorts, the island is an ideal destination year-round for sun seekers. November is considered the best time to travel to Phu Quoc as the dry season begins.

The island also has the added attraction of allowing foreigners to enter, visit and exit the island without visas for up to 30 days.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) winter season begins on the last Sunday of October and ends on the last Saturday of March every year. The IATA Winter 2023 season will run from October 29 to March 30, 2024.

Phu Quoc received 4.7 million tourists in the nine months through September, up 15.5% from the corresponding period last year. Of the total, the number of foreign visitors topped 470,000, up 276% year-on-year.

The island raked in tourism revenues of VND12.23 trillion ($509 million) in the nine-month period, up 118% from a year earlier.