This is one of two maiden flights before Lao Airlines conducts regular ones every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by ATR72, each with 65 passengers on board.

The opening of the new air route marks the 50^th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Laos, and the 35^th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty on Friendship and Co-operation.

First Lao passengers will have the chance to play golf and visit heritage sites in the central region before making a fact-finding tour of Ba Na, Son Tra Peninsula, Ngu Hanh Son (Five Marble Mountains) and Cham Sculpture Museum.