By Lang Thang.
Sichuan Airlines has had over six months of operating flights for Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) - Nanning (China) - Chengdu (Sichuan, China). Currently, the air firm operates 2 flights per week for this route on Monday and Thursday, but it is planning daily flights and direct flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Chengdu, instead of having one stop at Nanning now.
According to Sichuan Airlines, the current seat occupancy is about 70%, mostly for travellers from China to visit Vietnam. The air firm is to target Vietnamese travel agencies and tour operators bringing tourists from Vietnam to western China and Tibet.