Vietnam’s secondary airports begin to attract international traffic, starting with Vinh & Nha Trang

Rapid growth in the Vietnamese market is starting to spread to secondary airports with new domestic and international routes. The new routes mark an important new phase in the development of the Vietnamese market which will accelerate as the country's carriers pursue rapid expansion.

Typically Vietnam's secondary airports have only been linked to the three primary airports at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh and Da Nang. Vinh will become the fifth Vietnamese airport with scheduled international services on 12-Jan-2014, when Vietnam Airlines launches services to Vientiane in Laos. In 2013 Vinh also added two new domestic routes from LCCs VietJet and Jetstar Pacific, giving the airport five domestic destinations.

Vinh joins Nha Trang as a Vietnamese secondary airport with international services. Vietnam Airlines launched services from Nha Trang to Moscow in 2013, giving the airport three domestic and one international route. More international services and new domestic routes are likely as Nha Trang emerges as a popular beach destination.