Direct flight to India planned

Vietnam plans to open a direct flight to India, said Pham Vu Hien, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam on Jan. 16. The main problem now is a shortage of Vietnamese aircraft. Hien made these comments at a conference in New Delhi on tourism and aviation, organized by the India Chamber of Commerce and Industry. About 17,000 visas for Vietnam are issued annually, of which between 7,000 and 10,000 are tourists. (Laborer, Business Line, VNA, Jan. 16; Vietnam News Brifs, Jan. 18).