Da Nang, March 31 -- The central city of Da Nang on March 30 welcomed 150 tourists from Vientiane, Laos , on the first direct flight of Lao Airlines after a two-year hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The move signifies a promising growth in tourism, investment and trade between Laos, northeast of Thailand and central Vietnam.

The airline began its schedule with two flights per week on Thursday and Sunday before increasing to daily flights in the future.

The group of Lao tourists will visit destinations in Da Nang and the UNESCO-recognised world heritage sites in Hoi An, My Son Sanctuary and Thua Thien-Hue province.

It's the third city that Lao Airlines has resumed its post-pandemic flights to after Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi.

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