Sun PhuQuoc spreads its wings
New routes to Kazakhstan, VietJet heads south to the delta
Sun PhuQuoc spreads its wings
New routes to Kazakhstan, VietJet heads south to the delta
November 9th, 2026. Sun PhuQuoc Airways has launched a service from its base on the southern Vietnamese holiday island, Phu Quoc, to Almaty, in Kazakhstan, and has another route lined up to the capital, Astana.
The flight to Almaty operates three times a week, departing on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
Flight number 9G221 departs from Phu Quoc International Airport at 18:10 and arrives at Almaty International Airport at 23:55. The return journey, flight number 9G220, leaves Almaty at 01:25 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and lands back in Phu Quoc at 10:50.
An Airbus A321 Neo operates the route, and the flight time is seven hours and forty-five minutes for the outbound journey, and about twenty minutes faster for the return.
Phu Quoc to Astana
The service to Astana is scheduled to take off on December 26th and will fly four times a week, departing on Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Flight number 9G225 will depart from Phu Quoc at 16:40 and arrive at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport, Astana, at 23:10. The return leg, flight number 9G224, will leave Astana at 01:05 on Sundays, Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and land back in Phu Quoc at 10:45.
The outbound journey duration will be eight and a half hours, and seven hours and forty-five minutes for the return. The route will be served by Airbus A330-200 aircraft.
Neither of these flights was available via the airlines website at the time of writing, but Skyscanner offered a few agents.
Hanoi to Ca Mau
VietJet will introduce a new domestic service between Hanoi and Ca Mau, in the Mekong Delta, at the southern most tip of the country. The area boasts a complex network of rivers and canals with an approximate total length of 14,000 kilometres.
The route will launch on November 30th and will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Flight number VJ591 will take off from Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport at 10:00 and arrive at Ca Mau Airport at 12:15. The return trip, flight number VJ592, will leave Ca Mau at 12:45 and land back in Hanoi at 15:00.
An Airbus A320 aircraft will serve the route, and the flight time will be two hours and fifteen minutes in each direction.
Picture: Sun PhuQuoc Airways Airbus A321
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