It takes Vietjet Air about one hour and ten minutes to conduct each daily flight from Hanoi to Hue and vice versa. Along with Vietjet Air, national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Jestar Pacific are operating return flights between Hue-Hanoi and Hue-Ho Chi Minh City with 24 flights per day. The opening of the new route by Vietjet Air not only meets travel demand of local people and tourists but also promotes regional trade and integration. Currently, Vietjet Air is operating nearly 20 air routes from Hanoi to domestic and international destinations such as Ho Chi Minh City and Danang city of Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China) and Thailand. Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment Phan Thien Dinh said Phu Bai Airport in Thua Thien-Hue province will be able to receive A320/A321, Boeing 767 and Boeing 777-200LR aircraft by 2020. By 2020, the airport is expected to receive 20 airplanes at peak time and 5 million passengers per year. The figures will be raised to 26 airplanes and 9 million passengers 10 years later.