Ahmedabad will get its first direct air link to Phu Quoc, Vietnam, from December 2, 2026, with Sun Phu Quoc Airways planning a five-day-a-week non-stop service aimed at improving tourism and business connectivity from Gujarat.
The route will be the Vietnamese airline’s first service in India. It will connect Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad with Phu Quoc, a major Vietnamese tourist destination also known as the Pearl Island, without requiring passengers to change flights or make a stopover.
The initial return fare will start at ₹30,000, according to the report, with meals, 23 kg of checked-in baggage and 7 kg of cabin baggage included. The service is planned to operate from Phu Quoc on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.
Sun Phu Quoc Airways is expected to increase the frequency to daily operations from the beginning of February 2027. The airline is also offering an additional 20% discount on the base fare to passengers booking through its website or mobile application between October 16 and December 13, 2026, for travel until March 31, 2027.
The airline said it would provide special meals and beverages for Indian passengers, taking their cultural and religious preferences into account. The service is expected to make travel to Phu Quoc more convenient for passengers from Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat, who currently need connecting flights to reach the island.
The route comes as travel between India and Vietnam continues to expand. The report said around 150,000 Indian visitors travelled to Phu Quoc in 2025 despite the absence of a direct flight, representing a 328% increase over the previous year. Across Vietnam, the number of visitors from India was reported at 746,000 during the same year. India’s tourism ministry recorded 54,091 Vietnamese visitors to India in 2024.
Besides Phu Quoc, the new connection could simplify onward travel to Vietnamese destinations including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Van Don and Hai Phong, although the direct service announced is between Ahmedabad and Phu Quoc.
A sales director at Sun Phu Quoc Airways described the Ahmedabad service as an important link in air connectivity between India and Vietnam, saying the direct route would bring the two destinations closer and make travel planning easier. The airline is also planning services from Delhi and Mumbai during the first quarter of 2027, according to the report.
