Phú Bài Airport officially welcomed its first international flight since it was allowed to receive international flights by Government in 2002. The charter flight operated by Austrian Airlines carried Austrian tourists from Luang Prabang, Laos.
May 24, 2007: Changi Airports International (CAI) today announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province for the development of Phu Bai-Hue International Airport. This MOU was signed as part of the Vietnamese government’s launch of a tourism master plan to develop Thua Thien Hue Province as the next international tourism destination of Vietnam.
The MOU was signed by Mr. Nguyen Xuan Ly, Chairman of People’s Committee of Thua Thien Hue Province and Mr. Chow Kok Fong, Chief Executive Officer of CAI in Vietnam. The event was witnessed by officials from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
February 23, 2013: Phú Bài Airport is expected to close for eight months for runway repair. The airport will be closed from March 20 to September 20, according to a document released by the Ministry of Transport. During this period, tourists who wish to travel to Hue by air will have to use Da Nang International Airport (DAD).
Currently , Vietnam Airlines operates 4 flight per day from Hanoi to Hue, The earliest at 08 50, and last flight at 20 30, the price for One way ticket for Economy Class is around 1.210.000 VND/ per person ( about 58 USD ) while Business Class is : 2.970.000 VND / per person ( about 142 USD). The flight take 1.5 hours. 3 flight per day for the routes Hue to Hanoi at : 10 50 AM, 15 35 PM, 21 15 PM.
Sai Gon to Hue with daily flight at 06 30 AM, 08 50 AM, 16 40 PM , 19 45 PM and time for return Hue to Sai gon at: 08 40 AM, 11 20 AM, 19 25 PM, 21 40 PM, 22 30 PM, with the price is :1.210.000 VND/ Economy Class / 1 way / per person ( about 58 USD ) and 2.970.000 VND / Business Class/ 1 way/ per person ( abou 142 USD ) take about 1.6 hours for flight,