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Former U.S. air base in Vietnam receives first tourist flights
Former U.S. air base in Vietnam receives first tourist flights
(EXCERPT) HANOI (AFP) — An air base in central Vietnam used by U.S. bombers during the Vietnam war received its first domestic flights Wednesday as the region seeks to bring in much needed tourist dollars, officials said. Vietnam Airlines is now offering services from the capital Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang to Cam Ranh, in Khanh Hoa province, bringing tourists to the beaches of nearby Nha Trang. More than half a million people visited the beaches and islands off Nha Trang in 2002, 150,000 of them from overseas. "Cam Ranh airport was officially opened this morning when it received an Airbus A320 carrying 133 passengers from Hanoi," said Vo Anh Tu, dep... U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it in full today, 19 May 2004, at the following URL. (COMBINE the following lines into your web browser.) The subject/content of this report is not necessarily the viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided for your information and discussion. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/news/...-flights_x.htm --------------------------- Otis Willie Associate Librarian The American War Library http://www.americanwarlibrary.com |
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