Phu Quoc–Moscow Direct Route Completes Inaugural Flight

On the afternoon of November 14, 2026, Sun PhuQuoc Airways (SPA) flight 9G200 arrived at Phu Quoc International Airport from Moscow, carrying 247 Russian tourists. It is the airline’s first direct route connecting Phu Quoc Island with Europe. The two destinations are more than 7,000 kilometers apart, with a nonstop flight time of about 10 hours.

Outbound flight 9G201 departed Phu Quoc Island at 16:20 on November 13 and arrived in Moscow at 23:05 the same day, local time. Return flight 9G200 departed Moscow at 01:05 on November 14 and arrived on Phu Quoc Island at 14:50 local time. The route uses an Airbus A330 widebody aircraft and is SPA’s first international route operated with this aircraft type; the A330 had previously operated on the Hanoi–Ho Chi Minh City route for more than a month. The route currently operates four flights a week, and SPA plans to increase that to six a week from early 2027.

A Sun PhuQuoc Airways aircraft lands at Phu Quoc International Airport.（VietVance）

According to the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, Vietnam received 1.13 million visits by Russian tourists in the first nine months of 2026, up 161% year on year and exceeding the 689,714 recorded for all of 2025. Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development projects that the number of Russian tourists visiting Vietnam could reach 1.5 million in 2026.

According to Phu Quoc International Airport, 262 direct flights from Russia brought 121,518 visits by Russian tourists to Phu Quoc Island in the first 10 months of 2026, excluding visitors who arrived on domestic flights within Vietnam. The airport’s second runway began operations in late October 2026; Terminal T2 is expected to be completed before the 2027 APEC meeting.

Source: VietVance