Viet Nam Airlines to open direct flight to world’s largest airport

The new route will operate five weekly flights every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, using Airbus A321 aircraft. 

In addition to the new flight route, Viet Nam Airlines has also increased the frequency on the Ha Noi-Beijing route to seven flights per week.

The opening of new flights to Beijing not only create opportunities for tourism and trade but also facilitate the development of bilateral ties between the two nations.

With this new route, Viet Nam Airlines will operate a total of six routes connecting Viet Nam and China, including Ha Noi–Beijing, Ho Chi Minh City–Beijing Daxing, Ha Noi–Shanghai, Ho Chi Minh City–Shanghai, Ha Noi–Guangzhou, and Ho Chi Minh City–Guangzhou.

The total number of flights between the two countries has also reached 40 flights per week, meeting the travel demand of passengers from both nations.

In 2024, China was Viet Nam's second largest tourist source market with nearly 3.74 million arrivals, a year-on-year increase of 114.4 per cent.

Viet Nam welcomed 574,950 tourists from China in January this year, making up 27.8 percent of total international arrivals.

The number of mainland Chinese tourists has more than doubled compared to January 2024, narrowing the gap with its pre-pandemic high from 36 percent in 2024 to only 10 percent in January 2025./.