Vietnam Airlines to open direct flight to China’s Beijing Daxing International Airport

National carrier Vietnam Airlines will officially open a direct route from Ho Chi Minh City to China’s Beijing Daxing International Airport, the largest airport in the world, from March 30.

The Government News quoted the national carrier as announcing that 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, Vietnam Airlines has also increased the frequency on the Hanoi-Beijing route to seven flights per week.

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

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

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

Vietnam welcomed 574,950 tourists from China in January this year, making up 27.8 per cent of total international arrivals.