Flexible access to international markets

On the afternoon of October 10, Vietravel Airlines' flight number VU1236 took off from Noi Bai International Airport (Hanoi) at 16:50 and landed safely at Don Khe Hoang Son International Airport, Hoang Son (China) at 20:45 (local time), with more than 180 passengers on the journey to explore famous Chinese attractions.

On this special flight, in addition to the usual service experience on flights, passengers are also introduced to a tea making demonstration and enjoy Hoang Son mao maple tea. This is how Vietravel Airlines expresses its own service philosophy: bringing local culture into the flight experience, making each flight not only a travel journey but also a bridge between cultures and countries.

With the implementation of this series of charter flights from Hanoi to Hoang Son, Vietravel Airlines has marked an important and flexible strategic step in the process of approaching, evaluating and exploiting the potential Chinese market.

According to the Statistics Office, after 9 months of 2025, the two markets of China and South Korea will contribute nearly 50% of the total number of international visitors to Vietnam. China is currently Vietnam's largest sending market with more than 3.89 million arrivals and Vietnam is also one of the largest foreign markets with the number of visitors to China for many years.

A representative of Vietravel Airlines said that this is a proactive move to open the door to connection, not only providing unique travel experience opportunities for tourists but also demonstrating the airline's vision in capturing market demand and testing new routes. The charter flight to Hoang Son is a testament to Vietravel Airlines' ability to adapt quickly and its strong commitment to developing international routes, especially in the Chinese market.

After the success of this charter route, in the coming period, the airline plans to expand its connection to three strategic markets including Guangzhou, Shanghai and Shenzhen, gradually building an international flight network in parallel with the strong recovery trend of Vietnam-China two-way tourism.

New launchpad from the T&T Group ecosystem

From the end of 2024, T&T Group officially becomes a strategic shareholder of Vietravel Airlines, opening a new stage of development with a long-term, professional and sustainable orientation for the airline.

The companionship of T&T Group - the leading multi-industry private economic group in Vietnam today with an ecosystem spanning logistics, aviation, infrastructure, energy, real estate, finance – investment... has helped Vietravel Airlines improve its competitiveness, switch from leasing to owning aircraft, be proactive in the operation plan and optimize operating costs.

At the preliminary conference for the first 6 months of 2025 which took place in early August 2025, Vietravel Airlines said that the airline currently expects to put into operation 2 new domestic routes connecting Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) – Hai Phong (HPH) and Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) – Thanh Hoa (THD), resume operation of the Hanoi (HAN) – Nha Trang (CXR) route. In parallel, a series of charter flights connecting Hanoi (HAN) – Anhui (TXN, China) will be implemented from October 2025.

The airline is also actively promoting negotiations with aircraft manufacturers and international airlines to realize plans to expand its fleet and route network. The goal is to reach 30–50 aircraft by 2030, with a network covering Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and the Middle East.

To realize the growth targets, Vietravel Airlines has also approved a plan to increase charter capital to VND 2,600 billion. This financial resource aims to meet the needs of strongly expanding the airline's fleet and operating scale in the coming time; At the same time, it will be synchronously invested in a modern mining technology system, maintenance technical facilities and especially training high-quality human resources - a key factor in the airline's sustainable development strategy.

Vietravel Airlines will also continue to promote passenger transportation, and expand into air cargo to meet the increasing demand of supply chain and logistics in the region. T&T Group and Vietravel Airlines are planning to participate in the development of aviation ancillary services such as ground services, warehousing, loading and unloading, technical services and aviation industry - a field with high added value... in order to increase competitiveness and contribute to completing the aviation ecosystem according to the group model that T&T Group is developing.

The first charter flight to China this time is not only a journey to open a new route, but also the beginning of Vietravel Airlines' regional outreach strategy, realizing the goal of becoming the region's leading green, professional, modern and sustainable airline.