Vietjet Air launches third route to Japan

New-age carrier Vietjet launched a service connecting Hanoi and Tokyo, Japan, on January 11.
Vietjet Air launches third route to Japan ảnh 1Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - New-age carrierVietjet Air launched a service connecting Hanoi and Tokyo, Japan, on January 11.

This is the carrier’s third route between Vietnam and Japan, aiming to not onlymeet the rising demand for air travel, but also contribute to the developmentof tourism, trade and cultural exchange between the two countries, Vietjet saidin a statement.

The launch of this new route offers a new travel option for people andtravellers from Tokyo, and the Kanto region in general, to Hanoi, the capitalcity of Vietnam, from where they have easy access to many famous destinationsin the country, said Do Xuan Quang, Vietjet’s Vice President.

He added that the people from the two countries and international tourists canalso effortlessly transit to other ASEAN countries or destinations across theNorth Asia region with Vietjet’s comprehensive and constantly expanding flightnetwork.

The Hanoi -Tokyo route operates daily return flights with a flight time ofaround six hours per leg.

Previously, Vietjet launched two direct routes to Japan, including Hanoi - Osakaon November 8, 2018 and Ho Chi Minh City - Osaka on December 14, 2018.

For the newest route, Vietjet and Japan Airlines have cooperated to offer acode-share flight service. The two airlines’ code-share service is also appliedto Vietjet’s domestic routes, including Hanoi-HCM City, Hanoi–Da Nang and HCMCity–Da Nang.

Vietjet is the first airline in Vietnam to operate as a new-age airline offeringflexibly-saving ticket fares and diversified services to meet customers’demands. It provides not only transport services but also uses the lateste-commerce technologies to offer various products and services forconsumers. 

Vietjet is a fully-fledged member of International Air Transport Association(IATA) with the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certificate. Vietjet wasnamed “Best Ultra Low-Cost Airline 2018 - 2019” and warded the highest rankingfor safety with 7-stars in 2018 by the world’s only safety and product ratingwebsite AirlineRatings.com. The airline has been also listed in the world's 50best airlines for healthy financing and operations by Airfinance Journal in2018.

Currently, Vietjet operates 60 A320, A321 aircraft with more than 385 flightsdaily, carrying more than 65 million passengers to date, with 105 routescovering destinations across Vietnam and international destinations such asJapan, Hong Kong, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), mainlandChina, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia and Cambodia.

The airline has plans to expand its flight network across the Asia-Pacificregion and has signed contracts to buy new-generation aircraft from prestigiousglobal plane manufacturers.-VNA
VNA

See more

The Hai Phong City Convention and Performance Centre is one of the venues for ABAC III. (Photo: VNA)

Hai Phong expects strong wave of investment from APEC member economies

Hai Phong will present investment registration certificates for 32 projects and sign seven Memoranda of Understanding, with total committed capital exceeding 15.6 billion USD. These projects include investments from Europe and the US, reflecting the growing interest of global investors in the city's business environment and development potential.

The ongoing administrative reforms are expected to expand the real estate sector's appeal to investors. (Photo: VNA)

Institutional reforms open new investment frontier for realty sector

Assessing the impact of the new model, Director at Savills Vietnam’s Advisory Services Do Thi Thu Giang said that the deeper decentralisation of authority to local administrations will help reduce processing time for construction permits and project approvals, thereby reducing opportunity costs and increasing investment efficiency.

Minister Counsellor Pham Quang Huy, deputy head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to Geneva and representatives of St. Gallen Endowment. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam boosts cooperation with St. Gallen Endowment of Switzerland

Minister Counsellor Pham Quang Huy, deputy head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to Geneva, has recently held a working session with representatives of the St. Gallen Endowment to boost cooperation between Vietnam and the Swiss fund, as part of his attendance at a seminar in Geneva on risk levels and countries’ trade responses to rising tariffs.

Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Lukas Vlcek speaks at the seminar (Photo: VNA)

Czech businesses ramp up pursuit of opportunities in Vietnam

The Vietnam – Czech Republic business networking seminar, held in Hanoi on July 11, opened up numerous prospects for cooperation between the two countries in key areas such as high technology, energy, mining, and the defence industry.

PVI Insurance shines bright with prestigious international awards

PVI Insurance shines bright with prestigious international awards

At the 2025 Insurance Asia Awards, held by Insurance Asia News in Hong Kong, PVI Insurance was the only company from Vietnam to win in all three main non-life insurance categories, Best General Insurer, Outstanding Claims Management and Best Digital Insurer of the Year.

On average, 1,065 cars were sold each day in June. (Photo: tinnhanhchungkhoan)

Car sales increase sharply in June

Passenger cars accounted for the largest number of sales with 22,934 vehicles, up 14.6% over the previous month. Meanwhile, sales of commercial vehicles reached 8,782, down 2%, while specialised vehicle sales reached 261, up 23% over the previous month.

Domestic revenue accounts for 1,158.4 trillion VND, or 69.4% of the yearly estimate. (Photo: VNA)

State budget revenue surges over 28% in H1

A total of 1,988 new projects were licensed in the first half, up 21.7% year-on-year, with newly registered capital amounting to nearly 9.3 billion USD. Foreign investors poured capital into 18 out of 21 economic sectors.