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Air China starts flight to Hanoi

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BEIJING, 21 May: Air China will launch a new service between Beijing and Hanoi, 1 June.

The nonstop route will enable passengers to travel from Beijing to Vietnam’s capital city in just four hours.

According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, Chinese holidaymakers made over 4 million trips to Vietnam in 2017, an increase of 48.6% over the previous year.

In recent years, Air China has opened routes between Beijing and Ho Chi Minh, Hangzhou and Nha Trang, and Chongqing and Nha Trang.

This latest link between Beijing and Hanoi will strengthen trade, investment, tourism and cultural ties between China and Vietnam.

It will also give Chinese passengers a nonstop service that can connect them to flights serving neighbouring countries in Southeast Asia from Hanoi.

Conversely, the new Air China route will also make it easier for passengers from Vietnam and Southeast Asia to fly to Beijing, from where they can choose from an extensive range of international destinations.

Air China already operates flights to nearly 20 destinations in Southeast Asia, including Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Chiang Mai and Yangon. It has also opened new routes between Hangzhou, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chengdu and Bangkok; Hangzhou and Phuket; and Beijing and Jakarta.

The new route between Beijing and Hanoi will be operated under flight designators, CA741 and CA742 four times weekly, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Outbound flights will depart from Beijing at 0125 and arrive in Hanoi at 0415.  Inbound flights will depart from Hanoi at 0545 and arrive in Beijing at 1025 (all times are local).

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