Vietnam Carriers Plan New International Routes for Late 2026

Sun PhuQuoc Airways, Vietjet and Vietravel Airlines have reported international route plans with starts scheduled from October through December 2026.

Vietnam-based airlines have announced new international routes between October and December 2026, including services linking Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Phu Quoc with destinations in Asia and Europe. The routes are reported plans or scheduled starts; the report does not provide ticket availability or detailed timetables.

Routes reported by airline

• Sun PhuQuoc Airways: an Ho Chi Minh City–Shanghai service is due to start October 15. Its planned first international route, Phu Quoc–Moscow, is scheduled for November 13 with an Airbus A330.
• Vietjet Air: a Ho Chi Minh City–Malé service, transiting in Colombo, is scheduled to begin December 5. The report also says Hanoi–Prague and Hanoi–Almaty routes are planned for October but gives no individual start dates.
• Vietravel Airlines: a Hanoi–Shenzhen service is scheduled to start November 26.

Vietnam Airlines’ planned Hanoi–Hangzhou flights are scheduled to begin on November 15; read the route details here.

The report links the expansion to rising inbound travel: Vietnam received 17.7 million international visitors in the first nine months of 2026, up 14.5% year on year. It says mainland China accounted for 3.95 million arrivals and Russia for 1.1 million. These figures are context for the airlines’ plans, not confirmation that any route is already operating.

Because several dates are close or described only as occurring “this month,” check the airline’s current schedule before making travel arrangements. The source report does not state fares, booking availability, flight frequency or exact departure times.