The agreement was exchanged at the Élysée Palace in Paris in the presence of Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm and French President Emmanuel Macron.
The airline will launch three new routes to the Philippines from November 10, connecting both HCM City and Hà Nội with Cebu, and HCM City with Clark. Each route will operate three round trips a week.
Vietnam Airlines achieved consolidated revenue of VNĐ75.3 trillion (US$2.9 billion) in the first six months of the year, up more than 28 per cent from the same period in 2025.
With flights scheduled in the evening and early morning, the service is expected to better accommodate business travellers, trade fair participants, sourcing trips and group tours.
The launch comes as Việt Nam''s cashless payment market continues to expand rapidly. According to the State Bank of Vietnam, the total value of non-cash transactions reached around 28 times the country''s GDP in 2025, equivalent to approximately VNĐ360 quadrillion,...
The carrier''s promotion, which runs from now to Thursday, offers Eco-class tickets from zero đồng, excluding taxes and fees, across its domestic and international network for travel between August 15, 2026 and March 31, 2027.
The new routes are expected to strengthen air links between Việt Nam and southern China, supporting tourism, trade and business travel as demand between the two markets continues to recover.
Vietjet said it has carried more than 3.8 million passengers on over 22,000 flights between Singapore and Việt Nam since launching its first route connecting the two countries in 2014.
Vietnam Airlines (stock code: HVN) has announced its business performance for the first quarter of 2026, amid emerging uncertainties in the global aviation market driven by ongoing tensions in the Middle East.
Vietnamese airlines are accelerating fleet expansion and launching new international routes to capture rising travel demand ahead of the summer 2026 peak season.
The agreements are designed to enhance operational efficiency across both passenger and cargo segments, while expanding its presence and reinforcing its position in China.