Air China plans to launch scheduled passenger flights between Chengdu Tianfu International Airport and Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on January 13, 2027.
The route will function every day beneath flight numbers CA415/CA416, utilizing Airbus A320 plane. Flight CA415 will depart Chengdu Tianfu at 6 p.m. and arrive in Hanoi at 7:10 p.m. native time. The return flight, CA416, will depart Noi Bai at 8:20 p.m. native time and arrive in Chengdu at 11:30 p.m. Beijing time.
Air China has by no means beforehand operated a route from Chengdu to Vietnam, making Hanoi its first Vietnamese vacation spot from town.
Hanoi may also change into the ninth vacation spot served by Air China’s Southwest China department in its broader Southeast Asian community, following Singapore, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Manila, Phuket, Colombo and Kathmandu.
Over the previous two years, Air China has continued to strengthen Chengdu’s worldwide community throughout its two airports. The provider has launched or resumed routes to locations together with London Gatwick, Brussels and Almaty, whereas growing worldwide connections linking Southeast Asia and Europe by way of Chengdu.
The addition of every day Hanoi flights will additional develop Chengdu Tianfu’s connectivity with Southeast Asia, offering an alternative choice for passengers touring between between Europe and Southeast Asia.
Sichuan Airlines and Chengdu Airlines already function flights between Chengdu and Hanoi. With Air China getting into the market with a every day service, the variety of carriers competing on the route will enhance from two carriers to three.
Air China’s entry comes halfway by means of the 2026/27 winter season. How the provider differentiates its providing on this short-haul worldwide route, the place capability is already established, will likely be value watching.
When Air China introduced its plans for the 2026 summer-autumn season, it listed Chengdu–Hanoi as a route to be launched mid-season. The January 13, 2027, launch date now offers a extra concrete timeline, suggesting that the sooner plan has moved nearer to implementation with a clearer flight schedule.
The inaugural flight date, working schedule and plane kind are topic to Air China’s official bulletins and the most recent data in its reserving system.



