What’s Driving Vietnam Airlines’ Revival of the Osaka–Đà Nẵng Route?

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Vietnam Airlines has officially resumed direct flights between Osaka and Đà Nẵng, reconnecting central Vietnam with one of Japan’s major cities after a period of suspension. The national carrier is now operating seven flights per week on this route, with departures on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays.

According to the airline, the restoration of this service reflects its strategy to expand air connectivity between Đà Nẵng and key Japanese cities. Japan remains one of Vietnam Airlines’ most important markets, recording annual growth of around 20 percent. The renewed route is expected to further strengthen links between the two countries and support growing travel demand.

Nguyễn Thị Hoài An, vice director of Đà Nẵng’s tourism department, emphasized that the flights will make travel between Japan and Đà Nẵng more convenient, helping attract both leisure and business visitors. She noted that Đà Nẵng has actively promoted its tourism offerings in Japan through programs in Tokyo and Osaka, as well as press trips and familiarization tours for Japanese partners.

In the first half of this year alone, Đà Nẵng welcomed 108,000 visitors from Japan. The city’s ties with Japan are set to deepen further with the upcoming Japan–Vietnam Cultural Festival, scheduled for July 4–6.

Đà Nẵng has also forged important partnerships with Japanese cities such as Yokohama, Kawasaki, and Sakai through memorandums of understanding on investment and cooperation. The city has built relationships with 15 other cities in Japan, facilitating numerous agreements and exchange programs in tourism, culture, education, and environmental protection.

Notably, the region’s first faculty dedicated to Japanese language and cultural studies was established at Đà Nẵng–Đông Á University in 2020. This initiative has strengthened educational and employment ties between central Vietnam and Japan, with at least nine Japanese cities and more than 100 businesses signing agreements to recruit students from the university and surrounding areas. Currently, over 162,000 Vietnamese students are studying Japanese, while 40,000 have participated in training programs in Japan.

Vietnam Airlines’ renewed Osaka–Đà Nẵng route is expected to play a key role in supporting these growing connections across sectors and further integrating Đà Nẵng into the network of Japanese partnerships.

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