China Southern Airlines officially launches Beijing - Ho Chi Minh City non-stop flight on March 17. The passenger load factor of the first flight is over 80%, the most passengers of which are Vietnamese travellers to China.

The new roundtrip flight is carried out by a Boeing 738 once daily. The Ho Chi Minh City-bound flight, CZ6041, leaves Beijing at 01:40 a.m. and arrives at 06:10 a.m..The Beijing-bound flight, CZ6042, leaves Ho Chi Minh City at 11:55 p.m. and arrives at 05:45 a.m. the next day (all times listed are local).

According to the introduction of Cui Heng, the general manager of CSA's office in Ho Chi Minh City, after openning a direct flight from Guangzhou to Ho Chi Minh City 25 years ago, CSA continued to launch direct flights to Ho Chi Minh City from Shenzhen, Shanghai and other cities. CSA will also lauch a flight from Changsha to Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. The flights to Vietnam carried out by CSA will then reach 182. Therefore, CSA can be regarded as the overseas airlines in Vietnam with the largest capacity.