Hanoi, March 30 -- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on March 30 launched a direct flight service from Ho Chi Minh City to Beijing, China, via Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX), the world's largest airport.

The first flight, coded VN516, officially departed from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City at 0:45 on March 30 and landed at Daxing International Airport at 6:30 on the same day (local time).

Meanwhile, the flight VN517 took off from Daxing airport at 8:30 am on March 30 (local time) and landed at Tan Son Nhat airport at 12:25 on the same day.

The new route will offer five weekly flights every Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, using Airbus A321 aircraft.

With the launch of this air service, V...