🤝 ACV – Chubu Centrair International Airport Continue to Strengthen Sister Airport Partnership 🇻🇳🤝🇯🇵
Japan remains one of Vietnam’s key aviation markets, ranking among the top 05 countries with the highest number of flights to Vietnam in 2025. In particular, the Nagoya-Vietnam route recorded 2,246 flights in 2025, carrying a total of 337,981 round-trip passengers, with an average frequency of 38-46 flights per week. Most Japanese passengers travel through Vietnam’s major aviation gateways, including Noi Bai International Airport and Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
Image 1: Preliminary statistics on air transport between NGO and Vietnam in 2025
Against the backdrop of growing Vietnam-Japan air connectivity, on 5 March 2026, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) held a working meeting with Chubu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to further strengthen the sister airport relationship between the two sides. ACV and Chubu Centrair signed the Sister Airport Agreement (SAA) in 2019 and have since maintained regular and continuous cooperation, building a long-term and sustainable partnership.
Image 2: ACV and the NGO delegation during a working session at ACV headquarters.
During the meeting, both sides positively reviewed the outcomes of their cooperation in recent years, particularly in route network development, service quality improvement, human resource training, and tourism promotion. In addition to cooperation at the corporate level, NGO has also maintained close coordination with ACV’s key airports, including Noi Bai International Airport and Da Nang International Airport, sharing operational experience and contributing to improved passenger experience.
Within this cooperation framework, on 3 March 2026, Noi Bai International Airport hosted a specialized working session with experts from Chubu International Airport Co., Ltd. (CJIAC). The two sides discussed the implementation results of previous service improvement recommendations, updated ongoing projects, and exchanged experience in maintaining high airport service standards in Japan. The CJIAC delegation also conducted a site visit to Terminal 2, expressing strong impressions of the newly upgraded facilities, including the self-service check-in kiosks, auto-gates, and other passenger amenities.
Image 3: CJAC delegation visits Terminal T2 - Noi Bai International Airport.
Image 4: Representatives of ACV leadership and the CJAC delegation taking a commemorative photo after completing the working session.
Looking ahead, ACV and CJIAC agreed to continue maintaining regular exchanges, jointly promote destinations, and explore the potential for launching direct flights between Da Nang and Nagoya. Ongoing cooperation between the two sides is expected to further strengthen their strategic partnership while enhancing air connectivity and economic–tourism exchanges between Vietnam and Japan.