At the beginning of the new year, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport added new destinations. On January 1, China Southern Airlines flight SC4645 took off from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport and successfully arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, marking the successful completion of the inaugural mission of the direct flight between Qingdao and Ho Chi Minh City. The route operates three flights a week. The one-way flight time for this direct flight route is about 5 hours, saving nearly half the time compared to transit travel.

At the beginning of the new year, Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport added new destinations. On January 1, China Southern Airlines flight SC4645 took off from Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport and successfully arrived at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, marking the successful completion of the inaugural mission of the direct flight between Qingdao and Ho Chi Minh City. The route operates three flights a week. The one-way flight time for this direct flight route is about 5 hours, saving nearly half the time compared to transit travel.