This is the second day that Tan Son Nhat airport enters its peak season serving passengers during the Lunar New Year 2025.

From the early morning of January 23 (December 24, the year of the Dragon), Tan Son Nhat airport was bustling with passengers pulling their suitcases to check in, ready for the first flight of the day, at 3:30.

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At 3am, passengers were dragging their suitcases waiting to check in at Tan Son Nhat airport to return home to celebrate Lunar New Year 2025. Photo: T.Linh

This is the off-peak time when airlines increase night flights to reduce passenger load during Tet.

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Passengers lined up to check in at 4:30 this morning (December 24). Photo: T.Linh.

"My family had a flight at 5:10 a.m. to Hai Phong, so we rushed to the airport early in the morning. Traveling at this time, we didn't have to worry about traffic jams or long check-in lines at the airport. However, when we got there, I was surprised to see that many people chose the same option as my family," said Mr. The Anh (40 years old, living in Binh Tan district).

According to the male passenger, due to the large number of people and everyone's luggage being full, they had to wait a long time because they had to do manual check-in procedures.

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According to records, as the morning progressed, the number of passengers arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport became more crowded and they continued to have to wait in long lines to check in.

Inside the security checkpoint area, the isolation area waiting to board the plane is in the same situation.

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The quarantine area waiting to board the plane was also packed with passengers. Photo: T.Linh

According to a representative of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the airport has 1,000 flights with about 140,000 passengers per day, of which more than 90,000 are domestic passengers.

Despite the high volume of passengers, Tan Son Nhat Airport has implemented many support measures, including increasing staff, optimizing check-in procedures, and arranging additional flights to reduce the load...

At the same time, bus routes and technology taxi services are also operating at full capacity to serve passengers, helping to quickly connect from the city center to the airport.

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Traffic jam for kilometers at the eastern gateway of Ho Chi Minh City on the eve of Tet

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Tan Son Nhat at peak time welcomes 140,000 passengers, check-in counters are packed with people

Tan Son Nhat at peak time welcomes 140,000 passengers, check-in counters are packed with people

In front of the airline check-in counters, the security screening area at Tan Son Nhat airport is always packed with people waiting in line to check in and enter the quarantine area to board the plane.
From January 23, passengers who have difficulty getting a taxi can take a free bus leaving Tan Son Nhat airport.

From January 23, passengers who have difficulty getting a taxi can take a free bus leaving Tan Son Nhat airport.

If it is difficult to catch a taxi inside Tan Son Nhat airport, passengers can take the free bus to the buffer zone in front of the international terminal for convenient travel.