Vietnamese airlines add 586 Tet flights

One of three Airbus A320s wet-leased by Vietnam Airlines (including flight crew) to operate during the 2025 Lunar New Year – Photo: VNA

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said that after the authority continued to allocate slots (take-off and landing times), compared to the previous week (from January 10 to 17), Vietnamese airlines added 586 flights, equivalent to about 134,800 seats in the period from January 17 to February 12, 2025.

Accordingly, the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route increased by 90 flights, the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route increased by 89 flights, the Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang route increased by 24 flights, the Ho Chi Minh City - Thanh Hoa route increased by 22 flights, the Ho Chi Minh City - Hue route increased by 23 flights, the Ho Chi Minh City - Vinh route increased by 24 flights, the Hai Phong - Ho Chi Minh City route increased by 43 flights... compared to the previous week.

Previously, as of January 10, Vietnamese airlines had added 522 flights, equivalent to 133,000 seats on domestic routes, focusing on routes from Ho Chi Minh City to the Central provinces in the period from January 22 to February 8, 2025.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority, many flights continue to have a 100% booking rate, such as: Hanoi to Buon Ma Thuot (100%); Ho Chi Minh City to Hue/Pleiku/Tuy Hoa/Quy Nhon/Buon Ma Thuot/Quang Binh/Thanh Hoa/Vinh/Chu Lai/Quy Nhon/Nha Trang/Hue (100%).

For flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang/Hanoi and vice versa, the occupancy rate during the period from January 25 to February 2, 2025 (ie December 26 to January 5) is increasing rapidly. The Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang/Hanoi route on some days near Tet has a rate of over 90%.

Faced with high demand for air tickets, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has directed airlines to rent more planes and increase night flights to serve the Tet holiday, mainly on routes from Ho Chi Minh City to the North and Central regions.

At the same time, the department directed Tho Xuan, Dong Hoi, Chu Lai, Phu Cat, Pleiku and Tuy Hoa airports to deploy a 24/7 operation plan to welcome flights from Tan Son Nhat.

On the peak day, Tan Son Nhat welcomed more than 155,000 passengers by plane.

According to flight schedules and booking data of airlines, in the 7 days from December 29, the year of the Dragon, Tan Son Nhat airport operated over 6,100 flights and approximately 900,000 passengers, an increase of 8.7% in the number of flights and 4% in the number of passengers compared to the same period last year.

The highest number of passengers passing through the airport was on the 5th day of the first lunar month of the year of the Snake with more than 155,000 passengers (an increase of 4% compared to the peak day after Tet 2024).

At Noi Bai Airport, during the Lunar New Year 2025, there will be an average of 90,000 passengers and 550 flights per day. The peak day before Lunar New Year is expected to be January 24 (December 25) and the peak day after Lunar New Year is February 2, 2025 (January 5) with an estimated 100,000 passengers and 590 flights.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/cac-hang-hang-khong-viet-nam-tang-them-586-chuyen-bay-tet-20250118165328477.htm