Unexpected scene during rush hour at Tan Son Nhat airport on New Year's Day

TPO - During the morning rush hour of January 1, 2025, the area inside and outside Tan Son Nhat International Airport - Ho Chi Minh City was clear. Today, the airport is expected to operate 675 flights, with more than 105,000 arriving and departing passengers.

TPO - During the morning rush hour of January 1, 2025, the area inside and outside Tan Son Nhat International Airport - Ho Chi Minh City was clear. Today, the airport is expected to operate 675 flights, with more than 105,000 arriving and departing passengers.

On the morning of January 1, the area inside and outside Tan Son Nhat International Airport was very clear.

At the domestic and international terminals, the number of passengers is not too crowded.

Outside the terminal, passengers can easily catch a taxi or ride-hailing car to leave the airport without having to wait long.

According to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, today (January 1), there are expected to be 675 flights departing and arriving with approximately more than 105,000 passengers. Of these, 53,920 will arrive and 51,558 will depart.

Previously, yesterday (December 31, 2024), Tan Son Nhat International Airport welcomed more than 654 flights arriving and departing with 96,847 passengers. Thus, the number of passengers on the first day of the new year holiday 2025 only increased slightly compared to the previous day.

According to a representative of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the number of passengers during the New Year holiday did not fluctuate much compared to normal days and only increased slightly. The reason is that this year's New Year holiday, workers only have 1 day off, besides, the gap between the New Year holiday and the Lunar New Year holiday is close together. Therefore, many people choose to stay in Ho Chi Minh City during the holiday on January 1, 2025.

Baggage screening area is clear during New Year holiday.

Mr. Tran Van Hoach - Head of Aviation Service Quality Supervision Department, Southern Airport Authority said that during the upcoming Lunar New Year 2025 peak season, Tan Son Nhat International Airport is expected to have 820 flights per day with about 130,000 passengers per day. Of which, the peak days before Tet are estimated to be December 26-28 and the peak days after Tet are January 5, 6 and 7.

According to Mr. Hoach, in preparation for the upcoming Lunar New Year travel peak, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has continuously adjusted the slot coordination parameters at Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Specifically, during the peak period from January 21, 2025 to February 9, 2025, the number of flights taking off and landing has been increased to 48 flights/hour during the day and 46 flights/hour at night.

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Source: https://tienphong.vn/canh-tuong-bat-ngo-trong-gio-cao-diem-tai-san-bay-tan-son-nhat-ngay-tet-duong-lich-post1705834.tpo