(NLDO) - Although Tet flight ticket prices are sky-high, many flights from Ho Chi Minh City are fully booked. Flights from Hanoi to Quy Nhon and Phu Quoc are also in high demand during this time.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has just updated the booking situation and domestic airfares for the Lunar New Year 2025.
Aviation is about to enter peak season. Photo: Phan Cong
During the beginning of the holiday season (from January 21 to January 28, 2025), the booking rate on flights from Ho Chi Minh City to localities is increasing rapidly and is almost full; in which some routes have reached over 90% to 100% booking rate, such as: Hanoi - Buon Ma Thuot (100%), Ho Chi Minh City - Hue (100%), Ho Chi Minh City - Pleiku (100%), Ho Chi Minh City - Tuy Hoa (100%), Ho Chi Minh City - Quy Nhon (100%), Ho Chi Minh City - Buon Ma Thuot (100%), Ho Chi Minh City - Quang Binh (100%), Ho Chi Minh City - Thanh Hoa (100%), Ho Chi Minh City - Vinh (100%), Ho Chi Minh City - Chu Lai, Ho Chi Minh City - Quy Nhon, Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City - Hue...
At the end of the holiday period (from January 30 to February 7), the booking rate showed a high increase on flights from the local area back to Ho Chi Minh City, in which, some days on the routes had a booking rate of reaching or approaching 100% such as from: Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, Thanh Hoa, Quy Nhon, Chu Lai, Dong Hoi, Buon Ma Thuot, Vinh... to Ho Chi Minh City.
For the main routes such as Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi, Hanoi - Da Nang, Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City, the occupancy rate in the period from January 25 to February 2 (ie December 26 to January 5 of the lunar calendar) is increasing rapidly, especially on the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang routes, some days near Tet have seen a high rate of over 80%.
Ticket price survey data shows that before the Tet holiday, airfares for many routes from Ho Chi Minh City to the provinces were listed at high prices by airlines, and many routes were even "sold out" in economy class.
Specifically, on January 22 (ie December 23 of the lunar calendar), flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh, Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa or main routes such as Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi, basic economy class tickets are currently listed by airlines at about 2.9 million VND excluding taxes and fees (3.5 million VND including taxes and fees).
Meanwhile, on January 25 (the first day of the holiday), many flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang, Hue, Nha Trang, Thanh Hoa, and Vinh were all "sold out".
After the holiday, when people started to return to work, ticket prices from the Northern and Central provinces to Ho Chi Minh City reversed.
On February 2, the end of the holiday, sold-out tickets were recorded on many routes from Buon Ma Thuot, Hue, Nha Trang, Thanh Hoa, Pleiku, Dong Hoi, Vinh, Chu Lai... to Ho Chi Minh City. Also on this day, on flights from tourist destinations such as Quy Nhon, Phu Quoc,... to Hanoi, some airlines also sold out tickets.
On February 8, the first weekend after the holiday, ticket prices still showed a skewed trend, when flights from Ho Chi Minh City to airports such as Da Nang, Pleiku, Vinh, Noi Bai... were listed by airlines from only 0 VND, while in the opposite direction, ticket prices remained high.
The Civil Aviation Authority said it will continue to ask airlines to study and consider adding flights to routes that are currently full from Ho Chi Minh City to the northern and central provinces on days before Tet based on operating capacity, airport infrastructure, and ensuring safety and security.
Flight tickets to Phu Quoc and Quy Nhon are in high demand.
Due to the high demand for travel back to hometowns to celebrate Tet in the Northern provinces, airlines had to operate many empty flights (ferries) from the Northern and Central provinces to return to Ho Chi Minh City before Tet with clearly opposite price trends.
On January 22, January 25, and January 27 (December 28), on flights from localities such as Buon Ma Thuot, Hue, Thanh Hoa, Pleiku, Dong Hoi, Chu Lai, ... to Ho Chi Minh City, both Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air listed much lower prices, starting from only 90,000 VND. Typically, on flights from Hai Phong, Vinh, Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietjet Air launched promotional fares starting from only 0 VND. Bamboo Airways and Vietravel Airlines also offered fares starting from only 25,000 VND on flights from Da Nang, Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.
Unlike flights to/from Ho Chi Minh City, before Tet, on tourist flights such as Hanoi - Da Nang, Hanoi - Quy Nhon, Hanoi - Phu Quoc, the ticket prices for the outbound and return flights were recorded to have no significant difference, fluctuating from only nearly 1 to 3 million VND depending on the route. However, on January 25, on some flights such as Hanoi - Quy Nhon, Hanoi - Phu Quoc... it was recorded that some airlines had sold out of economy class tickets.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/chay-ve-bay-tet-dan-ha-noi-tap-nap-di-bien-dip-le-196250104175220855.htm
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