Domestic flight tickets sold out for April 30 holiday

According to statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority, during the April 30-May 1 holiday, Vietnamese airlines are expected to operate 7,536 flights (an average of 685 flights/day), an increase of 21% over the same period last year; providing about 1.5 million seats. Of which, the largest proportion is flights to/from Ho Chi Minh City with 5,083 flights (an average of 462 flights/day).

For the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route alone, airlines plan to operate 1,261 flights, an increase of 16%; providing 305,000 seats.

According to a survey, up to now, many domestic flights, despite high ticket prices, are always fully booked or have very few seats left.

Typically, on the April 30 holiday, the airfare for the Hanoi - Phu Quoc route of Vietnam Airlines was 4.38 million VND, all business class tickets were gone; Vietjet Air had 4/5 flights sold out, the ticket price of the remaining flight was up to 4.3 million VND.

Hanoi - Da Nang route, economy class tickets on day and early evening flights of Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet are sold out, only late flights after 8pm with ticket prices of 2.4-2.5 million VND are left. Bamboo Airways only has business class tickets with prices of more than 4.5 million VND.

Vietnam Airlines' Hanoi - Nha Trang route only has special economy tickets with prices up to 4.6 million VND, business class tickets nearly 7.2 million VND; Vietjet Air has 4/5 flights sold out, with the last flight of the day having ticket prices from 3.6-5 million VND.

Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route, Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet ticket prices range from 3.6-3.7 million VND. Bamboo Airways has prices ranging from 2.5-3.4 million VND.

"To ensure people's travel needs are convenient and safe, the Civil Aviation Authority has requested airlines to arrange resources, develop plans to increase flights, and best meet passengers' transportation needs; monitor the sales situation on flight routes, promptly add flights on routes with high demand, and increase operations during off-peak hours and night hours," the Civil Aviation Authority said.

The Authority also requires airlines to promptly notify the plan to increase flights to airports and aviation service providers to proactively unify and arrange service resources. At the same time, it is necessary to prepare operational resources, minimize delays and cancellations due to airline reasons; maintain and improve the quality of passenger services and the rate of on-time flights.

The Civil Aviation Authority also requires airlines to strengthen control over ticket sales by agents and fully perform the responsibilities and obligations of carriers to passengers in case of flight cancellations or long delays.

Warning about cheap airline ticket scams

According to the announcement of the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention - Ho Chi Minh City Police, the long holiday celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025) and the International Labor Day on May 1 is a time when the demand for travel increases, many people look for cheap air tickets to travel and visit relatives. Taking advantage of this psychology, online scammers have launched a series of sophisticated tricks to appropriate people's property.

Among them, the common tricks that these subjects often use are: Impersonating fanpages and websites of reputable airlines or official airline ticket agents. In addition, many subjects post advertisements for unusually cheap tickets with attractive messages: "hot tickets, super cheap prices, limited quantity!", stimulating greed to book large numbers of tickets for organizations and agencies to enjoy the difference.

Scammers often request a quick transfer to "hold a seat", then cut off contact or report an error to entice customers to transfer more money to get back the money they transferred earlier. Customers receive a fake booking/reservation code, only to discover that the transaction did not exist when they arrive at the airport.

In addition to issuing warnings about this scam, the Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention Department - Ho Chi Minh City Police also provides instructions on how to avoid becoming a victim of scammers.

People are advised to only buy tickets through the official website or authorized agents of the airline; Check the fanpage, phone number, and address carefully (Note: High interaction is not necessarily real); Do not transfer money to individuals, especially when there is no contract or clear confirmation; When in doubt, call the airline's official hotline to verify before paying.

"Unusually cheap tickets - extraordinary risks, so be a smart consumer, stay alert to increasingly sophisticated scams on the internet. When scammed, people should quickly report to the nearest police agency for support and handling", the Department of Cyber ​​Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention - Ho Chi Minh City Police recommends.

(According to VTC News)

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