In order to meet the increased travel demand during the 2025 Lunar New Year, airlines such as Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet and Bamboo Airways have increased wet leasing of aircraft, including accompanying crew.
Those plane These planes are landing in Vietnam one after another, ready to join the domestic flight network during peak season.
As planned, Vietnam Airlines has received two planes. Wet lease on January 10 at Tan Son Nhat airport and is expected to add one more on January 13. With three new Airbus A320 aircraft, the airline is expected to provide an additional 75,000 seats, equivalent to 400 flights during the Tet season.
On the evening of January 9, Vietjet also received four wet-lease aircraft, putting them into operation right during the peak period.
Previously, Bamboo Airways also rented additional aircraft, bringing the total number of aircraft operated on this occasion to eight.
As in previous years, many passengers said they had an enjoyable experience traveling during Tet on wet charter flights because they were served by international flight attendants.
According to Ms. My Chi (Thu Duc City), last year she flew a domestic Vietnamese airline but boarded a FreeBird Airlines (Türkiye) plane. At first, she felt "strange" and was afraid of getting on the wrong flight when there were foreign flight attendants and Vietnamese flight attendants serving her.
"I asked and found out that this was a plane the airline had chartered for Tet. This flight experience was very interesting," said Ms. Chi.
Airfares have increased sharply due to many factors. Although the airline Efforts to charter more planes to relieve pressure, complicated procedures and current regulations are causing many obstacles.
According to Decree 92/2016, the number of crewed leased aircraft (wet lease) of airlines in Vietnam must not exceed 30% of the total fleet in the first two years of operation. This requires airlines to carefully balance the need to add aircraft and comply with legal regulations.
A representative of Vietnam Airlines said that wet leasing additional aircraft would help add tens of thousands of seats, reducing ticket pressure during the Tet holiday. The airline has planned to flexibly adjust flight schedules and recommends that passengers comply with baggage regulations.
Wet leasing of aircraft is one of the important strategies that helps airlines Vietnam Airlines Overcoming the peak Tet season, ensuring the travel needs of millions of passengers during the biggest holiday of the year.
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