This morning (January 25, the 26th of Tet), the first day of the Lunar New Year holiday 2025, Tan Son Nhat airport continued to be crowded with passengers.

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Passengers queue up to check in for their flight at 4am on January 25 (26th day of Lunar New Year). Photo: TK.

From dawn, the domestic and international terminals of this airport were bustling with passengers arriving and departing. At the halls, station staff guided the route and lined up neatly to check in.

As the morning rush hour approaches, the number of passengers increases, causing congestion at the manual check-in counters due to the increased demand for passengers to check in their luggage.

This morning, many flights were delayed and displayed on the information board, causing thousands of passengers to wait tiredly.

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It took passengers an hour to complete check-in procedures due to the large number of passengers. Photo: TK.

Ms. Dinh Thi Diem (residing in Thu Duc City) said that her whole family took a taxi to the airport at 4:00 a.m. to check in for the 7:30 a.m. flight back to Hai Phong.

After queuing for an hour, Ms. Diem's ​​family completed the check-in procedure. When they entered the quarantine area to wait for the plane, they received a notice from Vietjet Air about the flight delay.

"I have received 4 notices about flight delays. The most recent one reported a departure date of 10:35 a.m., but I don't know if this will be the last one. There are many cases of delays like mine at the airport, everyone is tired," Ms. Diem worried.

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Passengers waiting to board a flight home. Photo: VQ
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Going early to check in and having to endure hours of flight delays makes passengers exhausted. Photo: VQ

According to Tan Son Nhat International Airport, today (January 25), the airport welcomed more than 145,000 passengers, with 927 flights. Of these, 465 were departure flights and 462 were arrival flights.

Yesterday, the airport welcomed a record number of passengers with more than 150,000 passengers passing through and 1,002 flights served.

On the last working day of the year, Tan Son Nhat airport welcomed a record of more than 150,000 visitors.

On the last working day of the year, Tan Son Nhat airport welcomed a record of more than 150,000 visitors.

It is forecasted that today, Tan Son Nhat airport will receive more than 150,000 passengers with over 1,000 flights served.

'Sea of ​​people' flock to Tan Son Nhat to wait in line for flights at dawn

On the 24th of Tet, about 140,000 passengers passed through Tan Son Nhat airport with 1,000 flights serving.
Tan Son Nhat Airport is crowded with people welcoming overseas Vietnamese home for Tet.

Tan Son Nhat Airport is crowded with people welcoming overseas Vietnamese home for Tet.

Early morning of December 22, Tan Son Nhat International Airport (HCMC) was packed with relatives waiting to welcome overseas Vietnamese returning home for Tet. Many emotional moments of reunion appeared.