Many flights during Lunar New Year are fully booked.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, the total number of seats provided on international and domestic flights from January 14 to February 12, 2025 has reached more than 7 million seats, an increase of more than 5% compared to the Lunar New Year 2024.

Tickets are still abundant

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said that the number of domestic seats supplied during the Lunar New Year holiday reached more than 4.9 million seats, with an average of 165,000 seats/day, an increase of about 4.8% compared to 2024. Compared to November 26, Vietnamese airlines have added 70,000 seats, mainly on domestic routes.

The total number of seats provided on international and domestic routes from January 14 to February 12, 2025 to date has reached more than 7 million seats.

During the period before the holiday (from January 21 to January 28, 2025), the booking rate on flights from Ho Chi Minh City to provinces and cities was recorded to have mostly reached over 50%.

Some flights have high booking rates (90-100%) on the dates from January 23 to January 26, 2025, such as Ho Chi Minh City to Hue, Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, Quy Nhon, Quang Binh, Thanh Hoa, Vinh.

On flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi and Da Nang, the supply of tickets is still abundant with a booking rate of 20-50%.

Typically, the flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi on January 25, 2025 (ie December 26 of the lunar calendar) is the day with the highest booking rate in the whole period, but only reached 62%. In the opposite direction from provinces and cities to Ho Chi Minh City, the booking rate on most flights is between 15-30%.

During the final stages of the holiday (from February 1 to February 7, 2025), the booking rate for flights from local areas back to Ho Chi Minh City was high, reflecting the characteristics of air transport activities as every year. Some days were full with a rate of over 90% to 100% such as from Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, Thanh Hoa, Quy Nhon, Chu Lai, Dong Hoi, Buon Ma Thuot to Ho Chi Minh City.

The "head-off" nature of air transport

On domestic flights during the 2025 Lunar New Year, ticket prices also have differences. Before the holiday, The price of flights from Ho Chi Minh City to other localities is currently higher than the price of the return flight . Surveying ticket price data (including taxes and fees) for economy class on January 21, 2025 (ie December 22 of the Lunar calendar), the route from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi - the route with the highest frequency and the largest number of passengers, the ticket price offered by Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways is about 3.7 million VND. Vietjet Air has a price of nearly 3.1 million VND. Vietravel Airlines' ticket price fluctuates around 3.1-3.4 million VND.

Meanwhile, in the opposite direction from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, the ticket prices announced by the airlines are significantly lower. Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air have prices of about 1.1-1.4 million VND, Bamboo Airways about 1.1 million VND, Vietravel Airlines about 0.9 million VND.

For the flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Thanh Hoa, Vietnam Airlines' ticket price is 3.7 million VND, while Vietjet Air offers a price of about 3.1 million VND. In the opposite direction, Vietnam Airlines' ticket price is about 0.9 million VND, Vietjet Air offers a ticket of 0 VND (excluding taxes and fees), which is about 0.6 million VND after including taxes and fees.

Flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Quy Nhon on this day are recorded at 2.5 million VND by Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways, while Vietjet Air has a ticket price of about 2.4 million VND. In the opposite direction, Vietnam Airlines offers a ticket price of about 0.8 million VND, Vietjet Air a ticket of 0 VND (about 0.6 million VND including taxes and fees), Bamboo Airways has a ticket price of about 0.7 million VND.

At the beginning of the holiday, ticket prices of airlines are fluctuating differently. Surveying departure dates close to January 25, 2025 (ie December 26 of the Lunar calendar), on the flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi, Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways offer tickets for about 3.7 million VND/way, while Vietjet Air and Vietravel Airlines record ticket prices of about 3.7 million VND/way, an increase of about 10-20% compared to the time before the holiday. On the other hand, airlines still have low ticket prices, similar to the previous days.

At the end of the holiday, the ticket price reversed with a higher price appearing on the flight from the local area to Ho Chi Minh City. Surveying ticket prices on February 2, 2025 (the last day of the holiday), the flight from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Airlines' ticket price was 3.7 million VND.

Vietjet Air has a price of about 3.6-3.7 million VND, and Vietravel Airlines is at the equivalent of about 3.7 million VND. Meanwhile, in the opposite direction, the airlines are all offering lower prices from 1.5-2.0 million VND when traveling from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi.

On the flight from Vinh to Ho Chi Minh City, both Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways apply a ticket price of about 3.7 million VND. On the return flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh, Vietnam Airlines has a ticket price ranging from about 1.9-2.1 million VND, Vietjet Air about 1.2 million VND, and Bamboo Airways has a ticket price of about 3.1-3.7 million VND/way.

It can be seen that ticket prices show similarities with the booking rate on domestic flights during the Lunar New Year period.

Accordingly, flights from the South to the North will have higher booking rates and ticket prices than flights from the North to the South at the beginning of the holiday. At the same time, this will be reversed at the end of the holiday.

According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, this is a characteristic that can be seen on flights between major cities (Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi) and localities across the country, reflecting the "head-to-head" nature of air transport exploitation that is formed every Lunar New Year or long holidays during the year.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said it will continue to monitor market developments to direct and coordinate with airlines and airports to add flights on routes with high traffic volume. Thereby, contributing to regulating airfares, meeting and serving the travel needs of passengers during the upcoming Lunar New Year peak.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/nhieu-chang-bay-dip-tet-nguyen-dan-da-kin-cho-192241210202948889.htm