According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, the booking rate on domestic flights during the 2025 Lunar New Year is increasing rapidly.
High booking rate
Accordingly, during the beginning of the holiday season (from January 21 to January 28), the booking rate on flights from Ho Chi Minh City to localities is increasing rapidly and is almost full. In particular, some routes have reached over 90-100% booking rate, such as flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hue, Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, Quy Nhon, Buon Ma Thuot, Quang Binh, Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Chu Lai, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Hue and the flight from Hanoi to Buon Ma Thuot.
Flight booking rates during the 2025 Lunar New Year period are gradually increasing, with many routes already sold out.
Many flights are sold out in economy class
Ticket price survey data shows that during the Lunar New Year, before the holiday, airfares for many routes from Ho Chi Minh City to the provinces were listed at high levels by airlines, and many routes were even "sold out" in economy class. Specifically, on January 22 (ie the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month), the routes Ho Chi Minh City - Vinh, Ho Chi Minh City - Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City - Thanh Hoa or the main routes such as Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi, the basic economy class ticket price is currently listed by airlines at about 2.9 million VND. Meanwhile, on January 25 (the first day of the holiday), many routes such as Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City - Hue, Ho Chi Minh City - Nha Trang, Ho Chi Minh City - Thanh Hoa, Ho Chi Minh City - Vinh are "sold out". However, due to the high demand for travel to the countryside to celebrate Tet in the Northern provinces, airlines have to operate many empty flights from the Northern and Central provinces back to Ho Chi Minh City, so the ticket prices in the opposite direction from provinces such as Buon Ma Thuot, Hue, Thanh Hoa, Pleiku, Dong Hoi, Chu Lai ... to Ho Chi Minh City are showing a clear opposite price trend. On January 22, 25 and 27, on these routes, both Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air listed much lower prices, from only 90 thousand VND. Typically, on flights from Hai Phong, Vinh, Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, VietjetAir launched promotional tickets from only 0 VND. Bamboo Airways and Vietravel Airlines also offer attractive ticket prices, from only 25 thousand VND on routes 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 round trip were not significantly different, 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..., some airlines were sold out of economy class tickets. After the holiday, when people started to return to work, the 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. On the same day, on flights from tourist destinations such as Quy Nhon, Phu Quoc... to Hanoi, some airlines were sold out. On February 8, the first weekend after the holiday, ticket prices continued to show a skewed trend, as flights from Ho Chi Minh City to provinces such as Da Nang, Pleiku, Vinh, Hanoi, etc. were listed by airlines as low as 0 VND, while in the opposite direction, ticket prices remained high. Currently, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has directed the airports: Tho Xuan, Dong Hoi, Chu Lai, Phu Cat, Pleiku and Tuy Hoa to deploy a 24/24-hour operation plan, ensuring to meet the needs of airlines for night flights. In order to meet and ensure the connection between road traffic and aviation, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has sent a document to the People's Committees of provinces and cities requesting support in implementing solutions to serve Tet 2025. At the same time, it recommends that the People's Committees of provinces and cities direct relevant departments, agencies, and transportation service providers such as taxis and technology cars to increase operating hours, increase the number of vehicles, and increase the frequency of buses to serve passengers, especially passengers on night flights to and from airports.... The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said it will continue to request Vietnamese 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 close to Tet based on the appropriateness of operating capacity, airport infrastructure, and ensuring safety and security.
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