According to information from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, up to now, 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 Lunar New Year 2024. Of which, domestic seats provided have 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.
Regarding the booking situation on domestic flights during the Lunar New Year 2025, in 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%) 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 very abundant with booking rates ranging from 20% -50%; for example, 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 flights is mostly between 15-30%.
During the final period of the holiday (from February 1 to February 7, 2025), the booking rate for flights from the local area back to Ho Chi Minh City was high, showing the characteristics of air transport activities as every year.
Some days are 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.
Economy class airfares on domestic flights during Lunar New Year 2025 (prices include taxes and fees)
Surveying ticket price data (including taxes and fees) for economy class on January 21, 2025 (ie December 22 of the Lunar calendar), on 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; and the ticket price of Vietravel Airlines fluctuates between 3.1 and 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, with Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air being around 1.1 to 1.4 million VND, Bamboo Airways being around 1.1 million VND, and Vietravel Airlines being around 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 it for about 3.1 million VND.
In the opposite direction, Vietnam Airlines' ticket price is about 0.9 million VND, Vietjet Air offers 0 VND tickets (excluding taxes and fees), which is about 0.6 million VND after including taxes and fees.
The flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Quy Nhon on the same day was recorded at 2.5 million VND by Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways; while Vietjet Air had a ticket price of about 2.4 million VND.
In the opposite direction from Quy Nhon to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Airlines offers tickets for about 0.8 million VND, Vietjet Air offers 0 VND tickets with a ticket price of about 0.6 million VND after including taxes and fees, Bamboo Airways records a ticket price of about 0.7 million VND.
At the beginning of the holiday season, ticket prices of airlines are fluctuating differently.
Survey for departure dates close to January 25, 2025 (ie December 26 of the Lunar calendar - the start of the holiday), on flights 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.
In the opposite direction, airlines still have low ticket prices, similar to previous days.
At the end of the holiday, the fares reversed with higher prices appearing on flights from the local area to Ho Chi Minh City. Surveying the fares on February 2, 2025 (the last day of the holiday), the route from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City, the fare of Vietnam Airlines was 3.7 million VND; Vietjet Air had a price of about 3.6-3.7 million VND; and Vietravel Airlines was equivalent to about 3.7 million VND.
Meanwhile, in the opposite direction, all airlines have 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; while on the return flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Vinh, Vietnam Airlines has a ticket price ranging from 1.9 to 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.
The survey data shows a clear “head-to-head” nature. The Civil Aviation Authority 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 also contributing to regulating airfares, meeting and serving the travel needs of passengers during the upcoming Lunar New Year peak.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/ve-bay-tet-truc-bac-nam-con-nhieu-gia-ve-ra-sao-196241211120405051.htm
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