Vietnam Airlines domestic market share plummets
Tuesday, 17:16, 24/11/2015
Vietnam Airlines has remained the market leader this year, but has seen its domestic market share erode significantly.
According to a Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) report, the airline carried 14.6 million passengers, 9.3% higher year-on-year but only accounting for 47.6% of the total number of air travellers compared to 56.6% in the same period last year.
Budget carriers Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific increased their respective market shares by 6.9 percentage points to 35.7% and 1.9 percentage points to 14.9%.
Vietnamese carriers together operate a fleet of 127 aircraft with an average age slightly above five years. They own 51 of them and lease the rest.
This year they have carried 26.9 million passengers and 198,000 tonnes of goods, 26.9% and 5.1% up year-on-year.
Budget carriers Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific increased their respective market shares by 6.9 percentage points to 35.7% and 1.9 percentage points to 14.9%.
Vietnamese carriers together operate a fleet of 127 aircraft with an average age slightly above five years. They own 51 of them and lease the rest.
This year they have carried 26.9 million passengers and 198,000 tonnes of goods, 26.9% and 5.1% up year-on-year.