Vietnam Airlines to increase flights during Tet
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced its plan to increase domestic flights during the Lunar New Year Festival, the biggest holiday of the year.
Accordingly, the carrier begins selling tickets for the period on October 2 with an added number of 835 flights between January 19 and February 14, 2014.
The air route between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh, the most heavy one, will be serviced by an extra 385 flights, 23 percent more than usual. Another 218 flights will be scheduled to fly passengers between Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. Flights on seven other domestic routes will also be increased.
Vietnam Airlines will also carry out night flights to meet the increasing demands of passengers during the period.