VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha signed Prime Minister’s Decision No. 648/QĐ-TTg on June 7 adopting a master plan on the development of airports in Vietnam during the 2021 to 2030 period, with a vision towards 2050.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to serve 150,555 flights and up to 23.9 million passengers in the summer’s peak season from June 1 to August 15.
VOV.VN - Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi is anticipated to serve a daily record of 96,000 passengers and 580 flights during the upcoming five-day break to mark National Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1).
VOV.VN - The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has approved the Noi Bai International Airport’s proposal to pilot check-in via facial recognition technology using identification (ID) cards carrying microchips for certain domestic flights.
VOV.VN - At least eight domestic flights to the city of Dien Bien in the north-western region have been cancelled or forced to turn around due to thick smoke from straw burning.
Air tickets on many domestic flight routes have nearly been sold out before the Lunar New Year holiday, Tet, with seat occupancy reaching 90-100%, as travel demand picks up, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.
Domestic airlines have planned to increase the number of seats to 6.7 million from 5.1 million to meet the travel demand ahead of and during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet), according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
The number of air passengers reached nearly 12 million in July, including over 10.5 million on domestic flights, an increase of 40.3% compared to July 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak, said the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
VOV.VN - The number of passengers passing through Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi has reached a record number, exceeding the airport’s design capacity.
Vietnam’s domestic aviation market is recovering at the fastest pace in the world with a growth rate of 123% compared to the same period of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.