Vietnam’s aviation industry is forecast to have a busy year ahead as China reopens its borders which had been shut down since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Several days ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested that airlines add night flights and tighten security measures in a bid to meet the increasing demand of travelers for the festive celebrations.

VOV.VN - A STARLUX Airlines flight of Taiwan (China) departing from Taipei touched down at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on January 13, inaugurating an air route between the two cities.

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.

Vietnam Airlines has been ranked one of the top 10 Vietnamese brands in 2022, revealed a report by the Vietnam Report.

VOV.VN - Starting from January 8, Vietnamese airlines will operate regular routes to China as they had done in the pre-pandemic period in 2019, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet has made it onto a list of the top 20 safest low-cost airlines internationally for 2023, according to a recent announcement by AirlineRatings.com, a global airline safety and product review website.

Localities nationwide welcomed first New Year visitors on January 1.

The number of foreign travelers to Vietnam was still modest, just 3.5 million, in 2022.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines has announced plans to add more than 500 flights, equivalent to 90,000 seats, in order to meet increasing travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest festival of the year.