VOV.VN - After nearly two-year hiatus of international flights, with exceptions for returning citizens and foreign experts, the country’s aviation industry is facing its worst crisis amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Vietnam Airlines is planning to resume regular international flights linking Vietnam with 15 countries and territories in the first half of 2022.

With permission from the authorities of countries, budget carrier Vietjet Air expects to reopen regular international flights starting January 1 next year.

Only Japan has officially agreed with Vietnam’s plan to resume regular international flights starting next year with four flights a week, the Civil Aviation Authority said on December 23.

The Korea Tourism Organisation in Vietnam (KTO Vietnam) held the Korea MICE Webinar on December 21 to promote outbound tours to the country on December 21, attracting over 500 travel, media agencies and enterprises from Hanoi and other localities.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Airlines Group, consisting of Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and VASCO, will offer approximately two million tickets on all domestic flights during the upcoming 2022 Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, to meet increasing travel demand.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on December 18 it will cancel a number of domestic flights on December 19 due to the impact of the impending super typhoon Rai.

VOV.VN - The comprehensive strategic partnership is developing strongly in all areas, from politics, diplomacy, security to economy, trade, investment, education-training, science-technology and culture, said officials of the two countries at a ceremony in New Delhi on December 17.

VOV.VN - Budget airline Bamboo Airways on December 17 announced its plan to operate a direct air route between Vietnam and Australia.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is set to reopen regular international flights in two phases, with the first connecting the country to nine markets, said Vo Huy Cuong, deputy head of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam at a seminar on December 16 to seek solutions for the reopening of international routes.