The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has asked domestic carriers to increase flights to meet the travel demand for the upcoming National Day of September 2.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced plans to add 2,500 flights on local and international routes, with over 500,000 seats on offer in total to meet the spike in travel demand during the upcoming National Day holiday.

Several airline websites worldwide were inaccessible early on the afternoon of July 19.

Airlines have been increasing the number of night flights to meet demand amid an aircraft shortage, but the inconvenience and fear of fatigue mean passengers shun them.

The central city of Da Nang needs to mobilise resources to offer new products to attract more visitors and keep them there longer, Director of the municipal Department of Statistics Tran Van Vu has said.

VOV.VN - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines hosted a ceremony in Seoul on July 3 to mark 30 years of its direct flights to the Republic of Korea and welcome the 15 millionth passenger on the Vietnam – RoK route.

Ample room remains for Vietnam-India cooperation, particularly in trade, investment, tourism and renewable energy, Le Quang Bien, Consul General of Vietnam in Mumbai, has said.

VOV.VN - Vietnam Airlines has expanded its international flight network with the opening of a new route connecting the capital of Hanoi with Chengdu of China, helping to promote trade and tourism between the two cities and two countries.

Pacific Airlines will resume the operation of domestic flights on June 26 with a plane transferred by its parent company Vietnam Airlines Group, according to Tuoi tre (Youth) newspaper.

The first flight with 162 passengers on board departing from Lijang, China’s Yunnan province landed safely at Cat Bi International Airport in the northern port city of Hai Phong on June 15.