VOV.VN - Vietnam is stepping up efforts to curb cross-border fuel smuggling as global supply disruptions and rising oil prices place increasing pressure on the domestic market.

VOV.VN - Amid global aviation disruptions and fuel supply constraints, airlines and travel companies are maintaining plans to operate flights from Russia to the central cities of Da Nang, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc island this year.

Public transport ridership in Ho Chi Minh City has surged to 340,000 trips per day this March as commuters switch to the metro and buses to offset rising fuel prices caused by conflicts in the Middle East.

Vietnam’s aviation sector is facing mounting cost pressures as it prepares for the long Reunification Day (April 30)–May Day (May 1) holiday and the summer travel peak, with surging fuel prices posing a critical challenge to fare management and operational sustainability.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Construction has instructed the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to develop operational scenarios for the aviation sector amid volatile Jet A1 fuel prices and potential supply disruptions.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has proposed cutting the environmental protection tax on petrol and oil products by up to 50% in an effort to reduce domestic retail fuel prices and ease cost pressures on businesses and consumers.

Amid a global fuel crisis driven by impacts of the still-unpredictable conflict in the Middle East, diversifying supply sources to meet domestic demand is an urgent priority alongside longer-term measures, experts have said.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese airlines are considering fuel surcharges on international routes from early April 2026 as jet fuel prices rise sharply amid the Middle East conflict.

More than 60% of international airlines have either increased or are planning to increase airfares from mid-March, as surging fuel costs continue to put pressure on the global aviation industry, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - The Politburo of the Communist Party of Vietnam has called for the synchronised implementation of multiple measures to ensure fuel supply and stabilise petroleum prices amid increasing global volatility.