With summer vacation approaching and travel demand surging, Vietnamese airlines are ramping up capacity, particularly on popular routes connecting to tourist destinations.

Airplane engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (PW)’s recalling of a number of A321Neo aircraft operated by Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air has caused the domestic aviation industry to face a serious shortage of aircraft, said Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Thang at a conference held by the Ministry of Transport on April 1.

Vietjet has opened a new direct route connecting the capital city of Hanoi with the beautiful port city of Sydney, bringing the total number of routes connecting Vietnam and Australia to seven.

The fleets of some Vietnamese airlines are likely to shrink in 2024 and 2025, thus subsequently affecting their transportation capacity on domestic and international routes, said the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

VOV.VN - Dinh Viet Thang, director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), has just issued a Directive on compliance and implementation of Alert Service Bulletine for PW1100 engines on the Airbus A321 NEO fleet that is being operated by Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air.

VOV.VN - National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue witnessed a signing ceremony regarding comprehensive cooperation between the low-cost carrier Vietjet Air of Vietnam and the national airline of Laos, Lao Airlines right after his arrival in Vientiane on December 4.

VOV.VN - Low-cost carrier VietJet Air has officially launched new routes connecting the cities of Perth and Adelaide, Australia’s fourth and fifth largest metropolitan areas, to Ho Chi Minh City.

The Vietjet SkyJoy loyalty programme has just been honoured as "The innovative newly-launched product" at Better Choice Awards at the Vietnam International Exhibition Innovation 2023 (VIIE 2023) hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Planning and Investment.

Vietnamese carriers Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Bamboo Airways, Pacific Airlines and Vasco have offered over 6 million tickets for sale to meet rising travel demand during Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024, which is forecast to be higher than last year.

VOV.VN - China Southern Airlines has unveiled that it will increase the frequency of flights from Guangzhou to Khanh Hoa from three round trips per week to one round trip each day, with the new schedule starting from October 29.