Vietnam Airlines to add nearly 4,000 seats on Hanoi–HCM City route
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced on February 15 that it will add nearly 4,000 seats on wide-body aircraft on the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route between now and February 17 to meet increasing demand following the Lunar New Year festival.
Earlier from February 9-11 (the fifth – seventh day of the Lunar New Year), the carrier offered additional 200-400 seats per day on the route, raising the total to 9,000 – 10,000 per day.
During peak times from January 20 – February 11, Vietnam Airlines safely conducted about 8,000 domestic and international flights, serving around 1.3 million passengers with a punctuality rate of 90 percent on average.