The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has request airlines to provide 3000 extra flights for Tet (Lunar New Year) in order to serve high demand of peak season.
On 26th December, 3 major airlines in Vietnam said that they will put on services 582,000 more seats on 22 air routes served at 18 airports for Tet holiday.
Accordingly, there will be an extra 790 flights on the Noi Bai-Tan Son Nhat route, with Tan Son Nhat-Phu Bai adding 335 flights, Tan Son Nhat-Cam Ranh 324 flights, Tan Son Nhat-Da Nang 262 flights, Tan Son Nhat – Vinh 185 flights, and Tan Son Nhat-Tho Xuan 182 flights.
From January 30 to March 4, there will be more than 22,300 domestic flights, offering passengers 4.1 million seats, an increase of 15% and 19% respectively, against the same period last year.
Presently there are more than 70% of seats on domestic flights available. The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam advises passengers to access information about flights and tickets on the official channels of airlines to avoid misinformation.
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