Sharp increase in local flights for Tet

To meet the growing needs of airline passengers, most Vietnamese carriers plan to improve their services in the domestic market during Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carrier, plans to increase its domestic flights before Tet to an average of 111 flights per day. The earliest flight starts at 5.30am and the latest, at 11.30pm.

Flights from Hanoi to HCM City, by far the most heavily trafficked route, will increase from 20 to 44 per day. Closely following are those from HCM City to Danang with 22, more than twice as many as the current 10.

From January 24 to February 6 this year, Vietnam Airlines will serve 24/7 from HCM City – Danang – Hanoi.

Other medium-and small-sized carriers slightly increase their domestic flights during Tet. VietJet Air, the country’s first private carrier, plans to add one more internal flight by mid January, going from two to three flights, while Air Mekong is increasing its flights by 25 percent.

Vietnam Airlines worked with Noi Bai International Ground Services and five other taxi and bus enterprises to maintain the current services prices during Tet.
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Tags: Vietnam aviation, Vietnam aviation industry, Vietnam aviation market

Posted by VBN on Jan 12 2012. Filed under Aviation. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can leave a response or trackback to this entry