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Airlines launch discount programmes to boost domestic flights

Airlines are offering various discounts to mark their resumption of domestic flights after the social distancing period ended.

Airlines are offering various discounts to mark their resumption of domestic flights after the social distancing period ended.


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Airports have received more flights recently

Vietnam Airlines started the same-price programme that offers VND99,000 one-way flight, not including taxes and fees, for all domestic flights. The prices are only offered to customers who buy tickets for flights that fly from September 6, 2020, to February 21, 2021, on websites or mobile app during April 24-30 period.

On April 23, Vietnam Airlines Group that include Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and Vasco announced that they would resume six return flights a day on Hanoi-HCM City route and two flights on Hanoi-HCM City-Danang route. Starting from May, the number of Hanoi-HCM City flights will be 11. There will be four flights on Danang-Hanoi and five on Danang-HCM City route. Other routes will also have more flights gradually.

Vasco started to launch one flight a day on April 25 and 27 on Hanoi-Dien Bien and HCM City-Con Dao and HCM City-Ca Mau routes. From May, it will remain one a day on the HCM City-Con Dao route while increasing the number of flights on other routes to three.

Vietjet Air offers VND9,000 tickets, not including taxes and fees, for all domestic routes for who book tickets from 12 pm-2 pm from April 23 to 25. According to Vietjet Air, it is operating 10 cargo flights a day, many of them are free-of-charge flights carrying medical supplies for Covid-19 mitigation efforts.

Bamboo Airways doesn't offer any discount but announcing that special members would be offered discount programmes at nationwide hotels and resorts.

From April 23 to 30, Bamboo Airways has four return flights a day on Hanoi-HCM City route, one flight on Hanoi-Nha Trang route, two flights on Hanoi-Danang route and one flight on Hanoi-Phu Quoc route.

Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi has also received more passengers since social distancing was relaxed. On April 23, the airport received 88 flights, 18 more flights compared to the previous days. There were 45 domestic flights, including 37 passenger flights and 3 cargo flights, and 43 international flights which were all cargo flights.

On the following day, Noi Bai received 109 flights. 58 of them are domestic flights including 47 passenger flights and 11 cargo flights. The other 51 international flights only carriedcargo.
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