The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked local airlines to increase flights on Hanoi - HCM City route, especially during night time to serve a large number of passengers.
Passengers at Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City on February 6
According to CAAV, the number of passengers departing from Noi Bai Airport on the peak day of Lunar New Year or Tet holiday 2022 doubled that of Tet 2021 with over 29,000 passengers on 383 flights.
On February 6, Noi Bai Airport served a total of 372 flights with 56,000 passengers. CAAV has asked local airlines to add more than 100 flights between February 6-12, mainly on the Hanoi-HCM City route to serve the high demand.
Earlier, local airlines planned to conduct over 13,400 flights during the Tet holiday between January 23 to February 16 which was an increase of 109% against last Tet holiday.
The Tet holiday 2022 lasted from January 29 to February 6.