Airlines add hundreds of flights but still 'sold out' of Tet flight tickets

Airlines are studying increasing flights during the 2025 Lunar New Year (illustrative photo)

According to a report by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, as of January 10, compared to the previous week (January 3), Vietnamese airlines have added 522 flights during the 2025 Lunar New Year, equivalent to about 133,000 seats, on domestic routes.

Flights focus on routes from Ho Chi Minh City to the Central provinces from January 22 to February 8, such as the Ho Chi Minh City - Buon Ma Thuot route increasing by 26 flights, the Ho Chi Minh City - Quy Nhon route increasing by 37 flights, the Ho Chi Minh City - Thanh Hoa route increasing by 32 flights, the Ho Chi Minh City - Chu Lai route increasing by 34 flights...

Despite the addition of many flights, many routes from Ho Chi Minh City to other localities are still quickly filled up during the days close to Tet and in the opposite direction during the period after Tet.

Many flights are fully booked such as Hanoi - Buon Ma Thuot and flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Hue, Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, Quy Nhon, Buon Ma Thuot, Quang Binh , Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Chu Lai, Nha Trang...

With the main routes such as: Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi , Hanoi - Da Nang, Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City, the occupancy rate in the period from January 25 to February 2 (ie December 26 to January 5 of the lunar calendar) is increasing. On the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang routes, some days near Tet have seen high occupancy rates, over 90%.

To better meet people's travel needs during the 2025 Lunar New Year holiday, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said it is working with airlines to study increasing flights on routes with high booking rates, especially routes with booking rates of over 90%.

At the same time, continue to deploy night flights based on the capacity of airlines, airport infrastructure conditions and ensure absolute safety and security during operations.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam emphasized that it will continue to support airlines in management and coordinate with units in the industry so that airlines can add more flights on domestic routes.

TB (summary)

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