Passengers struggle at Tan Son Nhat, have to return to wait at the airport

At 4:00 a.m. on February 5 (December 26) at Tan Son Nhat airport, many passengers were present, hurriedly dragging their luggage to check in to board the plane for the Lunar New Year holiday.

At this time, Tan Son Nhat airport is always in a tense situation, with flights being delayed and delayed continuously. According to statistics from Tan Son Nhat Airport Operations Center, from 0:00 on February 1 to 16:00 on February 3 (December 22-24), this airport operated more than 1,100 flights. Of these, 659 flights were delayed, accounting for nearly 60%.

A month ago, Thuc Nhi booked a flight to go home for Tet on December 25th but was informed that her flight had been changed to early this morning (December 26th). After checking in, Nhi received another notification that flight VJ 640 to Da Nang had been delayed until the evening.

"I arrived here at 2am this morning. Now the airline has announced a delay in the flight schedule. I have to take a bus back home and return to the airport in the evening," Nhi said.

At 5 o'clock today, the number of people waiting in line to check in at the check-in and baggage check-in counters of Vietnam Airlines , Bamboo Airways and Vietjet Air was crowded.

Online check-in areas of many airlines are crowded. Tan Son Nhat volunteer teams have been added to assist passengers with quick check-in procedures.

The Tet holiday lasts for 7 days, so many passengers bring large luggage. Many Tet gifts such as cakes, candies, and even flower branches and apricot trees are carried by many people on the journey home.

Long lines of passengers lined up to move to the check-in counter. During the peak period of the Lunar New Year, it is expected that there will be about 860 - 900 flights departing and arriving at Tan Son Nhat airport each day, with an average of about 135,000 - 140,000 passengers.

The man kept looking at his watch impatiently as he waited in line for too long. Many flights were about to depart but passengers who had not yet checked in were instructed by staff to go ahead so they could complete the procedures on time.

A representative of Tan Son Nhat International Airport said that during the Tet holiday, the airport is expected to serve 850-880 flights per day.

The peak day is February 6 (December 27), when there will be more than 920 flights with more than 150,000 passengers arriving and departing, an increase of 9-10% compared to Tet 2023.

HA (according to Vietnamnet)

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