Air passenger numbers increase sharply

In the first 6 months of the year, the number of air passengers increased by nearly 30%, of which the number of international passengers flying to and from Vietnam reached more than 14.4 million, an increase of nearly 5 times over the same period last year.

According to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), passenger transport output at airports in the first 6 months of 2023 has recovered well, especially with the international passenger market in the context of the Covid-19 epidemic being effectively controlled.

Passenger volume in the past 6 months was 56.8 million, reaching 48% of the 2023 plan and up 29% year-on-year. Of which, international arrivals and departures reached 14.4 million, up more than 490% year-on-year, and domestic arrivals reached more than 42 million, up 2% year-on-year.

Domestic and foreign airlines conducted nearly 365,000 flights, up 18%, including more than 99,200 international flights, up more than 150% over the same period last year.

American tourists at the Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An. Photo: Dac Thanh — American tourists visit Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An in 2022. Photo: *Dac Thanh*

According to ACV leaders, the recovery of international aviation is due to the open-door policies of countries, including the recovery of Northeast Asian markets such as Korea, Taiwan, and Japan.

In 2019, Vietnamese airports set a record of welcoming 119 million passengers, including 41.7 million international passengers.

In the first 5 months of the year, international tourists to Vietnam also increased, reaching nearly 4.6 million, an increase of 13 times over the same period last year and equal to 63% compared to 2019. According to the General Statistics Office, the 10 largest international tourist markets in Vietnam currently include: South Korea, mainland China, the US, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Australia, and India. The list of top 10 has changed before and after the pandemic. Before 2019, Russia, the UK, or France were often on the list of countries with the highest number of visitors to Vietnam. After the pandemic, the European market left the top, replaced by Cambodia and India.

Mr. Duy

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