Only half a month left until the holiday for the death anniversary of Hung Kings and April 30th holiday-1/5 lasts 5 days (from April 29 to May 4), by this time, multi-way air tickets are almost full and have high prices.
Due to seasonal characteristics
According to the survey, the route Hanoi - Phu Quoc goes on April 28 and returns on May 4, Vietnam Airlines if flying in the morning and afternoon time frames costs from more than 3 million VND, if passengers fly in the evening. The price is lower to 5 million VND, but the number of tickets is only a few seats. Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airways are priced from 8,5-7 million VND and there is not much difference.
Or for the Ho Chi Minh City-Phu Quoc route, the cheapest price for the round-trip journey (including taxes) of Vietjet is 3,5 million VND, Bamboo Airways and Vietnam Airlines range from 3,6-4 million VND.
Similarly, the flight route from Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang on the occasion of the 30/4-1/5 holiday is priced at 1,5-2,5 million VND/ticket, more than 5 million VND round-trip, double the ticket price on weekdays. .
A representative of Vietnam Airlines said that the period of April 30 to May 4, the holiday period is longer than previous years because it coincides with the Hung King's death anniversary, with a 1-day holiday plan, the demand for holiday travel is expected to increase. . However, Vietnam Airlines still implements a flexible opening and selling policy in different periods, with prices in line with market conditions and customer needs.
Specifically, in the pre-peak period, Vietnam Airlines is currently still selling a lot of low to medium prices. During the peak period, the airline always ensures the opening prices within the price bracket specified by the Ministry of Transport, the prices will depend on the operating time frame, for late afternoon hours, there are still prices. lower for customers to choose.
Vietnam Airlines as well as all airlines in the world are open for sale with prices from low to high with flexible conditions attached. When seats run out at a low fare, passengers may have to purchase tickets at a higher fare. Therefore, customers should buy early, or can choose pairs of days that are different from the peak days to get the right price.
“During the very peak period, the prices on domestic routes of airlines are quite similar, the prices of low-cost airlines are not much different from those of traditional airlines. The average price in the peak days of 2023 of Vietnam Airlines is still the same as in 2019, "a representative of Vietnam Airlines added.
Affirming that the air transportation service is highly seasonal, a representative of Bamboo Airways said that during the peak period such as the holiday April 30 to May 4, travel demand increased dramatically, while the supply load of airlines limited airlines, leading to high ticket prices. This is completely typical of the air transport industry in general.
Up to now, some of the airline's flight routes have had flights with a high booking rate of over 90%, some flights with 100% such as Hanoi-Nha Trang/Da Nang/Quy Nhon/Hue/Phu Quoc/Con Dao /Quang Binh, Ho Chi Minh City-Da Nang/Phu Quoc/Hue/Quy Nhon/Con Dao.
A representative of Vietravel Airlines said that the summer tourism market is getting "hot" day by day, with the advantage of a long holiday schedule during the holidays of April 30 to May 4, which is suitable for domestic and international travel. water leads to Airfares also increased accordingly. On weekends, fares are always 40-50% higher than weekdays.
Flight tickets cannot exceed the ceiling price
To meet the travel needs of customers, airlines have planned to increase domestic flights, focusing on tourist routes.
Vietnam Airlines plans to sell 2.800 flights, equivalent to 550.000 seats in the period from April 27 to May 4, an increase of 4% compared to 5, an increase of 40% compared to 2019 and an increase of 15% compared to the usual period. (in April). In which, the airline has just increased (compared to usual) more than 2022 flights, equivalent to 41 seats, it is expected that the next batch after being granted slots by the Civil Aviation Administration will open for sale 400 more flights, equivalent to 79.000 seats.
In particular, on tourist routes Vietnam Airlines is expected to open for sale 1.600 flights, equivalent to 332.000 seats in the period from April 27 to May 4, an increase of 4% compared to 5, an increase of 43% compared to 2019 and double the normal period.
In the face of a strong increase in aviation demand, Bamboo Airways plans to increase the supply of 25.000 seats per day on domestic routes, increasing the supply by about 15%. The airline plans to increase the frequency throughout the flight network, focusing on backbone routes such as Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City/Da Nang, tourist routes to Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Phu Quoc, Nha Trang...
Airlines have increased many flights on tourist routes. (Photo: CTV/Vietnam+)In order to better serve the travel needs of the people, the Ministry of Transport requested the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam to direct airlines to develop a plan to increase flights serving during peak days, arrange night flight hours to ensure that they can meet the needs of the public. meet the travel needs of passengers on the basis of being suitable with the infrastructure and ensuring flight safety; manage flight schedules to minimize flight delays and cancellations; strictly implement the listing, announcement and publicization of selling prices and ticket prices according to regulations.
To ensure the interests of passengers when participating in traffic by road air, especially during the holidays of April 30 to May 4 and the peak of Summer 1, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam requires Vietnamese airlines to strictly implement the listing; announce and publicize selling prices according to regulations on distribution channels; there are sanctions for agents that do not comply with regulations on domestic fares.
In addition, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam also requested to strengthen control of the airline's ticket sales, ensure that ticket sales are carried out according to the declared price, and do not exceed the ceiling price specified in Circular 17/2019/TT-BGTVT dated April 3, 5. On May 2019, XNUMX, the Ministry of Transport issued a price bracket for passenger transportation services on domestic routes.
Airlines promote propaganda to passengers about buying air tickets at authorized agents, official distribution channels as well as responding to information about buying domestic air tickets that are too high according to regulations. to hotlines of airlines.
