Passengers stand two metres apart in check-in area (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA)- Vietnamese airports served 188,000 passengers in April, a decline of a record98 percent year-on-year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has reported.
The figure includes21,000 international and 167,000 domestic passengers, down 99.4 percent and97.3 percent, respectively, year-on-year.
Vietnamese aircarriers ferried 86,000 passengers in April, down 98.1 percent year-on-year. Thefigure includes 2,400 international visitors and 83,600 domestic travellers, down99.8 percent and 97.3 percent, respectively.
The significant declinein passenger numbers in April was exclusively due to the COVID-19 pandemic, withthe social distancing order imposed in early April minimising flights.
The Ministry ofTransport has recently ordered that more flights be opened. From April 29 through 30,the Hanoi - HCM City route will see 28 round trips a day.
Flights linking Hanoiand HCM City with Da Nang will total eight round trips each a day, whilecarriers will independently decide on flights between other localities.
From May 1 through 15, a total of 36 round trips a day will be operated on theHanoi - HCM City route and 12 round trips on the Hanoi/HCM City - Da Nang routes.The figures will be 52 and 20 round trips, respectively, from May 16./.
