The new route comes amid rising travel demand, especially during the peak period before and after the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. As scheduled, Vetravel Airlines plans to operate three daily flights on this route.
Vietnam’s aviation industry is on track for a strong recovery, with double-digit growth in both passenger and cargo volumes expected in 2025 thanks to rising travel demand and the reopening and expansion of international air routes.
Vietnam invited Dutch investors to explore opportunities in major seaports such as Lach Huyen, Cai Mep–Thi Vai, Lien Chieu, and Tran De, while urging Dutch support in human resource training for the maritime and aviation sectors.
To mitigate risks, the CAAV ordered all aviation units to maintain round-the-clock emergency duty and strictly comply with procedures for responding to tropical storms.
To meet growing year-end travel demand for business, tourism, and family visits, Vietravel Airlines has added an Airbus A320 with 180 seats to its fleet.
With Tan Son Nhat over capacity, Long Thanh is expected to become a new growth engine, helping strengthen regional connectivity and elevate Ho Chi Minh City as a financial and economic hub in the region
Spanning around 10,000 square meters, the aviation zone brings together 10 leading enterprises and institutions.
Airports of Thailand (AOT), the company managing Thailand’s chain of international airports, has reported robust growth in the first nine months of the fiscal year, with flights up 9.79% and passenger volume up 7.87%, generating a net profit of 14.26 billion THB (440 million USD).
Highlights of the quarter include major aircraft orders, expansion of ground self-service operations, and a successful bid for a key development project at Long Thanh International Airport, which is poised to be Vietnam’s new major aviation hub.
The test flights were carried out using a Beechcraft King Air 350ER, a specialised aircraft used to test, calibrate and evaluate the accuracy of runway lighting systems, Instrument Landing System (ILS) precision approach systems, navigation lights, landing lights, as well as a number of other information and monitoring equipment.
Global aviation analytics firm OAG forecasts that Long Thanh International Airport in southern Vietnam could become one of Asia’s mega airports, serving up to 100 million passengers annually within the next decade.
This is the world’s first centre dedicated to policy research and capacity development specifically for the Asia-Pacific region, helping countries pursue both economic development and sustainability goals.
Singapore also launched new training programmes for Small Island Developing States (SIDS), with the first course for Caribbean officials to be held in 2026, and announced an extension of the Singapore-ICAO Developing Countries Training Programme, including 1.8 million USD in scholarships and support over the next three years.
Over the past three decades, Vietnam Airlines has operated 1.2 million round-trip flights, covering 3.04 billion kilometres, and serving 350 million passengers with an average annual growth of 19%.
Total passenger volume across the sector reached 41.3 million during the six-month period, up 10 % year-on-year.
The volume of goods transported in the four-month period reached 189 billion tonnes, marking an 11.5% increase year-on-year. This includes substantial growth across various sectors, specifically aviation by 14.5%; road, 15.7%; waterway, 12.1%; seaway, 11%; and railway, 5.5%.
Between April 29 and May 4, more than 12,610 flights took off and landed at airports across the country, marking a 19.45% increase compared to the same period last year. Passenger volume reached over 2.09 million, up 25.83%, while cargo volume rose by 18.57% to 23,360 tonnes.
According to recent data from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), the first quarter of 2025 saw a total of over 20.7 million passengers flying, up 9.2% year-on-year.
Under the decree, aircraft types will be eligible for import into Vietnam if they are certificated by one of the following organisations - the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), the Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil, the Transport Canada Civil Aviation (TCCA), the Federal Agency for Air Transport of the Russian Federation (Rosaviatsiya), the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), and the Ministry of Construction of Vietnam.
The agreement is part of a broader series of aircraft financing deals totaling over 4 billion USD that Vietjet has secured with leading US financial institutions. These commitments aim to support Vietjet’s new fleet development plan, with the projected delivery of nearly 300 aircraft between 2025 and 2027.