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Domestic airlines reduce flight delays, cancellations

The rates of delayed and cancelled flights of domestic airlines in the first six months of 2017 were 12.2 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively, recording a year-on-year fall of 3.6 points and 0.1 points.
Domestic airlines reduce flight delays, cancellations ảnh 1Vietnam Airlines’ proportion of delayed flights was 9.1 percent (down 6.2 points) (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The rates of delayed andcancelled flights of domestic airlines in the first six months of 2017 were12.2 percent and 0.5 percent, respectively, recording a year-on-year fall of3.6 points and 0.1 points.

According to the Civil Aviation Administrationof Vietnam (CAAV), the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines’ proportion of delayedflights was 9.1 percent (down 6.2 points), followed by Vietjet Air 14.4 percent(down 2 points), and Jetstar Pacific 19.8 percent (down 0.8 points).

In January-June, Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air,Jetstar Pacific and Vasco conducted approximately 137,600 flights, ayear-on-year increase of 7.2 percent.

In July alone, the four airlines carried out25,657 flights, up 4.7 percent, including 21,736 on-time ones.

Vasco boasted the highest on-time performance ratewith 94.7 percent, followed by Jetstar Pacific 87.4 percent, Vietnam Airlines85.4 percent, and Vietjet Air 82.2 percent.

A total of 177 flights were cancelled in July,up 0.1 point against the same month last year.

The CAAV cited late arrival as the main reason for64.3 percent of the delayed flights.-VNA

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