Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang of HCM City ’sdistrict 4 had to stand two hours in the queue this week to buy a busticket for April 29 to Bao Loc Town in the Central Highlandsprovince of Lam Dong.
She said she is going to her hometown to visit her parents during thelong holiday starting on April 30, the Liberation Day.
With all public and private offices closed for four days, she wasafraid bus tickets will not be available and so búy well in advance.
Phuong Trang Transport Company, one of the major operators on thisroute, has no tickets left for April 30.
It has also run out of seats on the HCM City-Gia Lai province, HCMCity-Buon Ma Thuot routes.
Thuong Thanh Hai, deputy head of HCM City ’s Eastern BusTerminal, said the number of passengers travelling during the holiday islikely to be 100 percent higher than on normal days.
The highest demand is for seats to Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak provinces andVung Tau, Da Lat and Phan Thiet.
A representative of the Western Bus Terminal said that the number ofpassengers going to the Mekong Delta is likely to rise by nearly 15percent over the last year.
Flights and trains are also fully booked though services have beenincreased for a few days before and after the holidays.
Nguyen Dieu Huong, a Vietnam Airlines ticketing agent, said tickets ofall routes were sold out a month ago though the carrier had scheduledextra flights.
Only tickets between Hanoi and HCM City are still be availableon April 28 and 29, she said.
Phung Thi Ly Ha, deputy head of the Hanoi Railway Station, said moretrains will be operated to Vinh in Nghe An province, Dong Hoi in QuangBinh province, Lao Cai province, and Da Nang but tickets have allbeen sold out.
The station has been able to meet only 30 percent of the demand, sheadmitted./.
She said she is going to her hometown to visit her parents during thelong holiday starting on April 30, the Liberation Day.
With all public and private offices closed for four days, she wasafraid bus tickets will not be available and so búy well in advance.
Phuong Trang Transport Company, one of the major operators on thisroute, has no tickets left for April 30.
It has also run out of seats on the HCM City-Gia Lai province, HCMCity-Buon Ma Thuot routes.
Thuong Thanh Hai, deputy head of HCM City ’s Eastern BusTerminal, said the number of passengers travelling during the holiday islikely to be 100 percent higher than on normal days.
The highest demand is for seats to Khanh Hoa and Dak Lak provinces andVung Tau, Da Lat and Phan Thiet.
A representative of the Western Bus Terminal said that the number ofpassengers going to the Mekong Delta is likely to rise by nearly 15percent over the last year.
Flights and trains are also fully booked though services have beenincreased for a few days before and after the holidays.
Nguyen Dieu Huong, a Vietnam Airlines ticketing agent, said tickets ofall routes were sold out a month ago though the carrier had scheduledextra flights.
Only tickets between Hanoi and HCM City are still be availableon April 28 and 29, she said.
Phung Thi Ly Ha, deputy head of the Hanoi Railway Station, said moretrains will be operated to Vinh in Nghe An province, Dong Hoi in QuangBinh province, Lao Cai province, and Da Nang but tickets have allbeen sold out.
The station has been able to meet only 30 percent of the demand, sheadmitted./.
