Passenger transport in northern airports ups 10.5 percent in 4 months

More than 11.27 million people travelled by air through Vietnam’s northern airports in the first four months of 2019, an increase of 10.54 percent year-on-year, said the Northern Airports Authority.
Passenger transport in northern airports ups 10.5 percent in 4 months ảnh 1Passengers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – More than 11.27million people travelled by air through Vietnam’s northern airports in thefirst four months of 2019, an increase of 10.54 percent year-on-year, said theNorthern Airports Authority.

Nearly 73,960 flights departed or arrivedat airports in the period, with the on-time performance index standing at 78.57percent.

Meanwhile, about 6,150 flights weredelayed and 155 others were cancelled.

From March 19 to April 18 this year,five domestic airlines reported 4,232 delayed or cancelled flights nationwide,accounting for 15.9 percent of the total.

According to the Civil Aviation Administrationof Vietnam, Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific, Bamboo Airways andVietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) together operated a total of 26,553flights in the period.

A total 68 foreign airlines from 25countries and territories across the five continents operate regularinternational flights to Vietnam. They, together with three Vietnamese airlines– Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific – offer 130 regularinternational routes and charter flights.

On the domestic market, VietnamAirlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Airlines’ affiliate Vascoare running 48 routes connecting Hanoi, Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City with 18 smallerairports. –VNA
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