A plane of national-flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Prices of air tickets for the upcoming Tet (LunarNew year) will be tightly controlled by the Civil Aviation Administrationof Vietnam (CAAV).
The CAAV has just set up a special committee to supervise the increase of airticket prices, dealing with violations, and enhancing security atairports.
The committee, headed by director Dinh Viet Thang, will instruct airportauthorities in northern, central and southern regions to enhance thesupervision and monitoring of aviation safety and security, as well as servicesin airports.
The airport authorities should provide people with information about flights toreduce numbers of those visiting airports to welcome or see off relatives andfriends, especially at HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport.
The airlines need to set plans to increase flights, including those at night,to meet the sharp increase in travel demand during the Tet holiday,said the committee’s head.
Flight delays and cancellations should be minimised.
The airlines also have strict measures to prevent speculation and illegaltrading.
The port authorities should coordinate with the State management agencies onhealth to control food safety on flights and service areas at airports.
Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar Pacific and VASCO plan to sell nearly 2.23 milliontickets for Tet – the biggest holiday of the year.
Meanwhile, Vietjet Air announced it would provide 2.5 million tickets fordomestic and international flights.
Bamboo Airways has sold nearly one million tickets for the occasion./.
VNA
