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Airport development planning should prioritise investment in key projects and have rigorous standards for project approval, experts have said.

Bamboo Airways led Vietnamese airlines in on-time performance (OTP) in August with an average rate of 95.6 percent, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) confirmed on July 17 that all Pakistani pilots working for Vietnamese airlines have valid licenses.

The application made by Vietravel Airlines satisfies all conditions for licensing as an aviation transport business, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

Licenses of Pakistani pilots who are working in Vietnam will be revoked if they are found illegal, General Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) Dinh Viet Thang has affirmed.

Budget carrier Bamboo Airways on June 28 affirmed that it is not currently employing any Pakistani pilots or those using licenses granted by Pakistan.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has notified Vietnamese airlines that seat distancing and restrictions on passenger numbers are to be abolished from 00:00 on May 7.

The Transport Ministry has sent an urgent dispatch to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) requesting the suspension of the transport of Vietnamese from foreign countries to the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, starting from 0:00am on March 25 to 31.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has imposed no ban on flights to the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Japan during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, CAAV Director General Dinh Viet Thang has said.

The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) is planning to upgrade the capacity of Ca Mau airport in the southernmost province of the same name to serve 1 million passengers per year by 2030.

Nearly 45,000 flights were delayed or cancelled in 2019 by Vietnam Airlines, VietjetAir, Jetstar Pacific, Vasco and Bamboo Airways, a year-on-year rise of 0.25 percent.

Vietnamese airlines will suffer from pressure with their plans to launch non-stop flights to the US as they may face critical financial losses in the first years of operation.

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.