Vietnam’s airlines have so far this year transported 54.7 million passengers and 435,000 tonnes of cargo, respectively 11.4 percent and 7.6 percent higher than the figures last year, revealed Vo Huy Cuong, deputy director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, on December 13.
The Vietnamese air freight market has seen remarkable growth in recent years and the momentum is expected to continue, the 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Air Freight Logistics Vietnam heard in HCM City on September 20.
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.
Tuy Hoa Airport in the south central province of Phu Yen is able to welcome international flights in the fourth quarter of this year, heard a meeting between the provincial People’s Committee and international airlines and travel agencies on August 1.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has granted approval to the low-cost carrier Vietjet Air to conduct flights between the capital city of Hanoi and India’s New Delhi.
Vietnamese airlines are now able to fly to the US and codeshare with US carriers after the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declared that the Southeast Asian country complies with international safety standards under the agency’s International Aviation Safety Assessment programme.
The number of aircraft registered Vietnamese nationality reached 174 as of the end of July 2018, up 14 ones compared with the figure of the same period last year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
Vietnam’s airports served a total of 43.3 million passengers and handled over 603,000 tonnes of goods in the first five months of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
As the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday draws closer, the Vietnamese aviation industry is scrambling to meet peak demand by increasing the number of flights.
The Noi Bai International Airport will maintain from 50-54 check-in counters and instruct passengers to carry out web check-in, mobile check-in and self check-in at kiosks to serve high demand during Tet (Lunar New Year), a representative of the airport said on February 8.
The Mekong Delta city of Can Tho plans to open more domestic and international flights to the city by giving subsidies to airlines, with a maximum subsidy of 8.5 billion VND (375,000 USD) a year, said a local official.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has submitted a detailed proposal to upgrade and expand Tan Son Nhat International Airport by 2020 to the Ministry of Transport.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) and the US’s Federal Aviation Administration will join hands to make an overall assessment on the CAAV’s aviation safety supervision next month.
Airlines transported an estimated 52.2 million passengers in 2016, up 29 percent from the previous year, according to a report by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.
Vietjet Air will reduce ticket prices by 40 percent for night flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City to other provinces during Lunar New Year (Tet).
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed on airlines’ plans to increase domestic flights during the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) to meet the growing demands of passengers.
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