Vietravel Airlines, which began operations in late 2020, welcomed its first charter flight from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Daegu city to the south central province of Khanh Hoa at Cam Ranh international airport on March 28.
The restoration of flights and increased number of passengers are helping airlines and non-aviation businesses to gradually recover in profit after the pandemic.
Bamboo Airways is finalising preparations to operate regular direct flights from Ho Chi Minh City to San Francisco and Los Angeles of the US, starting September 1, 2021.
Experts have said airport development planning in Vietnam should prioritise investment in key projects and have rigorous standards for project approval.
Domestic airlines will focus on exploiting routes around the country instead of international routes during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) which will fall in the first half of February, according to Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam Dinh Viet Thang.
Domestic airlines will increase the number of night flights before, during and after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday – the biggest traditional festival of Vietnamese - to meet increasing travel demand of passengers.
Vietnam is set to be home to 26 airports by 2030, 14 of which will be international, according to a draft master plan on the development of the national airport network to 2030 and vision to 2050 from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
Vietnamese citizens living in Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), and Taiwan (China) can register for self-paid charter flights home from December 1, 2020 to January 15, 2021.
Chu Lai airport in the central province of Quang Nam stands ready to return to normal operations from 7am on October 30 after two days of closure due to storm Molave, according to a representative from the Airports Corporation of Vietnam.
With Storm Molave fast approaching the coast, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has decided to close Chu Lai, Phu Cat, Da Nang, and Tuy Hoa airports from 6pm on October 27 to 4 pm the following day.
Vietnamese airlines have announced adjustments to their flight schedules on October 14 as the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) directed the closure of Vinh and Tho Xuan airports from 12:00-21:00 on the day due to Storm Nangka – the seventh to enter the East Sea this year.
Vietnamese airlines’ on-time performance (OTP) reached 96 percent in September, reported the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) on September 24.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently submitted a detailed flight schedule of airlines and requirements on carrying passengers to Vietnam to the Ministry of Transport.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued an urgent document requesting three airports in the central region to suspend operation on September 18, the day storm Noul is slated to land in the region.
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) has asked airlines to mobilise aircraft to take passengers out of the central city of Da Nang before 0:00am on July 28.
The Long Thanh International Airport needs employees who are not only professional and disciplined but also know foreign languages, leaders of training institutions have said.
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