Ministry earmarks 15.4 billion USD for aviation industry
The Ministry of Transport plans to spend 350.5 trillion VND (15.4 billion USD) to develop the country’s aviation industry from now until 2030.
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The Ministry of Transport plans to spend 350.5 trillion VND (15.4 billion USD) to develop the country’s aviation industry from now until 2030.
Airports across Vietnam served about 94 million passengers and handled an estimated 1.34 million tonnes of freight last year, up 16 percent and 19 percent, respectively, from 2016, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAA).
Thousands of migrant workers in Ho Chi Minh City are worried about transport ticket shortages as the biggest festival of the year approaches.
Vietnam’s budget carrier Jetstar Pacific on February 1 put into service its automatic check-in kiosk system at airport, allowing passengers to check-in within only 30 seconds.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines’ branch in China’s Hong Kong held a meeting with its partners on January 30.
The Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) has registered to sell 7.6 million shares of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation, which is listed as HVN on the stock market.
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has introduced its premium economy class for routes connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Tokyo of Japan.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines ended 2017 with pre-tax profit hitting a record high of over 2.8 trillion VND (123.2 million USD), an increase of 8.3 percent from the previous year and 72 percent higher than the yearly target.
Cheap flight tickets for the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday are almost sold out, especially for the Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route.
The southern largest hub of Ho Chi Minh City hopes to receive 7.5 million international visitors next year, a year-on-year increase of 25 percent.
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho urged the aviation industry and relevant state bodies to take steps to minimize flight delays and cancellations during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Vietnam Airlines and several other carriers have cancelled or adjusted the schedule of many flights to and from areas to be affected by typhoon Tembin.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea (RoK) wants to working with Vietnam in holding inquires into aircraft accidents.
Domestic Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Vasco in October together operated 18,392 flights on time, accounting for 89.4 percent of the total flights, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines announced to cancel 10 flights from/to Cam Ranh International Airport and Lien Khuong Airport on November 4 as Typhoon Damrey is likely to slam into the central coast of Vietnam.
The national carrier Vietnam Airlines and the People’s Committee of Khanh Hoa signed a deal to promote investment, trade and tourism and strengthen the image of the two sides on October 18.
The on-time performance record of domestic Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Vasco in Sep was 17,624 flights, or 86.3 percent of the total flights, up 1.6 points year on year
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, low-cost Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) will adjust schedule of flights to and from Dong Hoi and Chu Lai.
