A number of domestic flights from/to Vietnam’s central region were delayed or cancelled on October 11 due to Storm Linfa, the sixth to hit the East Sea this year.
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.
Five domestic airlines reported nearly 5,000 delayed or cancelled flights, accounting for 17 percent of the total operated flights, in the first two months of the year.
Four domestic carriers namely Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, Jetstar Pacific and the Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), reported a total of 39,632 delayed flights in 2018, representing 13.4 percent of their flights – a year-on-year increase of one percentage point.
Four domestic carriers, namely Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), reported about 2,530 delayed and 21 cancelled flights in October.
Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific and VASCO reported 26,578 delayed and cancelled flights, or 15 percent of their total flights,or 15% of their total flights, in 2018's first 7 months.
As many as 2,665 flights, or 11.1 percent, were delayed or cancelled in January, a positive sign reflecting recent efforts of the aviation industry to improve the flight punctuality.
Nearly 500, or 10.1 percent, of the over 4,780 flights operating during the six-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays were delayed, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has said.
Flights have been rescheduled and canceled on the morning of July 28 as typhoon Mirinae made landfall in the north provinces, causing heavy rains in Hanoi and other provinces the previous night.