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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.

The newest low-cost carrier Bamboo Airways’ on-time performance (OTP) rate reached 93.9 percent in the first nine months of this year, the highest among domestic airlines, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Vietnam Airlines Group, listed with code HVN, has revised down the projected consolidated revenue for 2019 from over 111.7 trillion VND (4.8 billion USD) as set in the shareholders’ annual general meeting in May to nearly 104.6 trillion VND (4.5 billion USD).

Five domestic airlines reported 3,933 delayed flights in July, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

In the first six months of 2019, Vietjet’s revenue from air transport continued growing by 22 percent and its air transport profit increased by 16 percent year on year.

The on-time performance (OTP) rate of the five domestic airlines reached over 86 percent in May (April 19 – May 18), according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

The Vietjet Aviation JS Company will launch an additional 20 new international routes in 2019.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has made a short film on Vietnam, which was broadcast on BBC and CNN television channels.

The rate of delayed or cancelled flights operated by domestic airlines in the first eight months of the year was lower than the world average of 25 percent.

The Vietnam Airlines Corporation earned nearly 1.46 trillion VND (64.3 million USD) in pre-tax profit in the first three months of the year, 6.2 percent higher its set plan.

Vietnam Airlines operated over 6,200 domestic and international flights during the peak of Tet (Lunar New Year), serving nearly 880,000 passengers, a rise of 7.4 percent against the previous year.

The number of air passengers have increased dramatically as Tet, Vietnam’s biggest festival, is coming very near.

An estimated 4.1 million passengers are forecast to go through Tan Son Nhat international airport in Ho Chi Minh City during the 2018 Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, up 25 percent from the 2017 Tet.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it conducted over 70,400 safe flights transporting 10.3 million passengers in the first half of 2017, up 6 percent year-on-year.

Despite increasing challenges in the wake of the ASEAN Open Skies policy, Vietjet recorded positive growth through 2015.