Vietnam Airlines Group to offer 2.4 million seats for upcoming Tet

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, budget carrier Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) will supply over 414,000 extra seats from January 27 to February 26, 2021 to serve increasing travel demands during peak season of Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Vietnam Airlines Group to offer 2.4 million seats for upcoming Tet ảnh 1The Vietnam Airlines Group will supply 2.4 million seats for upcoming Tet (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, budgetcarrier Jetstar Pacific and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) will supplyover 414,000 extra seats from January 27 to February 26, 2021 to serveincreasing travel demands during peak season of Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

This will bring the total seats on flights operated by the Vietnam AirlinesGroup during the traditional holiday to 2.4 million seats, equivalent to nearly12,000 flights.

The group will increase the frequency of domestic flights between Hanoi and HoChi Minh City/ Da Nang city/ Phu Quoc island/ Nha Trang city/Da Lat city/ Vinhcity, and Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city/Thanh Hoa/ Vinh city/ Hue city/Quang Nam province/ Quy Nhon province/ Buon Ma Thuot city/Nha Trang city/ PhuQuoc island/ Da Lat city.

The group said many flights have been 50-90 percent booked.

Passengers are advised to book tickets via the group’s official channels suchas websites or ticket agents, and request an invoice to avoid buying fake oroverpriced tickets.

For further information, passengers can access Vietnam Airlines and VASCO’swebsite at www.vietnamairlines.com or official Facebook page www.facebook.com/VietnamAirlines, or contact ticketagents, or customer support hotline 1900 1100. Pacific Airlines’ customersshould access website www.pacificairlines.com, Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/PacificAirlinesFanpage,or contact the customer support hotline 1900 1550.

In order to save time, passengers should carry out check-in process in advancethrough telephone, website, mobile application or kiosks at airports./.
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