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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 demand during the peak season during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Vietnam Airlines Group to offer 2.4 million seats for upcoming Tet ảnh 1A Vietnam Airlines plane (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 demand during the peak season during the 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, equivalent to nearly12,000 flights.

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

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