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Vietnam Airlines, Jetstar report high on-time rates on Tet occasion

The on-time performance (OTP) rates of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost Jetstar Pacific were reported high in the days ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, representatives from the two firms said on February 14.
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Hanoi (VNA) – The on-timeperformance (OTP) rates of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost JetstarPacific were reported high in the days ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet)festival, representatives from the two firms said on February 14.

Accordingly, from February 8-13, Vietnam Airlines operated nearly 440 flights aday, 90 percent of which was on-time.

Meanwhile, Jetstar Pacific served 30,000 passengers on 156 flights from the HoChi Minh City to Hanoi. Only several flights were delayed for 29 minutes onaverage due to objective reasons.

Vietnam Airlines and Jetstar Pacific have actively prepared plans and increasedresources, as well as strictly reviewed all stages in order to provide the bestservices for passengers and minimise delays because of subjective reasons.

To meet the increasing travel demand during Tet holiday, the two firms added sevenflights (nearly 1,300 seats) between Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi from February12-14, the 27th and 28th days of the last lunar month./. 
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