Vietnam Airlines has announced it will add 1,200 flights on domestic and international routes in the peak season on Tet holiday from January 28 to March 18, 2015, the Saigon Times Daily reported.

According to Vietnam Airlines, Ho Chi Minh City-Hanoi service will have 260 more flights, while HCM City-Da Nang run will be added with 340 flights.

The national flag carrier will also increase flights on other local routes from HCM City to Vinh, Hai Phong, Pleiku, Buon Ma Thuot, Quy Nhon, Cam Ranh, Hue, Thanh Hoa, Phu Quoc, and from Hanoi to Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Phu Quoc and Vinh.

Besides, some 36 flights will be added on international routes connecting Vietnam and Taiwan’s Taipei, Kaohsiung and Taichung, Bangkok of Thailand, Singapore and Hong Kong, among others.

In the peak period the airline expects to have 18,900 flights, up 12 percent compared to normal days.

Vietnam Airlines has advised passengers to book tickets as soon as possible as they might find it hard to buy in the high season of Tet, or the Lunar New Year. The carrier will continue to gauge demand, and assess resources to add more flights.

Jetstar Pacific and VietJetAir are also planning to add flights on this occasion and going to publish their schedules soon, according to representatives of the two low-cost carriers.-VNA