Hanoi (VNA) –  The aviationsecurity control must be tightened and raised to Level 1 before, during andafter the four-day holiday of Southern Liberation and National ReunificationDay (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1), the Civil AviationAuthority of Vietnam (CAAV) has recently requested.

Accordingly, security measures will be enhanced at all units in the sector,including airport authorities, airports, aviation service providers and airtraffic service suppliers.

They are asked to increase personnel for aviation security control, examine andsupplement necessary equipment, while preparing measures to improve servicequality which helps meet travel demand of people.

Under current regulations, when there are high risks to aviation security,security control measures can be tightened in three levels.

Level 1 is applied in case of nationally important socio-political events, orcomplicated situations of political security and social order.

Level 2 is applied when there is intelligence information about an illegalinterference plot in civil aviation activities with places, targets and timeundetermined; or in case of serious political insecurity and social disorder inlocalities.

Meanwhile, level 3 is applied when there is verified information about anillegal interference plot in civil aviation activities with specific places,targets and time; or in case of extremely serious political insecurity andsocial disorder in localities.

Travel demand during public holiday is expected to increase significantly.

According to a survey conducted by the VietnamTourism Advisory Board and VnExpress.net in March, of 3,500 respondents, 53.4percent had plans to travel between May and September while 30.2 percent saidthey were ready to go on holidays in March and April.

The top 10 getaways are Da Nang, Kien Giang,Lam Dong, Lao Cai, Khanh Hoa, Quang Ninh, Binh Dinh, Binh Thuan, Ha Giang, andQuang Nam, the survey revealed.

Meanwhile, travel firms said that up to 60percent of tours have been booked for the four-day holidays. Tourists arebooking mostly short-distance trips and brief stays in Sa Pa, Ha Long, PhuQuoc, Da Nang, Da Lat, and Con Dao Island.

Vietravel said that around 60 percent of itsvacation packages, which include flights, car rentals, and hotels, have beenbought.
 
Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City recently has seen manygroups of tourists checking in for flights to Hanoi, Phu Quoc, Da Nang andprovinces in the northeastern and northwestern region./.