Starting from 4 am on May 17, all remaining Vietnam Airlines domestic routes will be handled at Terminal T3. The decision follows a 20-day trial during which the national carrier operated domestic routes between HCM City and Hanoi, as well as between HCM City and Van Don, at the newly inaugurated terminal.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will increase the number of flights to meet travel demand during the National Day (September 2) holidays, which last from August 30 to September 4.

The total passenger output through airports reached more than 54 million passengers in the first six months of this year, equal to 97% compared to the same period last year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Domestic airfares have been cooling down, with the prices on many routes even halving as compared with those during the National Reunification (April 30) and May Day holidays.

Vietnamese airlines are expected to operate 9,000 flights on domestic routes to meet the travel demand during the upcoming National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holidays, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

Bamboo Airways has revised its plan to operate domestic and international flights until March 30 next year to mobilise resources for stable operation during the peak season of the year's end and traditional Lunar New Year 2024.

Indonesian airlines have expressed optimism that passenger figures on domestic routes are on track to get back to the pre-pandemic level in the first quarter of 2024, nearly a year faster than previously estimated.

The seat occupation ratio on domestic routes in June 2022 of all local airlines reached between 85% and 87%, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines plans to reopen seven domestic routes connecting tourist destinations to serve travel demand during the peak of the tourism season in summer.

The Vietnam Airlines Group has planned to arrange nearly 200 more flights from February 7 to 10 so as to meet passengers’ rising demand for travel to the southern region following the end of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, with approval of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Low-cost carrier Vietjet is adding flights to popular domestic destinations from December 29 to meet peak travel demand when Tet, Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival, is approaching.

The Ministry of Transport has allowed increasing the frequency of flights on many domestic routes.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the resumption of normal operations on all domestic routes from the beginning of 2022.

Following its domestic operation resumption, Vietjet has added seven more routes to its flight network, which now includes 14 services from Ho Chi Minh City to Hai Phong, Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Chu Lai, Hue, Dong Hoi, Tuy Hoa, Phu Quoc, Nha Trang and Pleiku and from Hanoi to Da Nang and Can Tho.

Vietnam Airlines is set to re-open three domestic routes in November, a representative of the national flag carrier said on October 30.

The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines said on October 13 that it had lost 10.75 trillion VND (463.7 million USD) in the first nine months of this year.

Vietjet has announced that it had resumed its domestic routes in a move to welcome Da Nang back to the sky.

Vietnam Airlines on July 22 launched a new domestic route linking the northwestern province of Dien Bien and the northern port city of Hai Phong.

Launching domestic routes is billed as a good way to save Vietnamese airlines, who have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to insiders.

Vietnam Airlines will launch two new domestic routes and re-open two others from July 22.