The increased frequency on these two major international routes is expected not only to better accommodate growing passenger demand during the peak travel season, but also to strengthen Vietnam’s connectivity with two key aviation hubs in Southeast Asia.
Vietnam Airlines has announced an increase in the frequency of flights on the Hanoi - Manila route, effective April 1, to accommodate the growing travel demand between Vietnam and the Philippines.
Vietjet Air will increase the flight frequency of numerous routes to 99 flights per week from October 27, with an aim of offering more travel options between Vietnam and major Northeast Asian cities.
Vietnam Airlines will add more than 100 domestic and international flights totaling more than 15,000 seats for the National Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day holiday which will last five days.
Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights between Hanoi and Singapore from one to two flights a day on all weekdays from June 15 to meet the travel demand between the two countries.
Vietravel Airlines plans to increase the number of its domestic and international flights, and launch air ticket promotion programmes in the coming summer to meet the increasing travel demand in the peak period.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will offer an additional 500 flights or 90,000 seats on several domestic routes to serve travel demand for the upcoming Tet holiday.
The Vietnam Airlines Corporation is planning to raise the flight frequency between Hanoi and Dong Hoi city of central Quang Binh province to meet growing travel demand, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines will increase its flight frequency on eight air routes linking Vietnam with Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) starting May 15.
As many as 153,000 foreign passengers flew from/to Vietnam from the time the country launched a pilot programme to resume international flights in January to February 14.
Budget carrier Vietjet Air announced on February 15 it will operate six return flights between Ho Chi Minh City and Thailand’s Bangkok from March, doubling its current frequency.
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 no longer requires all air passengers from Ho Chi Minh City and the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to provide proof of negative COVID-19 test results, according to its new rules issued on December 27.
New-age carrier Vietjet has restored the entire domestic network and increased the frequency to 250 flights per day to celebrate the jubilant year-end travel season.
Domestic airlines on April 15 evening announced they are increasing flight frequency between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as from April 16, but the time difference between two consecutive landings in HCM City should be at least 90 minutes.
A number of Indonesian airlines have fired their employees ranging from pilots, flight attendants, technicians to other supporting crew amid difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according the Indonesia National Air Carrier Association (INACA).
