Nearly 46,000 flights delayed over eight month timeframe
Flight delays have been significant over the past eight months, with 26% of the total number of flights, nearly 46,000, running behind schedule, according to reports from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Aircrafts from Vietnamese airlines at Noi Bai International Airport (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Flight delays have been significant over the past eight months, with 26% of the total number of flights, nearly 46,000, running behind schedule, according to reports from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
The primary cause of these delays was late aircraft arrivals, accounting for 15.6%, while operational issues from the airlines themselves made up 7.6%.
Data from CAAV reveals that during the first eight months of this year, Vietnamese airlines operated a total of 176,307 flights.
Vietnam Airlines led the sector with 76,008 flights and an on-time rate of 83%. Vietjet Air followed closely with 75,478 flights, while Bamboo Airways operated 9,908 flights, maintaining an 82.6% punctuality rate.
On average, the overall on-time departure rate for all airlines stood at just 74%.
In August alone, Vietnamese airlines operated 22,031 flights, achieving an on-time departure rate of 75.7%. Despite this, 5,345 flights were delayed, representing 24.3% of the total for the month.
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