Passengers queue up to check-in at Noi Bai Airport (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Noi Bai International Airport (NIA) in Hanoi is expectedto serve about 90,000 passengers on the peak day of the upcoming Liberation Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1)holiday, according to a representative of the NIA.
During the holiday, around 550 flights willtake off and land on the airport each day, a year-on-year rise of 7 percent.
The NIA is set to serve the largest number ofpassengers on April 26-27 and May 1-2.
However, the projected passenger traffic is notas high as that in summer’s peak time, which falls from June 20 to July 30.During that period, the figure may reach 92,000 on weekends, with a total of 560flights per day.
Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority ofVietnam said on the occasion of the coming holiday, Vietnamese airlines willprovide nearly 1.9 million seats on 8,700 flights of domestic and internationalroutes between April 26 and May 5 to meet increasing demand.
The national flag carrier will offer roughly800,000 seats, a rise by 78,000 seats year-on-year. Of that figure, more than53,000 seats on domestic flights will be added, with most of the flights fromHanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to tourist destinations in Da Nang, Nha Trang, andPhu Quoc.
International flights from Vietnam to Japan,the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Cambodia will add more than 25,000 seatsduring the time.
Meanwhile, Vietjet Air and Pacific Airlineswill provide 860,000 seats and 200,000 seats on international and domesticroutes, respectively, during the period.-VNA
During the holiday, around 550 flights willtake off and land on the airport each day, a year-on-year rise of 7 percent.
The NIA is set to serve the largest number ofpassengers on April 26-27 and May 1-2.
However, the projected passenger traffic is notas high as that in summer’s peak time, which falls from June 20 to July 30.During that period, the figure may reach 92,000 on weekends, with a total of 560flights per day.
Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority ofVietnam said on the occasion of the coming holiday, Vietnamese airlines willprovide nearly 1.9 million seats on 8,700 flights of domestic and internationalroutes between April 26 and May 5 to meet increasing demand.
The national flag carrier will offer roughly800,000 seats, a rise by 78,000 seats year-on-year. Of that figure, more than53,000 seats on domestic flights will be added, with most of the flights fromHanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to tourist destinations in Da Nang, Nha Trang, andPhu Quoc.
International flights from Vietnam to Japan,the Republic of Korea, Thailand and Cambodia will add more than 25,000 seatsduring the time.
Meanwhile, Vietjet Air and Pacific Airlineswill provide 860,000 seats and 200,000 seats on international and domesticroutes, respectively, during the period.-VNA
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