Solutions sought to help Vietnam's aviation industry take off
Vietnam’s aviation industry needs to improve to keep up with the global market as flights resume following the pandemic, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan said on May 24.
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s aviation industry needs toimprove to keep up with the global market as flights resume following thepandemic, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan said on May 24.
He made the remark at an international seminar titled “Vietnam aviation in apost-pandemic world” organised by Tap chi Cong San (Communist Review) and theMinistry of Transport.
There were 42 million international visitors out of 116 million air passengersin Vietnam in 2019, before the pandemic broke out. About half of them came to Vietnam to invest and seekbusiness opportunities.
The volume of goods shipped by air reached 1.5 million tonnes in 2019, which wasrather low compared to other modes of transport but accounted for 25 percent ofthe value of exported goods.
With a growth rate of over 15 percent per year in the 2010-2019 period,Vietnam's aviation market is considered to be the fifth fastest-growing marketin the world and the fastest in Southeast Asia.
Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the aviation industry was severelyaffected in 2020 and 2021 as domestic airlines stopped international flights,which account for an average of 60 percent of their capacity, while thedomestic market has also suffered a serious decline.
Nawal Taneja, a senior adviser, said Vietnam can consider enhancing investmentin human resource development, and upgrading infrastructure to increaseproductivity.
He also suggested expanding the national airline’s network and flight frequencyas well as promoting trade exchange with strategic partners.
Professor Tran Tho Dat from the National Economics University emphasised thatit is necessary for the State Bank of Vietnam to accelerate credit support forbusinesses to allow the aviation industry to recover.
He also mentioned the need to consider reducing expenditure to lessen thenegative impacts of rising petrol prices through the adjustment of the importtax on fuel, and removing the ceiling cap on air ticket, among others.
Participants at the seminar recommended continuing to invest in building,expanding and harmonising aviation industry and systems infrastructure.
The application of advanced science and technology in the state management ofthe aviation sector should be strengthened along with building a strategy totrain and develop human resources for the industry, they said./.
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