HCM City (VNA) – The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) onFebruary 3 said that it will add more flights at night at Tan Son NhatInternational Airport to respond to the spike in travel demand during the LunarNew Year holiday season, which falls in mid-February.

From now to the end of February, the airport will serve 36 flights per hour insteadof 32 ones per hour during the period from 00:00 am to 5:59 am.

The CAAV also asked the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation and AirportsCorporation of Vietnam to adjust operation schedules at Tho Xuan, Phu Cat, ChuLai, Pleiku, Dong Hoi and Tuy Hoa Airports, while making meticulous preparationto ensure optimal service quality for late-night flights.

Earlier, domestic airlines said they will increase the number of night flightsbefore, during and after the Tet holiday.

According to Nguyen Quang Trung, head of Vietnam Airlines’ development planningdepartment, the national flag carrier is adding late night flights during peaktime, with the number of flights surging 30 percent as compared to the sametime las year.

The move aims to meet growing air travel demand and easeground congestion at airports, he added.

Tet airfares are 10 percent lower than the previous year, and a wide range offlexible fares have been available for customers, Trung said.

Vietnam Airlines Group, which includes Vietnam Airlines, budget carrier JetstarPacific and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), said it will supply over414,000 extra seats from January 27 to February 26, 2021 to serve increasingtravel demand. This will bring the total seats on flights operated by theVietnam Airlines Group during the traditional holiday to 2.4 million, equivalentto nearly 12,000 flights.

Vietnam Airlines has increased night flights from 0:00 to 5:30 everyday, withairfares sold at 200,000-300,000 VND (8.69-13.04 USD) cheaper than those forday flights.

Meanwhile, low-cost carrier Vietjet Air decided to add more flights departinglate at 23:30 and early at 5:30, as well as provide 1.5 million Tet tickets onall domestic routes. Besides, it has recently opened sales for 1.5 millionpromotional airfares (from 555,000 VND including taxes and fees).

Bamboo Airways said it recently launched direct flights from Can Tho to PhuQuoc island, and Con Dao island in Ba Ria-Vung Tau province. The non-stopservice will be operated during the week, using Embraer 195 aircraft. On theoccasion, the airline offers special fares on the route, with one-way ticketpriced from 49,000 VND on Can Tho-Phu Quoc, and 809,000 VND on Can Tho-Con Dao./.