According to data, during the January 24 to February 25 period flights from Ho Chi Minh City to other regions such as Hue, Pleiku, Tuy Hoa, Thanh Hoa, Quy Nhon, Chu Lai, Quang Binh, Vinh, and Quang Ninh, have a seat occupancy of 85% to 95%.

Air tickets on the opposite routes from the northern and central regions to Ho Chi Minh City have also nearly been nearly sold out, with a seat occupancy of 79% to 93% for February 13 to February 19, the period after Tet.

Furthermore, air tickets on routes from Hanoi to Vinh before the Lunar New Year holiday reached a booking rate of 99%, while the Pleiku-Hanoi route after Tet had a 110% booking rate.

Meanwhile, other domestic routes linking Ho Chi Minh City - Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi, Hanoi - Da Nang, and Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City recorded an average occupancy rates of 30% to 40% in the period from February 3 to February 15 due to an abundant seat supply from airlines.

Statistics from the CAAV also showed that Vietnamese carriers expect to operate around 33,800 flights during the Lunar New Year holiday with a total of 7.7 million seats, up 14% compared to the same period from last year.

Of the figure, there will be 24,200 domestic flights and 9,600 international flights, up 2% and 60%, respectively, compared to the same period from 2023.

Source: VOV