Despite high costs, Vietnam’s aviation industry is embracing green transformation to stay globally competitive and meet net-zero goals.

Pacific Airlines and Vasco will relocate all domestic flights to Terminal T3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City from 4 am on August 19, as part of Vietnam Airlines Group’s plan to consolidate operations at the new terminal.

Vietnam Airlines will add more than 100,000 seats during the busy National Day travel period, raising the total to 600,000 seats on close to 2,900 flights between August 29 and September 3.

Vietnam’s airlines face cancellations and delays, with Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat preparing for surges.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has ordered airlines’ strict enforcement or pricing regulations as the country braces for the travel surge during the upcoming 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day.

Pham Ngoc Vinh, chairman of the Board of Directors of Bamboo Airways (Tre Viet Aviation Joint Stock Company), and CEO Luong Hoai Nam have both stepped down from their positions citing personal reasons.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a directive demending aviation safety and security measures be strengthened following several incidents that have raised alarm bells for the rapidly expanding sector post-pandemic.

During the first half of 2025, Noi Bai airport handled 16.5 million passenger movements and recorded over 100,000 takeoffs and landings. Notably, international terminal T2 processed over 7 million international passengers in the reviewed period.

Vietravel Airlines on August 4 welcomed its second owned aircraft, an Airbus A320, at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, marking a new milestone in the airline’s efforts to enhance operational capacity and pursue sustainable development.

The airport will match Noi Bai in passenger capacity but will exceed it in area, according to a revised national plan.

Typhoon Wipha forced Vietnam Airlines to adjust flights to and from Hong Kong on July 20, with more delays possible.

Vietnam’s aviation sector gains a major boost through strategic cooperation with Boeing on ATM development.

AirAsia launched its latest direct route between Vietnam's northern port city of Hai Phong and Thailand's Bangkok on July 16, operating four weekly flights on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.

Passenger traffic grew 9.1% in H1 2025, but on-time flight performance dropped and cancellations surged across domestic airlines.

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline by network, officially launched a new route connecting Addis Ababa and Hanoi and signed a series of cooperation agreements with Vietnamese partners at a ceremony held in Hanoi in the evening of July 11.

Despite a robust recovery in domestic aviation marked by a 9.1% year-on-year increase in passenger volume, the overall on-time performance of Vietnamese airlines declined slightly in the first half of 2025.

Luong Hoai Nam, CEO of Bamboo Airways, believes that airline ticket prices in Vietnam are not too high. In fact, he argues, they are not high enough when considering operational costs and market pressures on local carriers.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on July 9 marked a key milestone in its 30-year development journey by welcoming its 350 millionth passenger on a flight from Hanoi to Hue.

Pham Ngoc Vinh officially becomes Chairman as the airline finalizes its board lineup and reinforces ties with Sacombank in a key governance shift.

Summer 2025 marks the peak season for Vietnam’s aviation sector, presenting a dynamic and more promising outlook than ever before.