While the number of international air travelers in Vietnam reached over 21 million, marking an increase of over 44%, domestic air travel dropped to 17 million passengers in H1/2024, a decline of over 19% compared to the same period last year.

An EVA Air Boeing 777, flight number EVA396, collided with an airport light pole while taxiing to the runway at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of July 3, causing damage to one of its wings.

The biometric authentication system for passengers who use electronic identity cards in the aviation security check process is scheduled to be deployed simultaneously at airports from November 2023.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has decided to apply security control measures at level 1 at domestic airports and aviation service supply facilities during the National Day holiday.

The Transport Ministry has decided to form a task force to examine the management and coordination of airport slots at three international airports of Noi Bai, Da Nang, and Tan Son Nhat.