Open to tourism, international visitors through airports increased by 176%

According to a report of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, the throughput through airports in the first quarter is expected: international passengers will reach 321 thousand passengers, up 176.2% over the same period in 2021; International cargo throughput reached 292 thousand tons, up 21.1% over the same period in 2021.

In the following period, opening from March 15-21, 2022, Singapore is the airline operating with the largest frequency of 45 round-trip flights/week, increasing 2 flights compared to the week before opening for tourism and reaching 36% compared to the previous week. with the same period in 2019. The highest number of passengers transported between Vietnam and Japan is 10.3 thousand passengers among the countries currently operating (reaching 18.1%/total passengers).

It is expected that from April 2022, there will be more routes from Singapore, Taiwan (China) and Korea to Da Nang.

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, as of March 2022, the international aviation market has 23 foreign and Vietnamese airlines (Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airaways) operating to/from 20 countries and regions. territory.

Compared to before the COVID-19 epidemic, there are still 8 destinations that have not reopened regular routes to and from Vietnam, including Brunei, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Macao, Finland, Italy, and Switzerland.

Airlines operate 67 routes to/from Vietnam, mainly to/from Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports.

Meanwhile, for domestic passengers, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam expects domestic passenger transport in the first quarter to reach 13 million passengers, down 13.3% over the same period in 2021.

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