Tourism opens, Vietjet takes the lead in on-time flight rate in March

According to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, the on-time performance (OTP) rate of Vietnamese airlines in the period from February 19 to March 18, 2022 has significantly improved with an increase of 10.6 points compared to the period from February 19 to March 18, 2022. with last month, achieving on-time rate of up to 96.6% of flights and ranked in the top of the world aviation map.

According to statistics, Vietnamese airlines operated a total of 18,223 flights in March, an increase of 6.9% over the same period last year with the restoration of all domestic routes to meet the demand for spring travel. back to the city to study and work after the Tet holiday… of customers.

The two leading airlines in terms of number of flights are still Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet with 7,134 and 6,162 flights, respectively, ranked third is Bamboo Airways with 3,321 flights and lastly are Pacific Airlines, Vietravel Airlines…

Vietjet took the lead in OTP in the month with 97.8%, a sharp increase compared to the previous month. Following are VASCO with 97.7%, Bamboo Airways with 97.6%, Pacific Airlines at 97%, Vietnam Airlines and Vietravel Airlines with the same rate of 95.1%.

In March, Vietjet took the lead in OTP for the month with 97.8%

According to the international aviation data analysis company OAG, in February 2022, the punctuality rate of airlines around the world averaged around 80-90%, such as Delta Air Lines at 82, 9%, Southwest Airlines is 77%, KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines is 79.3% Etihad Airways is 82.5%, Air France is 87%, AirAsia is 87.3%…

According to statistics of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, objective reasons such as transportation demand, passengers, weather and especially increased travel demand affect the operation process… causing the flight to be delayed. delays and cancellations, making a 100% on-time rate very difficult to achieve. In which, the reason for the late return of the aircraft accounted for 56.5% of the proportion of causes affecting the operation chain in the month.

According to recent information from Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways, the suspension of Tan Son Nhat airport from operating one takeoff and landing route may also affect the flight time of flights to and from this airport, especially Especially during peak hours, there are many flights taking off and landing and causing flight delays.

With the utmost effort to serve the sharply increased demand for air travel in the time after Tet, Vietnamese airlines have reopened a series of routes as well as increased the frequency of passenger service. In March, the Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City route returned with the ranking of the 10 busiest domestic routes in the world with 824,971 passengers, ranking 2nd globally after the Jeju – Seoul route (Korea). .

From March 15, Vietnam officially opened to international tourists like the time when there was no COVID-19 epidemic, promising a bustling aviation picture again not only in the country but also in the international sky. In the coming time, it opens up positive signals for the recovery not only of the aviation industry but also of the domestic and world economy.

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