Viet Nam’s aviation industry is targeting about 43 million passengers in 2022, including eight million international tourists, or around 50 per cent of pre-pandemic numbers, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam.
Low-cost carrier Thai VietJet, a member of VietJet Air, unveiled on March 2 that it will resume a direct air route connecting Vietnam’s Da Nang city with Thailand’s Bangkok capital at Suvarnabhumi airport as of March 27.
The aviation industry in Vietnam is expected to make a speedy recovery as more and more domestic and international travelers book flights to various destinations.
Bamboo Airways launched a direct air route on February 17 between Rach Gia in the southern province of Kien Giang to Phu Quoc Island, with the route featuring three flights per week.
The Ministry of Transport has issued a decision to increase the frequency of flights on many domestic routes from December 29, 2021 to February 16, 2022, in order to serve travel demand during New Year and Lunar New Year holidays.
Thai Vietjet is set to co-operate with its tourism partners in order to open a direct air service from December 30, connecting Bangkok with Phu Quoc in the southern province of Kien Giang.
On the morning of December 3rd, at Dien Bien Phu Airport, Bamboo Airways cooperated with the People's Committee of Dien Bien province to open the route and welcome the first group of tourists flying directly from Ho Chi Minh City - Dien Bien.
Five local international airports have been granted Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) by the Airports Council International (ACI) for maintaining COVID-19 pandemic safety and prevention measures.
Can Tho City reopened riverway services via 12 terminals linking with the neighboring provinces of Vinh Long and Dong Thap starting October 27, and also resumed 48 interprovincial passenger transport routes until now.
Con Dao Island in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province received its first flight on the morning of October 22 after months of social distancing.
The first Bamboo Airways flight from Hanoi landed in Dien Bien Phu airport in the northern border province of Dien Bien on October 14, marking the official launch of Bamboo Airways' Hanoi-Dien Bien route.
A total of 10 out of 19 localities have signaled their agreement with the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CCAV)’s plan regarding resuming domestic flights.