Airlines serve over 1.5 million passengers during Lunar New Year

By VNA February 18, 2024 | 08:29 pm PT

Passengers at the domestic terminal of Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC, Feb. 14, 2024. Photo by VnExpress/Gia Minh

Airlines in Vietnam served more than 1.5 million passengers, including 748,600 international, during the Lunar New Year holiday from Feb. 8-14, the Vietnam Aviation Administration (VAA) reported.

The domestic market saw a downward trend of 13.2% and the international market flourished at 54%, it said.

Cargo transportation also showed a similar trend. The domestic market decreased by 11% but the international market increased by 10.5%.

During the period, the number of takeoffs and landings at airports across the country reached 14,500, a contract of 0.7% year on year.

The total transport volume of Vietnam's airlines landed up at more than 1.1 million passengers, a fall of 2.7%, and more than 2,800 tonnes of cargo, an increase of 16.7% over the same period in 2023.