Tan Son Nhat airport to see huge load on National Day holiday

According to the airport's management board, during peak days from Aug. 31, the day before the four-day break, to the last day of the holiday on Sept. 4, the airport will serve an average of 720 flights with 125,000-130,000 passengers per day.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Vietnam's busiest airport in HCMC, welcomed nearly 145,000 passengers Thursday, the final day of the seven-day Tet break, marking its highest single-day number ever.

The airport will closely coordinate with airlines and ground service units to update flight schedules, proactively arrange resources and equipment for ground service units.

It has also required airline representatives to be present at the counter/boarding gates to guide and provide information for passengers; and to handle delay and cancelation of flights.

Since Aug. 26, the airport has reopened more gates of international terminals to serve both domestic and international flights.

It has also piloted the airport collaborative decision making model, and a biometric authentication system for passengers who use electronic identity cards, contributing to easing congestion, significantly improving flight delays and cancelations.

Tan Son Nhat, Vietnam's busiest airport in HCMC, welcomed the record single-day number of passengers of 145,000 on Jan. 26, 2023, the final day of the seven-day Tet break.

The airport has been serving 36 million passengers a year since 2017, or nearly 100,000 a day on average, exceeding its designed capacity of 25 million a year by 2020.