Vietnam Airlines to increase flights for Tet
The national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has announced plans to increase the number of its flights to meet increasing demand from domestic passengers during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival from January 25 to March 2.
Under the plan, it will schedule an extra 1,000 flights, equaling 174,500 seats.
The special flights for the largest festival in the country will cover 10 domestic routes, with the passenger numbers on the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route forecast to rise by 10 percent and Ho Chi Minh City-Danang numbers by 13 percent.