Flight tickets for Tet remain scarce ahead of festive season
VOV.VN - Although domestic airlines have continuously moved to increase the number of flights on offer during the 2024 Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, with numerous flight routes still experiencing high booking rates and ticket shortages during the peak period.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said that there has been a significant rise in seat reservations for flights departing from Ho Chi Minh City to northern and central provinces before the festive period.
Furthermore, during the post-Tet period, flights from Hanoi to different localities and from central provinces to Ho Chi Minh City are also nearly fully booked.
In particular, flights departing from Ho Chi Minh City to Buon Ma Thuot, Hue, Tuy Hoa Thanh Hoa, Da Nang, Quang Binh, and Hai Phong Vinh have all seen high reservation rates and face ticket shortages, with some routes hitting full capacity at 100% during peak days.
As part of efforts to meet the growing demand, the CAAV continued to add 48 slots for Vietnamese airlines, equivalent to 48 flights and 10,000 seats per day.
It also advised passengers to arrive at airports three hours before the departure time in order to avoid congestion, and use online and digital check-in methods to save time.
