Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City in top 10 busiest routes in Southeast Asia

The Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City route is in the top 10 busiest routes in Southeast Asia. In the photo, passengers board the plane at Noi Bai airport to Ho Chi Minh City – Photo: CONG TRUNG

Accordingly, the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route leads with 949,246 seats offered, far surpassing other domestic routes in the region such as Jakarta - Makassar (Indonesia) and Cebu - Manila (Philippines).

The Da Nang – Ho Chi Minh City route ranked 5th with 427,779 seats offered, while the Da Nang – Hanoi route ranked 7th, although capacity on this route decreased by 31% compared to last month.

Indonesian routes such as Jakarta – Bali and Surabaya – Makassar, along with other domestic routes in the Philippines, are also in this Top 10 list.

Other domestic routes in the top 10 include Indonesian routes such as Surabaya – Makassar, Jakarta – Medan, Jakarta – Surabaya and Davao – Manila (Philippines).

According to an airline, the North-South route such as Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi is very important to the airline because it has higher revenue and profit than other domestic routes.

This is a route connecting two largest economic centers, with very high travel demand from business customers, official passengers, and tourists.

The Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi route not only has high ticket prices but also creates favorable conditions for airlines to maximize other revenue sources from cargo services, creating profits that are superior to other routes - Photo: CONG TRUNG

High demand makes the average fare on this route higher than other routes, especially during peak times.

The average ticket price from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi is from 1.5 to 3.5 million VND/passenger/trip, significantly higher than other routes such as Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang from 1.2 to 2.5 million VND or Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc from 1 to 2 million VND...

That is also the reason why on the occasion of September 2nd holiday, the frequency of flights of airlines connecting the three major cities of Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, and Da Nang increased, averaging 241 flights/day, an increase of 8% compared to the week before the holiday and an increase of 14.9% compared to the same period last year.

According to the September 2 holiday plan, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said that all airlines have plans to increase the number of flights on their routes. From August 30 to September 3, airlines will operate 4,257 flights, an average of 840 flights/day, an increase of 3% compared to the previous holiday week and an increase of 3.5% compared to the same period in 2023.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ha-noi-tp-hcm-vao-top-10-duong-bay-tap-nap-nhat-dong-nam-a-20240823111249943.htm