Planes and trains on September 2nd only sell 30% of tickets

There are still 2 weeks left until the September 2nd holiday, but the number of flight and train bookings has only reached 30-40%, and ticket prices have not increased compared to the peak summer season.

During the National Day holiday on September 2 this year, civil servants will have 4 days off from September 1 to September 4. Travel demand is expected to increase, but on the ticket sales websites of airlines, there are still many seats available for flights to tourist destinations such as Phu Quoc, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Quy Nhon..., ticket prices have not increased compared to the summer, and there are even many promotional tickets.

Vietnam Airlines tickets for the Hanoi - Phu Quoc route departing on August 31 and returning on September 4 cost 4-4.5 million VND round trip; the return flight on May 1 costs about 1 million VND more. Vietjet Air tickets for the Hanoi - Phu Quoc route on the same day cost about 3 million VND round trip, not including checked baggage. The days after the holiday, ticket prices drop sharply, only about 2.3 million VND round trip.

Vietnam Airlines' flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Nha Trang departs on August 31 and returns on September 4, with a round-trip price of VND2.8 - 3 million depending on the flight time. Meanwhile, Vietjet Air's ticket price is around VND2.5 million, excluding checked baggage. From Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City on September 2, Vietjet has many promotional tickets priced at VND9,000, excluding taxes and fees.

According to a representative of Vietnam Airlines, the airline has increased many flights during the holidays, so there are plenty of seats and reasonable prices. This is an opportunity for people to own a holiday trip at normal prices. The airline will monitor the number of bookings close to the holidays to continue increasing flights to meet the travel needs of passengers.

Passengers check in at Noi Bai airport. Photo: Ngoc Thanh

Vietnam Airlines Group plans to offer nearly 400,000 seats on domestic routes during the peak period of August 31 to September 5, up 15% over the same period in 2019 and 15% over normal. For international routes, the airline will offer more than 155,000 seats on routes, more than double the same period in 2022.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said that most flights to domestic tourist destinations on September 2 were only 30-40% full, some flights at prime times were 50-60% full, similar to summer, with no sudden changes like previous years. Airlines still have extra flights in reserve if passengers book late.

The reason is said to be because the April 30 holiday was long and visitors had already traveled during the summer; the holiday was close to the start of the new school year. This year's peak summer schedule was determined to end on August 15, but since the beginning of August, the number of visitors has returned to normal levels. However, Noi Bai airport still has plans to organize traffic flow, prepare staff on duty to ensure service provision, and relieve visitors if there is a sudden increase on September 2.

Hanoi Railway Transport Joint Stock Company has sold more than 14,000 tickets, reaching about 30% of the total number of tickets for National Day. According to the company's representative, the slow ticket sales speed is partly due to customers often buying tickets close to the departure date. During the peak season, the company plans to run 25 more trains on the routes from Hanoi to Thanh Hoa, Vinh, Dong Hoi, Hai Phong, Lao Cai and vice versa, with a total of more than 50,000 tickets.

Hanoi - Dong Hoi route has added trains QB1/QB2; Hanoi - Vinh has added trains SE35/SE36, NA3; Hanoi - Lao Cai has added trains SP1/SP2; Hanoi - Hai Phong has added trains LP9/LP10, HP3/HP4. This year's Thong Nhat train ticket prices are the same as last year, with local trains increasing slightly by 4-7%. Social policy beneficiaries receive discounts; return ticket buyers also receive a 5% discount.

Passengers on the train at Saigon station. Photo: Quynh Tran

In addition to the daily trains such as SE1/2, SE3/4, SE5/6, SE7/8 (Saigon - Hanoi), SE21/22 (Saigon - Da Nang), SNT1/2 (Saigon - Nha Trang), SPT1/2 (Saigon - Phan Thiet), Saigon Railway Transport Joint Stock Company will run nearly 20 more trains from Saigon station to Phan Thiet, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Hanoi and vice versa. In addition, if the number of passengers increases, the company will run more trains to serve the needs of customers.

Bus stations in Hanoi also added 640 trips during the National Day holiday. Of which, Giap Bat bus station added 252 trips, Gia Lam bus station added 88 trips, and My Dinh bus station added 298 trips.

According to the leader of Hanoi Bus Station Joint Stock Company, this long holiday season, the demand for road travel of passengers is expected to increase sharply, focusing on some localities with sightseeing and tourist attractions, such as Phu Tho, Quang Ninh, Nam Dinh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Binh, Lao Cai, Son La. The number of passengers will start to increase from the evening of August 31 to the end of September 5. Passengers often buy tickets on the day of departure, so the bus station will be on duty and increase vehicles if the demand for passengers increases suddenly.

Giap Bat bus station is expected to receive about 12,000 passengers per day, twice as much as usual. Passengers are concentrated on routes to Nam Dinh, Thai Binh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa. Gia Lam bus station is expected to receive about 4,000 passengers per day, twice as much as usual, with 400 buses per day. My Dinh bus station is expected to receive about 15,000 passengers per day, a 2.5% increase compared to usual, with an expected number of more than 900 buses per day.

Mr. Duy

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