Vietnam Airlines Group adds more than 650,000 seats for Tet holiday

To meet the travel needs of people during the Lunar New Year 2025, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO) will provide more than 650,000 seats, equivalent to more than 3,000 flights on domestic routes in Vietnam during the period from January 13, 2025 to February 12, 2025 (ie December 15, Giap Thin year to January 15, At Ty year).

Vietnam Airlines Group provides more than 650,000 additional seats, equivalent to more than 3,000 flights on domestic routes in Vietnam during the Lunar New Year.

This increase in flights will increase the total number of seats on Vietnam Airlines Group's domestic flight network to more than 2.15 million seats, equivalent to more than 11,000 flights. Vietnam Airlines Group also plans to lease 4 more Airbus A320/A321 aircraft, including 2 wet leased aircraft (including flight crew) to serve the peak Tet holiday. Each aircraft is expected to operate 180 flights during this occasion. The increased flights focus on routes serving the needs of family reunions and spring travel during Tet such as between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Nha Trang, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Vinh; between Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, Hai Phong, Hue, Thanh Hoa, Quy Nhon, Pleiku, Chu Lai, Dong Hoi, Vinh,... According to the airlines, many flights during the current Lunar New Year have reached a seat occupancy rate of up to 70-80%, focusing on flights from Ho Chi Minh City to northern and central provinces and cities such as Thanh Hoa, Quy Nhon, Chu Lai, Dong Hoi,... The number of passengers is forecast to continue to increase sharply next month.

According to airlines, many flights during the current Lunar New Year holiday have reached a seat occupancy rate of up to 70-80%.

Previously, from September 2024, Vietnam Airlines Group opened for sale nearly 1.5 million seats on the entire domestic flight network for Tet to serve passengers' need to buy tickets early. The airline also launched a program of flat ticket prices for Tet starting from only 666,000 VND/way for Economy Class and 1,868 million VND/way for Business Class (prices include taxes and fees). This is a particularly attractive program for passengers planning to travel during the Lunar New Year. For convenient travel and a desired schedule, Vietnam Airlines Group encourages passengers to proactively plan, book and buy tickets early. At the same time, to avoid buying fake tickets or tickets with inflated prices during the peak Tet holiday, the airline recommends that customers buy tickets on the website, mobile application, ticket offices, official agents and request an invoice. Source: https://nhandan.vn/vietnam-airlines-group-tang-them-hon-650000-cho-dip-tet-post846282.html