Passengers wait for check-in at Nội Bài International Airport. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — The National Day holiday saw an estimated 763,000 people passing through airports across the country during August 31-September 3, equal to 98 per cent of the figure in the same period last year.

Of the total figure, there were more than 406,500 foreigners, a year-on-year increase of 14.5 per cent, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam.

Meanwhile, the number of domestic passengers dropped by 15.6 per cent to over 356,500. Air cargo transport rose 11 per cent to some 13,000 tonnes.

More than 2,700 flights were operated by Vietnamese airlines during the four-day holiday. They transported over 531,000 passengers, and more than 4,300 tonnes of cargoes, down 12 per cent in passenger number and up 17.8 per cent in cargo volume year-on-year, respectively.

Tân Sơn Nhất Airport in HCM City hosted some 2,500 departures and arrivals that carried around 407,000 passengers, and 5,300 tonnes of freight, while the number at Nội Bài International Airport in Hà Nội was approximately 2,000 with 407,000 passengers and roughly 5,300 tonnes of cargoes.

In the meantime, over 111,000 passengers and 333 tonnes of cargoes passed through Đà Nẵng International Airport in Đà Nẵng tourist city during the holiday. — VNS