Passengers wait to board at Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồng Đạt

HÀ NỘI — An estimated 763,000 people passed through airports across the country during this year's National Day holiday, which lasted from August 30 to September 3. This number is 98 per cent of the figure for the same period last year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has announced.

Of the total figure, there were more than 406,500 foreigners, a year-on-year increase of 14.5 per cent. 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.

Over 2,700 flights were operated by Vietnamese airlines during the four-day holiday, the CAAV said, adding that they transported over 531,000 passengers, a yearly decline of 12 per cent. Of the total, 174,000 passengers flew on international routes, down 4 per cent, while 356,500 passengers flew on domestic routes, down 16 per cent.

At the same time, they also carried more than 4,300 tones of cargo, up 18 per cent year-on-year, according to the CAAV.

The aviation authority said that Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City saw 407,000 travellers passing through its terminals, down 7.4 per cent year-on-year. The airport, however, recorded a modest yearly increase of 3 per cent in cargo transported at approximately 5,300 tonnes.

Meanwhile, approximately 2,000 flights with 314,000 passengers and over 8,700 tonnes of cargo passed through Hà Nội's Nội Bài International Airport, with passengers down 1 per cent but cargo up 17 per cent, respectively. Meanwhile the number at Đà Nẵng International Airport in Đà Nẵng city was over 111,000 passengers and 333 tonnes of cargo, marking a decrease of 13 per cent in passengers but a surge of 80 per cent for cargo. — VNS