Vietnam Airlines to operate 13% more flights for Tết

November 24, 2016 - 10:03

Vietnam Airlines will add nearly 900 flights on 10 domestic routes between January 15 and February 13 next year to meet the demand during Tết (Lunar New Year).

Vietnam Airlines will add nearly 900 flights on 10 domestic routes between January 15 and February 13 next year to meet the demand during Tet (Lunar New Year).— Photo bnews.vn

HCM CITY — Vietnam Airlines will add nearly 900 flights on 10 domestic routes between January 15 and February 13 next year to meet the demand during Tết (Lunar New Year).

They will offer 185,000 additional seats, taking the total number of seats on all domestic flights during the holidays to more than 1.6 million, 13 per cent higher than on normal days and 46 per cent higher than last year.

The 10 routes are between cities such as Hà Nội, HCM City, Đà Nẵng, Nha Trang, Huế, and Phú Quốc, with the Hà Nội-HCM City sector having the highest number of additional flights – 327.

It will be followed by the HCM City-Đà Nẵng and HCM City-Huế sectors with 190 and 136.

More information is available at www.vietnamairlines.com and the airlines’ offices across the country. — VNS

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