The tense situation also occurred on some flights from Ho Chi Minh City. If tourists want to go to Quang Ninh on April 27, there is currently only one flight provided by Vietnam Airlines, with a one-way ticket price of more than 3.5 million VND.
Ticket prices to Dien Bien are expected to peak on the first day of the holiday when it reaches 3.6 million VND and there is only 1 Vietjet Air flight left. However, some routes such as Ho Chi Minh City – Da Nang, Hai Phong, Vinh, Thanh Hoa still have many empty seats, with ticket prices fluctuating between 2-3 million VND.
It is difficult for domestic tourists to buy tickets to some tourist destinations on April 27. Photo: Manh Thang.
Previously, Vietnamese airlines expected to provide about 900,000 seats on domestic routes. Flight routes from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to localities reach 657,000 seats, equivalent to 3,400 flights, up 4.2% and 5.5% respectively over the same period in 2023. However, the aircraft fleet Expected operations of Vietnamese airlines during this period are 165-170 aircraft, a decrease of 40-45 aircraft compared to the same period last year.
Vietnam Airlines plans to provide more than 2,000 flights at late hours after 9:00 p.m. every day on routes between many travel routes to add more options for passengers. Some business class seats of Vietnam Airlines only cost from over 1.9 million VND (including taxes and fees) for some domestic flights with departure times before 6:00 am and after 9:00 pm.
In addition to adding night flights for domestic routes, Vietjet Air continues to increase flight frequency between Hanoi/HCMC – Dien Bien to 28 flights/week. The Hanoi – Dien Bien route will increase to 14 flights during the week from May 3-11.
During the holiday period from April 30 to May 1, Vietjet added 86,000 seats, equivalent to over 450 flights on tourist routes, increasing the frequency of flights to and from Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Da Nang, Nha Trang. Page.
Tran Dinh