Many international routes have been restored
According to the 2023 summary report, the Vietnam Aviation Administration said that in the past year, the Department has deployed a series of solution groups to develop transport activities in general as well as restore international air transport in general. private.
Among them, the highlight is supporting the operations of airlines in restructuring their apparatus; Arrange and stabilize finances, aircraft fleets, human resources and remove difficulties for Vietnamese airlines in their operations.
The total air transport market in 2023 is estimated to reach approximately 74 million passengers, an increase of 34.5% compared to 2022 and equal to 93.6% compared to 2019 (before the Covid-19 epidemic) and 1.1 million tons of cargo. goods, down 9.3% compared to 2022 and equal to 87.3% compared to 2019. International passenger transport reached 32 million passengers, an increase of 1.7 times compared to 2022 and equal to 77% compared to 2019.
Many international routes have been re-operated in recent times. Photo: Gia Linh
The Department’s leaders assessed that the international flight network has been restored and gradually expanded. Vietnamese and foreign airlines have completely restored flight routes to traditional markets and expanded operations to a number of new markets in Central Asia such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Mongolia.
Although still limited, in 2023, flights to China and Russia have also been restored.
Notably, some routes connect to countries with strong growth in exploitation output. For example, flights to the Indian market in 2023 will transport 920 thousand passengers, an increase of nearly 15 times compared to 2019; Flights to Australia in 2023 will transport 913 thousand passengers, an increase of 40% compared to 2019.
The Civil Aviation Authority said that currently, according to the winter 2023/2024 flight schedule, 63 foreign airlines and 5 Vietnamese airlines exploit the international market with 169 regular international routes and charter flights connecting 28 countries and territories in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa to Vietnam’s destinations such as Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City, Cam Ranh, Phu Quoc, and Da Lat.
The airline actively increased flights, connecting many international routes
As for the airlines, Vietnam Airlines said that recently, in order to meet the increasing travel needs of passengers, the airline continued to increase frequency on many routes to Europe, Australia and China.
Specifically, Vietnam Airlines has increased the frequency of flights between Hanoi and Beijing, Hanoi and Melbourne, opened a new route Ho Chi Minh City – Perth… Thereby, the airline has restored nearly 90% of network frequency. international flight.
Passengers check in for international flights. Photo: Gia Linh
Meanwhile, Vietjet Air is also actively restoring the international flight network by operating routes Ho Chi Minh City – Tiruchirappalli (India), Hanoi – Jakarta and increasing the frequency of routes Hanoi – Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City – Bali… In addition, the airline also opened a series of flights connecting Hanoi with Hong Kong (China), Phu Quoc with Taipei (Taiwan, China) and Busan (Korea), Ho Chi Minh City with Adelaide and Perth (Australia) to serve people’s travel needs.
Leaders of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam assessed that in 2023, despite facing many difficulties and challenges, Vietnamese airlines have proactively changed and tried to adapt to the business environment. many fluctuations.
Airlines have implemented many solutions to stabilize and develop production and business activities, including focusing on restoring and developing flight networks and aviation markets, thereby increasing revenue and supplementing cash flow for airlines. production and business activities… In particular, airlines have made efforts to restore international flight networks and connect trade between countries.
International passenger transport in 2023 will reach 32 million passengers. Photo: Gia Linh
According to forecasts of the Civil Aviation Authority and Vietnamese airlines, the demand for air passenger transportation in 2024 is 80 million passengers, of which 38.3 million domestic passengers and 41.7 million international passengers.
Vietnamese airlines are expected to transport an estimated 58 million passengers (equivalent to 2023). Of which, the number of domestic passengers is 38.5 million (down 10.5% compared to 2023), the number of international passengers is 19.5 million (up 30% compared to 2023).
