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A series of tips for first-time visitors to Laos

by archytele
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If you set foot in the “land of a million elephants” for the first time, the notes below will be an interesting guide to make your journey more enjoyable and complete.

Certain places you must “check-in”

The capital Vientiane is one of the most famous tourist destinations in Laos. Vientiane looks peaceful, quiet and not crowded, an ancient city with unique architectural works that will make many people fall in love.

Coming to Vientiane, you should visit the Patuxai Arc de Triomphe. The highlight of Patuxai lies in the towers that bear typical marks in Lao mythology. From here, visitors travel more than 2km to That Luang. The building has a height of 45m, the highest peak is covered with real gold and the rest is gilded. Legend has it that That Luang is one of the temples in the world that holds Buddha’s relics.

The Patuxai Arch of Triumph is a symbolic structure of Laos.

Leaving Vientiane, visitors can head north to the ancient capital of Luang Prabang. Recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage in 1995, Luang Prabang still retains its ancient appearance with Buddhist temples and royal palaces. Coming here, you can experience watching the heritage city immersed in the sunset from Mount Phousi. In addition, Laos has many other interesting destinations waiting for tourists to experience such as the Plain of Jars, Tham Kong Lo Cave, Kuang Si Waterfall…

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Luang Prabang is one of the cultural heritages of Laos.

Cuisine close to Vietnamese people should not be missed

Outstanding characteristics of Lao cuisine are spicy, salty, and sour flavors. Lao cuisine has many similarities with Vietnam, so you will be able to easily enjoy the flavors of the dishes here. Among them, lapp is a dish that should not be missed. Chicken, beef, pork or duck are cut into small pieces, stir-fried and mixed with galangal, lemongrass and traditional fish sauce mixture.

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Laap symbolizes luck and is often used to entertain friends and guests.

Besides, soup or lam, stew with main ingredients of pureed sticky rice, beef, bird, chicken, eggplant, green beans, lemongrass, garlic, onions and chili is definitely an option not to be missed. pass when arriving in Laos.

Appropriate clothing needs to be prepared

Regarding weather, Laos has two distinct seasons: the rainy season (from May to October) and the dry season (from November to April). The temperature in the rainy season is about 30 degrees and in the dry season is 15-25 degrees, quite cool.

If traveling in the rainy season, you should wear comfortable, active clothing to avoid being affected by rain as well as hot and humid weather. Meanwhile, if you come to Laos in the dry season, you can freely choose your outfit because the weather is quite pleasant. In particular, the dry season in Laos also falls at the end of the year with many special festivals, opportunities for you to wear traditional costumes for rent at tourist attractions and immerse yourself in festivals and experiences. unique cultural features of indigenous people.

Popular means of transportation

To travel to Laos and discover hidden interesting things, you can choose to travel by plane to save time and effort when there is now a direct Vietjet flight connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Ho Chi Minh City. Vientiane with a flight time of just over 1 hour 45 minutes. Tickets can be easily ordered on the Vietjet Air website or phone application with many promotions priced from only 0 VND (excluding taxes and fees).

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To save costs, a smart consumer choice for many people is to book Vietjet flight tickets and choose the “Fly First – Pay Later” installment purchase program with only 3 minutes of quick online registration, not to mention Free Sky Care travel insurance, evoucher… You will easily set foot in Laos, enjoy both strange and familiar dishes, ride a tuk tuk around the peaceful streets, and admire the architectural works. unique architecture and immerse yourself in the unique festivals in this beautiful “land of a million elephants”.

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AirlineRatings rates Vietjet among the safest airlines in the world

by archytele
written by archytele

AirlineRatings evaluates more than 385 global airlines, based on flight safety records in recent years, the age of the fleet in operation, and appraisal data of domestic aviation authorities and the Civil Aviation Organization. international application ICAO and other international aviation organizations. Among them, Vietjet and other prestigious and outstanding low-cost airline brands in Europe and America such as Ryanair, easyJet, Frontier,… have been in the top 10 for many consecutive years, demonstrating their excellence in maintaining outstanding flight safety for passengers and flight crew.

Mr. Geoffrey Thomas, Editor-in-Chief of AirlineRatings, emphasized: “We appreciate Vietjet’s determination in maintaining a safety culture in all aspects of operations while actively expanding its international flight network. Deploying a safety management system and complying with strict international regulations helps the company maintain technical reliability indicators at the best level, ensuring the highest level of safety for exploitation for many years.”

AirlineRatings rates Vietjet as having an absolute aviation safety rating of 7/7 stars, the highest level in the world, which the airline has maintained continuously from 2018 to present.

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Vietjet continuously adds new aircraft to its new, modern, fuel-efficient fleet, with 99.72% technical reliability, among the leading airlines in the region and the world. The company also continuously invests in training, maintenance, and techniques to ensure the highest standards of safety and quality. Vietjet Aviation Academy (VJAA) has just become a training partner of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to ensure high quality aviation human resources. Most recently, Vietjet and Lao Airlines cooperated to build and operate an aircraft maintenance center right at Wattay airport, Vientiane capital, Laos, helping the airline be more proactive in aircraft maintenance management.

AirlineRatings is a reputable unit specializing in evaluating international aviation products and safety, trusted by millions of passengers from more than 195 countries and is one of the most prestigious rating standards in the industry.

About Vietjet

New generation airline Vietjet leads the revolution in the aviation industry in Vietnam, the region and the world. With outstanding cost management, exploitation and operation capabilities, Vietjet offers the opportunity to fly at economical and flexible costs, providing a variety of services, meeting all consumer needs of customers.

Vietjet is an official member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and possesses IOSA Operational Safety certification. Vietnam’s largest private airline is ranked 7 stars – the highest in the world for aviation safety by the prestigious organization AirlineRatings, top 50 best airlines globally in terms of operations and financial health in the past two years. 2018 and 2019 by AirFinance Journal, continuously receiving best low-cost airline awards from prestigious organizations such as Skytrax, CAPA, AirlineRatings…

Detailed information at www.vietjetair.com

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Many international routes have sharply increased their exploitation output

by archytele
written by archytele

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.

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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.

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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).

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The Department of Aviation lists the airline’s name on time and clearly indicates the reason for the delay in canceling the flight

by archytele
written by archytele

The Vietnam Aviation Administration has just announced data that in the first 11 months of 2023, the aviation industry operated a total of 260,679 flights, down about 26,000 flights compared to the output in the same period in 2022.

In the first 11 months of 2023, the Vietnam Aviation Administration recorded 221,229 on-time flights, accounting for 84.9%, down compared to the average of the same period in 2022 reaching 89.6%.

Bamboo Airways is the airline with the highest OTP rate in the industry with 92.5% of flights taking off on time. In addition to VASCO maintaining an OTP rate of over 90% and 92%, airlines Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air, Pacific Airlines and Vietravel recorded OTP rates of 87.1%, 79.5%, 84.5% respectively. %, and 86.5%.

Regarding the flight cancellation rate, the whole industry recorded 0.3% of canceled flights, down 0.1% over the same period in 2022. This rate in Vietnam Airlines, VietJet Air and Bamboo Airways is 0.4% respectively. , 0.3% and 0.2%. Pacific Airlines had 0.1% of canceled flights, the lowest rate in the industry. VASCO and Vietravel both canceled 0.6% of flights.

Bamboo Airways. Photo: CTV

Bamboo Airways has the lowest flight delay rate in the industry at 7.5%, compared to the industry average of 15.1%.

The Vietnam Aviation Administration pointed out the cause of flight delays by airlines, with late aircraft arriving as the main cause of late flight take-offs.

The entire aviation industry is entering the peak period at the end of the year and the Lunar New Year with the number of passengers traveling by plane expected to increase sharply. The Vietnam Aviation Administration has decided to adjust the parameters for runway coordination and flight control services in the period from January 25, 2024 to February 24, 2024 to 40 slots/hour for frames. hours from 06:00 to 23:55 (local time) at Noi Bai International Airport; Increase slot coordination parameters at Tan Son Nhat International Airport to 44 slots/hour during the day time frame (06:00-23:55) and 40 slots/hour at night time (00:00-05:55) local time.

In order to meet the increasing travel needs of people, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam requires Vietnamese airlines to coordinate with airports to report plans to serve Tet, especially plans to increase flights during the Tet holiday. night hours and plans for aircraft fleets to operate and park overnight so that airports and ground service units can arrange and arrange service resources, especially aircraft parking locations. night.

A representative of Bamboo Airways said that the airline has signed a contract to lease 2 more Airbus A320/A321 aircraft and add them to the fleet operating from January 1, 2024, increasing the supply load by over 20% to serve the New Year peak. calendar and Lunar New Year Giap Thin 2024.

In particular, the airline focuses on increasing frequency on the main routes Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City, between Hanoi/HCMC and Da Nang and local routes with high demand such as Ho Chi Minh City – Vinh/Thanh Hoa/Hai Phong. . In addition, the airline also increased night flights on the Ho Chi Minh City – Hanoi/Vinh/Da Nang route with flexible and attractive prices.

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