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.