Military aircraft in a rescue and rescue operation docked at Ca Mau airport. It is part of the plan to open more routes of Tre Viet Aviation Joint Stock Company (Bamboo Airways). According to the plan, the route Hanoi – Ca Mau and the opposite direction is expected to be put into operation and operate continuously on weekdays from June 15, 2021. On May 22, Chief of Office of Ca Mau Provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Thanh, said that Bamboo Airways has just sent an official dispatch to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam and related units about opening routes to the airport. No Ca Mau from June 15, 2021. Accordingly, Bamboo Airways will operate flights to Ca Mau with Embraer E175 aircraft, from June 15 to October 30, 2021. The scheduled flight schedule for the Hanoi – Ca Mau route and the opposite direction is carried out continuously from Monday to Sunday every week. In which, the afternoon from Ca Mau to Hanoi from 6 a.m. to 8:20 a.m., and in the afternoon to Ca Mau from 12:20 to 2:40 p.m. In addition to the above flight, Bamboo Airways also opens a route from Ca Mau to Ho Chi Minh City and vice versa. In particular, the way from Ca Mau departs from 9am to 9:55am, and the opposite direction from 10:45am. To meet the plan to operate the routes Ca Mau – Hanoi and Ca Mau – Ho Chi Minh City, Bamboo Airways proposed the Airports Corporation of Vietnam, Ca Mau Airport: Consider implementing the operation plan. suitable aircraft operation; finalize and submit to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam for approval and promulgation; paint taxiway and apron markings suitable for Embraer 175 aircraft; equipped with ground equipment such as passenger ladders, conveyors, trams… Along with that, Bamboo Airways also asked Ca Mau Airport to support and coordinate in training passenger service staff, balancing weight and guiding loading and unloading, and preparing the check-in system and workplace for passengers. Bamboo Airways representative at Ca Mau airport… It is known that Ca Mau airport has a runway of 1.5 km long, meeting the standards of civil airport level 3C and military airport level II, capable of receiving small aircraft such as ATR-72, AN- 2, MIA-17… For many years, Ca Mau airport has only operated flights to/from Ho Chi Minh City by ATR-72 aircraft (68 seats), owned by a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines. Flying Air Service (VASCO). Due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, in 2020, the total flight route from Ca Mau – Ho Chi Minh City and the opposite direction is only 288 flights, with 12,378 passengers, only about 40% of the number of flights and turns. customers compared to 2017.

Bamboo Airways’ Embraer E195 aircraft Accordingly, the flight schedule is expected by BVA: route Hanoi – Ca Mau (HAN – CAH), time from June 15 to October 30, 2021, frequency from Monday to Sunday, departure time at 6: 00, time to arrive at 8:20. Ca Mau – Hanoi leg (CAH – HAN), time from June 15 to October 30, 2021, frequency from Monday to Sunday, departure time at 12:20, arrival time at 14:40. Ca Mau – Saigon (CAH – SGN) leg, time from June 15 to October 30, 2021, frequency from Monday to Sunday, departure time at 9:00, arrival time at 9:55; route Saigon – Ca Mau (SGN -CAH), time from June 15 to October 30, 2021, frequency from Monday to Sunday, departure time at 10:45, arrival time at 11:40. In order to meet the above flight plan, the representative of BAV, Mr. Truong Phuong Thanh, Deputy General Director of Tre Viet Aviation Joint Stock Company proposed Vietnam Airlines Corporation and Ca Mau Airport. considering the implementation of an aircraft operation plan with CAT C flight mode; at the same time soon complete and submit to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam for approval and promulgation. Along with that is implementing the paint job of marking taxiway signals and aprons suitable for Embraer 175 aircraft; equip ground equipment such as passenger ladder car, conveyor vehicle, electric vehicle and train staff to operate ground equipment; providing business-class lounge services while BAV invests in equipment for lounges at Ca Mau Airport. BAV also proposed Ca Mau Airport to support and coordinate in training staff serving passengers, balancing weight and guiding loading and unloading; prepare the check-in system and workplace of BAV representatives at Ca Mau airport. Currently, Aviation Service Company (VASCO) – a subsidiary of Vietnam Airlines is the only airline operating routes to/from Ca Mau Airport. VASCO is currently operating the Ho Chi Minh City – Ca Mau route with an average of 710 flights with more than 35,000 passengers per year.

Passengers check in at Noi Bai airport in April 2021. Photo: Duong Ngoc Vietnam Airlines has just said that up to now, the airline has recorded a high number of bookings on almost all domestic flights, especially on the routes between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang and Nha Trang. , Phu Quoc, with occupancy rates on some of the peak flight days as high as 95%. In order to serve the increased demand during the holidays of April 30, May 1, in 6 days from April 28 to May 3, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO) continues to increase the load by nearly 117,000 seats. , corresponding to approximately 570 domestic flights, bringing the total supply after two increases in load to more than 610,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 3,200 flights. Previously, on March 24, airlines simultaneously announced an increase in flights to serve the peak holidays of April 30 and May 1. At the same time, companies launch many attractive promotions. Vietnam Airlines Group provides nearly 500,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 2,600 flights, mainly increasing seats on routes between famous tourist destinations such as Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Quy Nhon, Da Lat and Phu Quoc. .. The number of seats increased approximately 100,000 seats compared to usual From the end of March and the beginning of April, Bamboo Airways is expected to increase about 110-150 flights per week, corresponding to 22,000 – 30,000 seats (up 12 – 15% compared to weekdays) on main routes and tourism in the period. holiday section. At the same time, airlines have opened many new routes on this occasion. Vietnam Airlines opens 6 new routes between Da Nang – Vinh; Phu Quoc and Can Tho, Nha Trang, Buon Ma Thuot, Hue, Thanh Hoa; at the same time, restore 2 routes Da Nang – Thanh Hoa, Can Tho – Buon Ma Thuot. Newly opened routes have a frequency of 3-4 return flights per week. Thus, in order to stimulate domestic tourism demand in the summer and develop the economy after the Covid-19 epidemic, the airline has opened and re-operated 28 flight routes, connecting localities with famous tourist destinations. In April, Vietjet Air also opened many new routes connecting Phu Quoc with provinces and cities such as Thanh Hoa, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Hue and Can Tho. The airline’s old routes from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Vinh, Da Nang, and Ho Chi Minh City to Phu Quoc have all been increased. Bamboo Airways continues to open routes to Can Tho from Hai Phong, Da Nang and Quy Nhon before the holidays of April 30 and May 1, increasing the network of flights to Can Tho to 6 routes. In addition to the new opening, Bamboo Airways also increased flights on Can Tho – Hanoi routes to 3 round trips/day; Can Tho – Con Dao has a frequency of 2 round trips/day; Can Tho – Phu Quoc fly daily instead of several flights a week as before. Currently, Bamboo Airways has planned to increase flights according to the infrastructure conditions of Con Dao airport. In the past few days, although airlines have been racing to increase flights and open more routes, but due to the great demand, the number of tickets sold out too quickly, not only the cheap tickets are no longer available, but many flights are sold out. According to the leader of an airline, with the current epidemic being very well controlled, airlines not only hope for the peak of this holiday season on April 30 and the coming summer, helping the airline to improve. revenue while waiting for the decision to return to international flights.

This flight sector is recording a strange trend. That is the price of low-cost airline fares higher than the fare of traditional airlines. Chu Lai Airport is the nearest airport to Ly Son Island, convenient for passengers in the travel itinerary to visit the island during holidays. If departing from Ho Chi Minh City, passengers can choose to fly cheap with Vietjet Air (2.3 million VND). Other options include Vietnam Airlines (VND 2.8 million) and Bamboo Airways (VND 4.1 million). Phu Quoc ticket prices soar The highest domestic round-trip fare during the holiday season still belongs to the direct route Hanoi – Con Dao with ticket prices up to VND8.4 million, including tax and fee, the operating airline is Bamboo Airways. With the Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc route, Bamboo Airways is also the only choice of passengers when Vasco has sold out all flights during the holiday peak. The ticket price offered by Bamboo Airways for this flight sector is 3.6 million VND. Ticket prices for the island resort flights are rising close to the holiday peak of April 30 – May 1. Photo: Hoang Ha. Another crowded flight during the holiday season is Hanoi – Phu Quoc. Currently, passengers can buy the cheapest round-trip ticket at the price of 3.7 million dong for this flight, the carrier is Vietjet Air. Other passenger options include Vietnam Airlines (VND 4.5 million) and Bamboo Airways (VND 4.7 million). The above price has increased significantly compared to the time of booking a month ago when the airlines offered tickets at 4 million VND. Similarly, fares from Ho Chi Minh City – Phu Quoc depart during the holiday peak also increase heat. Specifically, Vietjet Air is the airline offering the cheapest fares for this flight sector, at VND 2.5 million, including tax and fees. Other airlines operating this flight sector include Bamboo Airways (VND 2.8 million), Vietnam Airlines (VND 2.8 million) and Pacific Airlines (VND 3 million). Once again, the price of cheap flights is higher than two traditional airlines (full service) during the holiday peak. Currently, Vietravel Airlines’ online ticketing system has to stop working for maintenance, so to refer to the fare for the above flights during the holidays, passengers will have to contact the ticket office or the airline’s hotline. The number of visitors through Noi Bai is up to 75,000 people / day In order to serve the growing demand during the holidays April 30 to May 1, in six days from April 28 to May 3, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO) said that the business had continued. Increased capacity of nearly 117,000 seats, corresponding to approximately 570 domestic flights, bringing the total supply after two load increases to more than 610,000 seats, corresponding to nearly 3,200 flights. Up to now, the airline has recorded a high number of passengers booking tickets on almost all domestic flights, especially bustling on the routes between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, with occupancy rates on some of the top flight days as high as 95%. To ensure a smooth journey and avoid unfortunate missed flights, airlines also recommend passengers to arrive early at the airport to complete check-in procedures if needed and move to the screening area. screen, perform before the medical declaration, at the same time wear a mask at the airport and during the flight in the context of the travel rush on the occasion of April 30 – May 1. The number of passengers passing through Noi Bai airport during the peak holiday season from April 30 to May 1 is expected to reach 75,000 passengers / day. Photo: Thach Thao. Representatives from Noi Bai airport shared that the number of visitors passing through the airport during the peak holiday season from April 30 to May 1 is expected to reach 75,000 passengers / day, equivalent to the record number of visitors in 2019. Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) also said that from April 23, Tan Son Nhat International Airport had additionally installed and put into use 5 security scanners and magnetic gates to serve. Travel needs of passengers during the holidays April 30 – May 1 and summer 2021. According to ACV, the addition of a projector is aimed at improving passenger service, meeting actual operational requirements, and avoiding congestion at security screening checkpoints. Security scanners and gateways are located at lobby A of domestic terminal (area for passengers of Vietnam Airlines Group and Bamboo Airlines, Vietravel Airlines), improve capacity through the screening security door of the A from 1,728 pax / hour to about 2,400 -2,500 pax / hour.

For the first time, launching special economy class on the routes to Con Dao and Dien Bien. Photo: Vietnam Airlines With premium economy class, passengers will have their own check-in counter and priority tag baggage. Passengers will receive a service voucher at the airport restaurant before boarding time. Notably, before departure, ordinary passengers are given priority to board the train after and after landing, and have priority to get off the train first, which saves waiting time. On the flight, passengers are served snacks and drinks. Aircraft are fitted with separating curtains at the end of the aircraft to increase the sense of privacy and comfort for special economy passengers. Lotusmiles members of Vietnam Airlines enjoy a mileage factor of up to 120 – 130%, much higher than normal class, from only 10 – 100%. These are all additional benefits that outweigh the regular fare class, providing a new and engaging experience for passengers. Currently, Vietnam Airlines operates 80 flights / week between the city. Ho Chi Minh – Con Dao, 5 flights / week between Can Tho – Con Dao and 21 flights / week between Hanoi – Dien Bien. Besides transporting tourists, these are the routes of Vietnam Airline to ensure traffic connection, socio-economic development in mountainous and island areas. Flights are being operated by VASCO, a member airline of Vietnam Airlines./.

(Artwork by: VNA) Up to now, Vietnam Airlines is the first and only airline operating a special economy class on these routes. With premium economy class, passengers will have their own check-in counter and priority tag baggage. Passengers will receive a service voucher at the airport restaurant before boarding time. Notably, before departure, ordinary passengers are given priority to board the train after and after landing, and have priority to get off the train first, which saves waiting time. On the flight, passengers are served snacks and drinks. Aircraft are fitted with separation curtains at the end of the aircraft to increase the sense of privacy and comfort for special Economy passengers. Lotusmiles members of Vietnam Airlines enjoy a mileage factor of up to 120% – 130%, much higher than the normal class of only 10% – 100%. Currently, Vietnam Airlines operates 80 flights / week between the city. Ho Chi Minh – Con Dao, 5 flights / week between Can Tho – Con Dao and 21 flights / week between Hanoi – Dien Bien. Flights are operated by VASCO, a member airline of Vietnam Airlines. In addition to transporting tourists, these are also Vietnam Airlines routes to ensure traffic connection, socio-economic development of mountainous and island areas.

Specifically, passengers with Vietnamese, Vietnamese, Hoan, Toan, Thong, Nhat names traveling on flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City will receive special gifts, including aircraft models and vouchers up to 75% off. domestic journey fares when buying tickets via website or mobile app of Vietnam Airlines. The lucky guests received a surprise gift from the airline – Photo: Vu Tuan The bustling atmosphere of the holiday was also spread by the National Airlines from the Lotus Lounge to the flights across the domestic network during the peak days. Deploying the prevention and fighting against epidemic closely, passengers are checked their body temperature – Photo: Vu Tuan Lotus living room is specially decorated during holidays In particular, to commemorate the historic moment when the flag of the provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam was lifted onto the roof of the Independence Palace, at 11:30 on April 30, all flights of Vietnam Airlines will At the same time, the song “Like Uncle Ho on a great day of victory”. On one flight, the song was performed by the flight attendant of Vietnam Airlines when the plane was at an altitude of over 10,000 m. The flight attendants sang “Like Uncle Ho on a Happy Day” on the flight Photo: Vu Tuan Facing increased travel demand in the period April 30 and May 5, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO) provided more than 610,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 3,200 flights.

Departing on April 29 and coming back on May 2, passengers will have to pay about 7-8.4 million VND including tax fees. Specifically, if you choose the cheapest flight, you will travel on the departure flight at 13:05 and arrive at Con Dao at 15:25, with a round-trip ticket price of 7 million VND including tax and fee. During the peak of April 30 – May 1, the fare for a direct flight from Hanoi to Con Dao reached more than VND8.4 million per round-trip ticket, higher than the peak ticket price of Tet 2020 before translating Covid- 19 outbreaks. Photo: BAV. In addition to many flight options priced at about VND 8 million round trip, this flight also recorded a pair of round-trip flights with a total ticket price of up to VND 8.4 million / passenger. The departure of this flight with the price of 8.4 million dong is the flight departing at 12:30 from Noi Bai airport and arriving at Con Dao airport at 14:55 on April 29. The return leg of the journey will depart at 9:25 am on May 2 and land at Noi Bai airport at 11:50 am. Ticket price for the first leg of the itinerary is VND 4,245,000 including tax and return fare is 4,205,000 VND, making the total ticket price up to 8,450,000 VND. These non-stop flights are operated by Bamboo Airways with the 195 regional Embraer jets. In addition to the option to fly directly with Bamboo Airways, passengers can save money by transiting in Ho Chi Minh City with other airlines. flights of Vietnam Airlines Group. The cheapest round-trip fare that Vietnam Airlines and Vasco offer on the same flight sector is 4.5 million VND including tax and fee. Passengers will move to Ho Chi Minh City and transfer to Vasco’s ATR 72 to continue their journey to Con Dao. This kind of flight is half as cheap as a direct flight. However, passengers’ journey will last from 4 hours 30 minutes to more than 6 hours due to plane transfer. Meanwhile, the direct flight option only takes 2 hours and 20 minutes. In addition, the Embraer 195 experience is also more appreciated than the ATR 72 propeller airplane experience. According to the Aviation Administration, in the first quarter alone, Con Dao airport welcomed nearly 221,000 passengers, an increase of 2 times over the same period last year. Having direct flights from Hanoi and other northern provinces has made Con Dao tourism more accessible to passengers. Rising passenger demand and low Con Dao flight supply capacity, each flight can carry only 68 passengers (ATR 72) or 100 passengers (Embraer 195), making Con Dao fares always in the highest group in the market. inland.

Vietnam Airlines increased total supply after two load increases to more than 610,000 seats. Accordingly, Vietnam Airlines increased the total supply after two load increases to more than 610,000 seats, equivalent to nearly 3,200 flights. In addition, Vietnam Airlines is still opening many seats with prices on each flight in different time frames to meet the travel needs of people. Up to now, the airline has recorded a high number of passengers booking tickets on almost all domestic flights, especially bustling on the routes between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. HCM to Da Nang, Nha Trang, Phu Quoc, with occupancy rates in some of the highest flying days up to 95%. Vietnam Airlines also recommends that passengers buy tickets on the website, agents, official ticket offices of the airlines and request to issue invoices according to regulations. At the same time, passengers need to use self-check-in methods before flights to save time such as: automatic check-in (auto check-in), website www.vietnamairlines.com, mobile application ( mobile check – in), telephone check – in, airport check-in (in-town check – in), or at self-service kiosks (kiosk check-in). To ensure a smooth journey and avoid unfortunate missed flights, be advised to arrive early at the airport to complete check-in procedures if needed and move to the screening area, and wear a mask at the airport fly and during flight in the midst of travel peak on April 30 – May 1. For domestic flights, passengers are required to make a medical report before boarding according to regulations of the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Transport. The declaration can be made 24 hours before departure time, at the link https://tokhaiyte.vn/, https://kekhaiyte.vn/, or mobile application. Upon arrival check-in and before boarding, passengers need to provide screen results or printed medical report results online to Vietnam Airlines staff to to be served with airline procedures. Currently, Vietnam Airlines is an airline with outstanding disease safety standards and meets the stringent requirements of the international airline industry. The airline’s measures ensure the disease safety level is higher than the standards of the global airline alliance SkyTeam and equivalent to 4 stars according to Skytrax standards, achieving the maximum rating for Covid-19 prevention by website Airline Ratings reviews.

Morning flights from Hanoi to Quy Nhon on April 30 are priced at 2.7-3.2 million VND / way. Afternoon flights are priced lower, around 2 million VND / one way. This price is 2-10 times higher than the days before and after a holiday. With the flights to Phu Quoc, although the airlines have increased the load, the fare is still quite high. For example, the first day of the holiday, the ticket price for HCMC – Phu Quoc is from 1.3 to over 2 million VND / time. In particular, some flights have beautiful hours, suitable for hotel check-in time, taking advantage of the vacation time. The flights from Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot, Tuy Hoa … were also crowded with high ticket prices. The plans to increase the load on routes between popular tourist destinations are in place. In particular, Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vasco announced an increase of nearly 500,000 seats in 6 peak days (from April 28 to 3-5). Vietjet and Bamboo also increased by 12% -15% of the supply load on the main routes and tourist routes during the holiday period.