Air travel hectic on threshold of Lunar New Year | Business | Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus)

Hanoi (VNA) – Domestic air carriers said they will operate about 33,800 flights during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, or between January 24 and February 2, up 14% year-on-year and 21% as compared with normal days. There will be some 24,200 domestic flights, representing increases of 2% from the same period last year and 27% compared with normal days; and 9,600 international flights, up 60% and 9% respectively. The busiest routes include Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City, HCM City-Da Nang/Vinh/Dong Hoi/Quy Nhon/Chu Lai/Thanh Hoa/Hue/Tuy Hoa, and Can Tho-Vinh, and vice versa. The airlines expect to fly 7.2 million passengers during Tet, the biggest holiday in the year in Vietnam, of them more than 5 million domestic, up 4% year-on-year. As…