Thousands of Vietnamese flights delayed in June

Thousands of Vietnamese flights delayed in June

Passengers flood Noi Bai Airport in Hanoi, June 2022. Picture by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh


The Ministry of Transport has ordered Vietnamese airways to enhance on punctuality after greater than 5,600 flights had been delayed in June with late-arriving plane cited as the principle motive.

The determine was up 15.9 % year-on-year and up 9.4 % from final month, in accordance with a report from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

The delay fights accounted for 18.2 % of complete flights operated by the nation’s six carriers final month, it stated.

Low-cost service Vietjet Air has the business’s highest fee of flight delays at 24 %, adopted by Vietnam Airways (20.1 %).

CAAV stated late-arriving plane was the principle explanation for delays along with different excuses like poor administration and unhealthy climate.

The Ministry of Transport stated the rise in flight delays has triggered public outcry amongst passengers and broken the business’s popularity.

It ordered airways to make sure flights are punctual, particularly throughout the peak summer season travel season.

Within the first half of this 12 months, the variety of passengers going by means of Vietnam’s airports reached 43.35 million, a pickup of 65.5 % from a 12 months in the past and equal to 76 % of pre-pandemic ranges, in accordance with the CAAV.

The CAAV forecast airports nationwide would serve about 87.8 million passengers this 12 months, leaping 190 % from final 12 months.

The determine consists of 5 million international travelers, up 844 %.

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