Passengers wait to handle boarding procedures at an airport in Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) In a report sent to theMinistry of Transport, CAAV said Vietnamese airlines have transported anestimated 141,600 international passengers and 38,000 tonnes of internationalcargo in Q1, respectively soaring 441 percent and 113.9 percent year on year.
Airports nationwide handled321,000 international passengers and 292,000 tonnes of international cargoduring the period, up 176.2 percent and 21.1 percent.
Meanwhile, the carriersserved about 6.5 million domestic passengers and 48,400 tonnes of domesticcargo, down 12.5 percent and 8.8 percent from a year earlier.
About 13 million domesticpassengers and 98,000 tonnes of domestic cargo passed through Vietnamese airports duringthe three months, dropping 13.3 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
CAAV said as of March, thereare 23 foreign and Vietnamese airlines operating air routes between Vietnam and20 countries/territories.
Compared to 2019 - before theCOVID-19 pandemic broke out, regular air routes with eight foreign destinationshave yet to be resumed, namely Brunei, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Macau,Finland, Italy, and Switzerland.
Airlines are operating 67routes to/from Vietnam, mostly to/from Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat internationalairports.
From March 15, when Vietnamfully reopened to international tourists, to March 21, the route linking withSingapore was the busiest with 45 round-trip flights, two flights more than theprevious seven days and equivalent to 36 percent of the frequency in the sameperiod of 2019. However, the largest number of passengers, 10,300, was recordedon the route between Vietnam and Japan, accounting for 18.1 percent of thetotal.
The CAAV said the Government’sResolution No. 32/NQ-CP, issued on March 15, on visa exemption for citizens of13 countries has contributed to the growth of international passenger and cargotransportation.
However, the CAAV alsopointed out that the aviation sector is facing pressure from rising fuelprices. Some carriers have proposed relevant agencies reduce import andenvironmental taxes on aviation fuel as well as some types of fees./.
VNA
