A visitor experiences airport operation via virtual reality technology at the Vietnam International Aviation Expo. (Photo: baogiaothong.vn) The three-day expo themed “Sustainable growth for a brighterfuture” attracted the participation of more than 50 international and domesticenterprises, including manufacturers, training schools and airlines.
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan said that the eventmarked the strong recovery of Vietnam’s aviation industry after the COVID-19pandemic. The expo provided opportunities to promote exchanges and cooperationas well as enhance the image and linkage of Vietnam’s aviation industry to theworld.
Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV)Ho Minh Tan said that after the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam’s aviation industrywas considered to have the fastest recovery speed in the world with a strongincrease in domestic aviation operation.
Statistics showed that the aviation market received 23.3 millionpassengers in the first half of this year, an increase of more than 74.2% overthe same period last year and equivalent to 60% of the same period in 2019. Thedomestic passengers totalled 20.8 million, up 58.4% and 12% against the sameperiod in 2021 and 2019, respectively.
Vietnamese carriers were operating 60 domestic routes. Thenumber of passengers through airports in Vietnam reached 40.7 million, a year-on-yearincrease of 56.8%.
The total supply capacity of Vietnamese airlines was 6.5 millionseats, ranking second in Southeast Asia after Indonesia.
The aviation industry of Vietnam was expected to have greatpotential for strong growth. The International Air Transport Aviation (IATA)forecast that Vietnam would be the fifth fastest-growing aviation market in theworld, reaching 150 million passengers, by 2035.
IATA predicted that the world aviation market would recover beyondpre-pandemic levels in early 2024 with a total of 4 billion passengers.Airlines were gradually re-operating all routes and increasing the frequency toserve the increasing demand together with upgrading operations to bring safeand convenient flight experiences.
According to Tan, 2022 was also the 25th anniversary of Vietnam’saviation industry in achieving a high safety index with no air accidentsrecorded.
The expo was expected to consolidate the image of a dynamic, safeand efficient aviation industry in Vietnam and helped aviation businessesthrive after the pandemic and promote the development of the domestic aviationindustry to regional and international levels.
Advanced aviation technology equipment and modern aircraft modelswere being showcased at the expo.
The expo also provided forums for business cooperation andopportunity sharing with topics such as the development of Vietnam’s aviationindustry in the new context, strategy to develop new-generation aircraft fleet,airport infrastructure development and digital transformation in flightmanagement./.
VNA
