Hanoi-HCM City becomes world’s 4th busiest domestic air route
The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City air route recorded over 10.8 million seats sold between October 2022 and September 2023, making it the fourth busiest domestic air route in the world in 2023, according to statistics from air travel data provider OAG.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City air routerecorded over 10.8 million seatsಞ sold between October 2022 and September 2023,making it the fourth busiest domestic air route in the world in 2023, accordingto statistics from air travel data provider OAG.
It ranked behind the Jeju-Seoul route in the Republic of Korea, the Fukuoka-Tokyo Haneda and Sapporo New Chitose Apt-Tokyo Hanedaroutes in Japan. In 2023, Vietnam's air transport market, especially the domesticmarket, recovered nearly to the pre-pandemic level. For theinternational market, the recovery was slower but showed many positive signs. Particularly, in the domestic market, Ho Chi Minh City continuedto lead the country in the number of visitors, revenue andcontribution to Vietnam's tourism industry as it received nearly 5 millioninternational tourists and nearly 35 million domestic ones in 2023./.
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Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA) 
