The move aims to meet the rising demand for air travel during this summer peak, coinciding with a packed calendar of cultural, sporting, and tourism events scheduled for Binh Dinh from June to September.
Ho Chi Minh City’s Department of Tourism has collaborated with the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Association and the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines in rolling out a programme, aiming to entice tourists to use night flights and accommodation establishments in the southern metropolis.
Airlines have been increasing the number of night flights to meet demand amid an aircraft shortage, but the inconvenience and fear of fatigue mean passengers shun them.
Despite the increase in the frequency of night flights, tourists and travel agencies are not opting for this option due to the limited availability of services at their destinations during nighttime.
More than 1,800 night flights, equivalent to 8% of the total number of domestic flights, will be operated from January 21 to February 25 to meet the increasing travel demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has required airlines to build plans to increase flights and arrange night flights to meet the travel needs of people during the 2014 New Year and Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays based on existing aviation infrastructure and security and safety work.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked agencies under its wing to tighten control over order, security, and transportation during Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration and spring festivals this year.
Night flights will be doubled to meet increasing travel demand before, during, and after Lunar New Year Festival – the biggest one in Vietnam and other Asian countries, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Vietjet Air will reduce ticket prices by 40 percent for night flights from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City to other provinces during Lunar New Year (Tet).
