Twenty-three airlines, including three domestic carriers (Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airways) have resumed flights between Vietnam and 20 countries and territories, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Foreign tourists arrive in Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport on the first international commercial flight on March 15, 2022 when Vietnam fully reopens international tourism. |
Almost all international flights to Vietnam mainly landed at Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport and Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
It is expected that there will be flights from Taiwan and the Republic of Korea to the central city of Da Nang, added the CAAV.
Eight countries and territories, namely India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Macau, Finland, Italy and Switzerland have yet resumed regular air routes to Vietnam.
The Government decided to fully reopen borders to foreign tourists since March 15, 2022 after allowing foreign tourists to enter the country under a trial program that started in November last year.
Singapore Airlines was the first foreign airline to resume regular commercial flights to the central city of Da Nang this month after two years of suspension due to COVID-19 outbreaks.
It is also the foreign airline that has operated the most flights to Vietnam, with 45 return flights per week, representing 36 percent compared to the pre-COVID pandemic level.
Thanks to the reopening policy, foreign arrivals to Vietnam reached 141,600 between January and March, up 441 percent on year, official statistics show.
Meanwhile, international cargo transportation hit 38,000 tons, an increase of 113.9 percent against the same period last year.
The CAAV estimated that Vietnamese airlines accounted for 44 percent of the market share in international passenger transport and 13 percent in international cargo transportation.
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