Nguyen Dang Minh, head of ACV’s airport operations department, stated that the nine-day holiday, which runs from January 25, will see a significant increase in passenger traffic.

Airline employees speak to passengers at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi in August 2022.

Minh said approximately 10% of aircraft of many Vietnamese airlines are currently being recalled by manufacturers for engine maintenance, creating a challenge for the aviation sector amid the rising demand.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City alone is projected to serve over 4 million passengers during the holiday, posing a significant challenge for airport management given the fact that the airport’s infrastructure has already been operating at full capacity, even beyond, during peak periods in recent years.

Against the backdrop, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has approved an increase in the maximum capacity of flights at airports. For example, Tan Son Nhat will ramp up its flights to 46 per hour between 5:00 a.m. and 11:55 p.m. daily, a notable rise from the usual 38–40 flights. Additionally, five major airports in central Vietnam will operate around the clock during the holiday.

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