Air passenger volume soars during first five months
Airports in Vietnam served up to 45.5 million passengers in the first five months of this year, an increase of 37.8% compared to the same period last year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
The number of passengers via Vietnamese airports increased by nearly 38% in the first five months of this year. (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)🉐 – Airports in Vietnamserved up to 45.5 million passengers in the first five months of this year, anincrease of 37.8% compared to the same period last year, according to the CivilAviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Of the figure, there were 12 millionforeigners and 33.4 million local passengers, marking a year-on-year rise of 679.6%and 33.4%, respectively. In May alone, airports across the countryserved 9 million passengers, up 3.2% from the previous month. Between January and May, Vietnamese airlines carried22.4 million people, a year-on-year increase of 36.9%. Of the total, there were 16.7 milliondomestic passengers, up 5.7% from 2022. The volume of foreign passengers reached 5.7million, an increase of 5,525.1% higher than from the corresponding period lastyear. The sudden rise in the number of passengersafter more than two years of travel restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has led toan improvement in the business results of domestic airlines.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines saw revenue doublingyear-on-year to 23.5 trillion VND (about 1 billion USD) in the first quarter ofthis year. It still reported a after-tax loss of 37.3 billion VND in the period, but it is a significant improvement compared to a loss of nearly 2.69 trillion VND in the sameperiod last year.
The airline has restored its entire domestic flight network and resumed90% of the international routes compared to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic.
Passengers queue up for security check at Noi Bai International Airport. (Photo: VNA)
Meanwhile, during the first three months of 2023, air carrierVietjet posted revenue of 12.88 trillion VND andafter-tax profit of 168 billion VND, increasing by 286% and 320% year-on-year,respectively. Ancillary revenue, in particular, was reported at 4.31 trillionVND, accounting for more than 33% of the total revenue. The company’s consolidated revenue and after-tax profit werealmost 12.9 trillion VND and 173 billion VND, respectively./.
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The number of passengers via Vietnamese airports increased by nearly 38% in the first five months of this year. (Photo: VNA) 
Passengers queue up for security check at Noi Bai International Airport. (Photo: VNA) 
