Domestic airlines' punctuality rate exceeds 86 percent in May
The on-time performance (OTP) rate of the five domestic airlines reached over 86 percent in May (April 19 – May 18), according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Vietnam Airlines' OPT rate in May was 89.6 percent, ranked third among the five domestic flights (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The on-time performance (OTP) rate ofthe five domestic airlines reached over 86 percent in May (April 19 – May 18),according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
In the period, Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, JestarPacific, Vasco, and Bamboo Airways together operated 28,754 flights, up 13percent from the same period last year. Of the total, 24,820 flights or 86.3percent took off on schedule.
Bamboo Airways and Vasco had the highest OTP rates, at 95.2and 91.1 percent, respectively, followed by Vietnam Airlines (89.6 percent),Jestar Pacific (85.5 percent), and Vietjet Air (82 percent).
Vasco’s rate of cancelled flights was 1.1 percent, while thefigures for Vietjet Air and Bamboo Airways both stayed at 0.1 percent. VietnamAirlines and Jetstar Pacific, meanwhile, cancelled no flights.
To reduce the rate of delayed or cancelled flights, the CAAVhas launched periodical inspections of the five carriers, with discoveredshortcomings quickly fixed.-VNA
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Vietnam Airlines' OPT rate in May was 89.6 percent, ranked third among the five domestic flights (Photo: VNA) 
