Planes at Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport.

There have been days when the capital city's airport received 233 international flights carrying over 38,000 visitors, breaking a previous record set in 2019.

In the week after the Lunar New Year holiday, the airport has served 94,100 visitors a day, a 19% increase from the previous week.

The number of international visitors alone has increased by 14%, to an average of 36,000 a day, which was higher than the previous record during the Tet holiday in 2019 by around 2,000 visitors.

The Civil Aviation Authority reported that domestic airlines transported 633,000 passengers on international routes during the seven-day Tet holiday from Feb. 8-14, an increase of 49% compared to the same period last year.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam has launched a project to expand the T2 terminal, increasing its capacity from 10 million to 15 million visitors a year. The project is expected to be completed in 2026.

Ministry calls halt to high school admissions using IELTS

The Ministry of Education and Training has called on provinces and cities to stop giving priority to candidates with IELTS certificates for admission to 10th grade.

Spring festivals open nationwide

People from across the country are flocking to spring festivals at locations such as the Voi Phuc Temple in Hanoi, the historical relic of the Cho Don Safety Zone (ATK Cho Don) in Bac Kan, and Tran Nhat Duat Temple in Thanh Hoa.

President attends ethnic spring festival in Hanoi’s suburban town

President Vo Van Thuong on February 24 attended the opening of the “spring festival in all regions of the country” at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Hanoi’s Son Tay town.

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