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Hanoi-HCM City becomes world’s 4th busiest domestic air route
Updated: 21:41, 02/01/2024
The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City air route recorded over 10.8 million seats sold between October 2022 and September 2023, making it the fourth busiest domestic air route in the world in 2023, according to statistics from air travel data provider OAG.
It ranked behind the Jeju-Seoul route in the Republic of Korea, the Fukuoka-Tokyo Haneda and Sapporo New Chitose Apt-Tokyo Haneda routes in Japan.
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In 2023, Vietnam's air transport market, especially the domestic market, recovered nearly to the pre-pandemic level. For the international market, the recovery was slower but showed many positive signs.
Particularly, in the domestic market, Ho Chi Minh City continued to lead the country in the number of visitors, revenue and contribution to Vietnam's tourism industry as it received nearly 5 million international tourists and nearly 35 million domestic ones in 2023.
Van Don International Airport in Quang Ninh province has been honoured by the World Travel Awards (WTA) as Asia’s Leading Regional Airport - the fourth year in succession it has received the award.
Construction of a passenger terminal at the Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai southern province and the third terminal (T3) of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is scheduled to start on August 26 at a total cost of over 45 trillion VND (1.89 billion USD).
Tan Son Nhat in Ho Chi Minh City and Noi Bai in Hanoi are among the globe's 50 most internationally connected airports, according to U.K. travel data firm OAG.
A janitor at Can Tho airport in southern Vietnam reported a missing diamond to related units and helped return it back to its owner.
The international terminal of Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport will be expanded in 2024, increasing its capacity to receive visitors from 10 million to 15 million a year, the transport ministry said.
Source: VNA
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