Many domestic flights have booking rates of over 90%, even fully booked during the holiday April 30 – May 1. For peak flights, if there are still available seats, the prices are at equivalent or slightly higher levels than two weeks prior.
According to the latest information on booking and ticket sales compiled by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam as of April 26, for flights departing from Hanoi on April 28 to tourist destinations such as Dong Hoi, Buon Ma Thuot, Con Dao, Rach Gia, booking rates have reached over 90%.
For flights from Hanoi to Hue, Pleiku, and Can Tho, the booking rates are over 80%, while for flights to Cam Ranh, Da Nang, Da Lat, Phu Quoc, Tuy Hoa, and Binh Dinh, the rates range from 65% to 77%.
However, on April 29 (the start of the holiday period), except for flights to Da Nang, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, flights from Hanoi to tourist destinations such as Dong Hoi, Buon Ma Thuot, Pleiku, Hue, Phu Quoc, Tuy Hoa, Binh Dinh, Can Tho, and Con Dao all have booking rates over 90% and nearly 100%.
Airfares increased slightly on some crowded flight routes such as Cam Ranh, Con Dao, Tuy Hoa (Photo: Hoang Ha)
From Ho Chi Minh City, flights to Phu Quoc, Tuy Hoa, Binh Dinh, and Con Dao are almost fully booked on April 29, while flights to Da Nang, Hanoi, and Dong Hoi are only average.
For April 28, except for flights to Tuy Hoa and Binh Dinh with booking rates over 90%, flights to other tourist destinations are only at 70-80%.
In the opposite direction, as the holiday period comes to an end, flights on May 2 with high booking rates over 90% are from Buon Ma Thuot, Ca Mau, Tuy Hoa, Con Dao, Dong Hoi to Hanoi, and from Phu Quoc, Tuy Hoa, Van Don, Vinh to Ho Chi Minh City.