CAAV proposes full resumption of domestic flights from December
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport increase domestic flights this month, and resume the normal operation of domestic air routes from December.
Hanoi (VNA) – The Civil AviationAuthority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport increasedomestic flights this month, and resume the normal operation of domestic airroutes from December.
In November, the number of two-way flights on Hanoi-HCM City,Hanoi-Da Nang and Da Nang-HCM City routes are expected to increase to 19 daily,of which national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Viejet Air each willoperate six flights, Bamboo Airways and Pacific Airlines each three flights, and Vietravel Airlines one.
The agency also proposed adjusting flight frequency onother routes to nine each day, with flights to be performed by the fourcarriers.
The normal flight frequency is set to be resumed fromDecember.
In addition, the CAAV said airlines should be allowedto continue providing in-fight services, especially food, to support servicesuppliers.
According to the agency, between October 21 andNovember 3, four domestic airlines, except Vietravel Airlines, had restoreddomestic flights, with a total of 979 round-trip flights carrying 170,200passengers on 42 domestic air routes.
The CAAV has also sent a document to relevant agenciesregarding the launch of pilot international flights, under which regulations onCOVID-19 prevention and control must be observed at airports./.
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