Vietnam’s airports welcome 43.3 million passengers
Vietnam’s airports served a total of 43.3 million passengers and handled over 603,000 tonnes of goods in the first five months of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
Terminal T2 of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s airports served a total of 43.3 millionpassengers and handled over 603,000 tonnes of goods in the first five months ofthis year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).
The figures representedyear-on-year rises of 15.4 percent and 8.4 percent respectively.
CAAV also announced that of thetotal, domestic carriers transported 20.4 million passengers and 487,000 tonnesof goods.
As of May 15, the number ofplanes registered for Vietnamese nationality were 174, up five planes comparedwith figure at the end of 2017 and 18 planes in comparison with the same periodlast year.
Of the total, the flag carrierVietnam Airlines owns the highest fleet, with 91 planes, followed by VietjetAir with 54 planes and Jetstar Pacific 17 planes.
This year, Vietnam Airlines aimsto serve more than 24.3 million passengers. In 2017, it conducted 140,000flights carrying 22 million passengers.
Meanwhile, low-cost carrier VietjetAir plans to operate more than 120,000 flights and serve over 24.1 millionpassengers by the end of 2018. Last year, it carried over 17.11 millionpassengers on over 98,800 flights.-VNA
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Terminal T2 of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
