CAAV asked to tackle high rates in flight delays, cancellations
Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to promptly tackle flight delays and cancellations after latest data shows that up to 5,602 flights by domestic carriers were delayed in June (May 19 – Jun 18), accounting for 18.2%.
Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Transport Le AnhTuan has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to promptly tackleflight delays and cancellations after latest data shows that up to 5,602 flightsby domestic carriers were delayed in June (May 19 – Jun 18), accounting for18.2%.
The figure was 15.9 percentage points higher than the sameperiod last year and 9.4 percentage points higher than may, according to thereport by CAAV.
The report indicates that six domestic airlines – Vietnam Airlines,Vietjet Air, Pacific Airlines, Vasco, Bamboo Airways, and Vietravel Airlines –operated total of 30,808 flights in June, up 528.7% compared to the same periodlast year and 18% against the previous month.
National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost airline VietjetAir outperformed the others, running 11,106 and 12,008 flights, respectively.
It showed that Vietjet Air was the least punctual with 2,885 flightsdelayed, equivalent to 24% of its total number of flights. Vietnam Airlines wasthe second worst in punctuality, with 2,230 postponed or 20.1%.
The two were followed by Vasco (11.6%), Pacific Airlines(9%), Bamboo Airways (4.8%), and Vietravel Airlines (2.7%).
CAAV said late-arriving aircraft was the main cause of delaysin addition to other excuses, such as poor management and bad weather.
There were 65 flights cancelled during the period, making up0.2% of the total.
Travel demand has been on a rise since the beginning of 2022as a result of ease of COVID-19 restrictions. The number of passengers goingthrough Vietnamese airports reached 40.7 million in the first half of thisyear, a year-on-year surge of 56.8%. They included 1.8 million foreigntravellers, up 904.6% year-on-year.
Some 20.1 million passengers flied with domestic carriers inH1, up 56.1% year-on-year.
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