CAAV proposes increasing frequency of regular int’l flights
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport allow to expand the scale and frequency of regular international flights, including those from/to Europe and Australia.
Aircraft of Vietnamese airlines (Illustrative photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ci꧅vil Aviation Authority ofVietnam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport allow 🌊to expand the scale andfrequency of regular international flights, including those from/to Europe andAustralia.
CAAV Director Dinh Viet Thang suggested the ministry permitthe authority to inform aviation authorities of France, Germany, the UK andRussia on the resumption of regular international passenger flights, withthe initial weekly frequency of 10 flights per leg for each side. CAAV also sent documents to aviation authorities of Australia to inform that airlines of both countries can resume regular flights between the two nations with 10 flights per leg a week.
An airplane of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (Photo: VNA)
It also wants to take the initiative in working withcountries and territories to decide on markets and frequency based on demand aswell as aviation agreements. In the first week of this year, 16 regular passenger commerceflights arrived in Vietnam from the US, Japan, Thailand and Cambodia, amongothers, bringing nearly 1,000 passengers. The authority's statistics indicated that about 140,000 overseasVietnamese are hoping to return home to celebrate the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year)– Vietnam’s longest and biggest traditional festival. In excess of 30,000passengers per week are projected to fly home in the coming time. CAAV has informed authorities in the Republic of Korea,Japan, Singapore and Taiwan (China) on the increase of weekly passenger flightsto 14 per leg amid rising demand./.
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The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested the Ministry of Transport allow it to take the initiative in increasing flights, starting from January 14, to meet growing demand as the Lunar New Year (Tet) - the longest and biggest traditional festival of Vietnam - is approaching.
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Aircraft of Vietnamese airlines (Illustrative photo: VNA) 
An airplane of national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines (Photo: VNA) 
