Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) In a document sent to the ministry, the CAAV said moreaircraft are needed to satisfy the growing demand during the upcoming Lunar NewYear (Tet), the year's biggest festival in Vietnam. But the number shouldnot exceed that recorded in January 2020 (234 planes).
The figure would be higher in 2023 based on themarket demand, airport infrastructure, operation and maintenance capacity ofthe airlines, as well as supervision capacity of the CAAV, according to thedocument.
The agency noted that the Vietnamese aviation sector,particularly the domestic market, has rebooted since March 2022 when Vietnamfully reopened its doors, and even returned to pre-pandemic 2019 levels inApril of the same year.
The domestic market completely recovered, expandingby 30% in the 2022 summer as compared with 2019. Meanwhile, the international market started to come online in late 2022, recovering to about half of thepre-pandemic level.
The sector is expected to fully recover in thesecond half of 2023, requiring airlines to expand their fleets, the CAAVexplained.
Statistics show that each plane carries an average of250,000 passengers per year, and with the number of domestic passengersprojected to reach 45.5 million this year, the domestic market alone needs 182aircraft.
The Vietnamese airlines also need 230 aircraft forinternational routes in the first months of this year, which would rise to 250in the closing months.
The domestic carriers, comprising Vietnam Airlines,Vietjet Air, Pacific Airlines, Bamboo Airways and Viettravel Airlines, areoperating 225 aircraft, of which 35 are under either maintenance orpreservation.
The aviation market recorded about 55 millionpassengers in 2022, rising 3.7-fold from the previous year and equivalent to69.6% of that in the pre-pandemic 2019, the CAAV reported.
In particular, about 43.2 million passengers weretransported domestically, increasing 3.5-fold from 2021 and 15.6% from 2019. At the same time, 11 million others were transported internationally, up 22-fold from 2021 and equivalent to 27% of that in 2019.
The domestic carriers, comprising Vietnam Airlines,Vietjet Air, Pacific Airlines, Bamboo Airways and Viettravel Airlines, areoperating 225 aircraft, of which 35 are under either maintenance orpreservation.
The aviation market recorded about 55 millionpassengers in 2022, rising 3.7-fold from the previous year and equivalent to69.6% of that in the pre-pandemic 2019, the CAAV reported.
In particular, about 43.2 million passengers weretransported domestically, increasing 3.5-fold from 2021 and 15.6% from 2019. At the same time, 11 million others were transported internationally, up 22-fold from 2021 and equivalent to 27% of that in 2019.
About 1.25 million tonnes of cargo were transportedby air last year, representing 95% of that in 2021 and equivalent to the volumein 2019. It included 152,000 tonnes carried domestically and 1.1 million tonnesinternationally./.
VNA
