Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air announced on May 10 that it has resumed all of its 45 domestic air routes.
Local airlines have initiated plans to restore the entire domestic flight network in June to meet the travel demand of passengers as the country moves past the novel coronavirus period.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has notified Vietnamese airlines that seat distancing and restrictions on passenger numbers are to be abolished from 00:00 on May 7.
Most hotels and resorts in Vietnam would resume operations in May with attractive promotions as the country was entering its post-pandemic recovery, said Mauro Gasparotti, Director of Savills Hotels Asia Pacific.
Thai Vietjet, a joint venture of Vietnamese budget airline Vietjet Air in Thailand, on April 27 offers more than a million promotional tickets priced from only 9 THB (around 28 US cents) for all Thailand’s flights after the pandemic with travel period from August 1 to December 31.
Air and coach services were allowed to resume in the southern province of Ba Ria – Vung Tau and its Con Dao Island, starting from 0:00 am on April 24, according to the provincial People’s Committee.
An additional return trip is to be introduced on the Hanoi-HCM City train route from April 23, raising the total to three return trips daily.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested to the Ministry of Transport that additional air routes could be operated between April 23 and April 30, including 20 flights per day running on the Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City route.
Several of Vietnam's airlines have announced that airfares are set to see a three to five fold increase in terms of price in comparison to their current value, with the new price policy coming into force as of April 19.
Vietnamese domestic airlines including the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, low-cost Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific on April 15 evening announced they are increasing flight frequency between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City as from April 16.
Low-cost airline Vietjet Air announced on April 10 that, in addition to the daily flights Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, the airline will also be running an additional three flights on the air route on April 11, April 12, and April 14.
The national airline announced on April 5 to limit the number of passengers per flight to Ho Chi Minh City to ensure testing passengers for Covid-19.