In the first six months, the number of international passengers passing through airports increased by nearly 500%.

DNHN - According to data from the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), the aviation market rebounded significantly in the first half of 2023, particularly on the international front.

Consequently, the transport/operational volume of airport flights and passengers tends to rise. The number of passengers exceeded 56,8 million, a 29.2% increase over the same period in 2022.

In particular, the number of international passengers exceeded 15 million, a 493.5% increase over the same period in 2022. The number of domestic passengers rose by 2% to nearly 42,4 million.

Additionally, digital transformation is actively implemented. The pilot implementation of chip-based CCCD authentication is complete, and biometric technology is used for passenger check-in.

Information ACV is currently conducting research and coordinating a detailed plan for automatic non-stop toll collection at the international airports of Da Nang, Phu Bai, and Cat Bi.

According to experts, the increase in the number of international passengers is attributable to the opening policies of countries, including the recovery of the Northeast Asian market. However, domestic passenger volume increased by only 2% during the same time period in 2022, a rather modest rate of growth.

ACV stated that, in recent years, it has prioritized improving service quality to accommodate this growth. At airports, particularly large international airports like Tan Son Nhat, peak-hour congestion has been significantly reduced thanks to proactive coordination with relevant units in coordination. mining operations.

Previously, the Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration reported that the country's airports welcomed 9 million passengers in May, up 3.2% from April. Additionally, Vietnamese airlines transported 4.46 million passengers in May, a 3.3% increase compared to April 2023 (including 1.22 million international visitors and 3.26 million domestic visitors).

45.5 million passengers passed through airports over the course of five months, a 37.8% increase over the same period in 2022. There were 12 million international passengers, a 679.6% increase from the same time last year. In 2022, there will be 33,4 million domestic visitors, a 5.7% increase over the same period in 2022.

During the first five months of the year, airlines transported 22,4 million passengers, an increase of 36.9% compared to the same period in 2022. Notably, international passenger arrivals reached 5,7 million, an increase of 5,525.1% from the same period in 2022. same period in 2022. The number of domestic visitors increased by 5.7% from the same period in 2022 to 16.7 million.

After more than two years of being severely impacted by the COVID-19 epidemic, airlines have experienced a dramatic improvement in their financial performance due to a sudden increase in passenger volume.

Vietnam Airlines still recorded a loss after taxes of 37.33 billion dong in the first quarter of 2023. Nonetheless, this number has decreased by 99 percent over the same time frame (-2,686 billion dong).

By 2023, the airline will have fully restored its domestic flight network and 90% of its international routes, relative to the time before the COVID-19 epidemic.

The first quarter of 2023 also saw positive business results for Vietjet Air. Vietjet's revenue from air transportation reached VND 12,880 billion, and its profit after tax reached VND 168 billion, increases of 286% and 320%, respectively, over the same period in 2022. More than 33% of total revenue was contributed by ancillary revenue, which reached VND 4,312 billion.

Nhan Ha Phan