Airports across the country served 29.8 million passengers and handled 467,000 tonnes of goods in the first half of this year, marking year-on-year increases of 20.4% and 7.7%, respectively.

A Vietnam Airlines plane park at the Phu Quoc International Airport (Photo: VNA)

The domestic market did particularly well, with the total number of passengers estimated at 14.6 million, a 24.1% increase compared to the same period last year. Cargos transported in this period totalled 119,000 tonnes, up by 6.3%.

In another positive development, the number of delayed and cancelled flights declined sharply, accounting for 14.5 and 0.5% of total flights, respectively, during the first 6 months of this year.

The aviation sector has cooperated with relevant partners on the operation of more than 96,022 safe flights, as of June 21.

(Source: VNA)