Vietnam Airlines will offer 1,100 more flights to meet the high travel demand during the upcoming Tet, which will begin on 16 February 2018.

Vietnam Airlines will offer 1,100 more flights to meet travel demand during the upcoming Tet holiday.— Photo thoibaotaichinhvietnam.vn

The flagship carrier said in its latest press release that it will run additional flights from 31 January to 2 March on the 15 domestic routes with strong air travel demand.  More than 220,000 extra seats will be made available, bringing the total number of seats for the period to nearly 1.5 million.

Earlier this week, the carrier had also launched a promotion programme for domestic flights around Tet, the nation’s largest holiday.

According to the promotion, a return ticket for flights between Ha Noi, Vinh, Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa and HCM City are priced from 999,000 VND (44 US$).

The return ticket price for flights between Da Nang, Hue, Quy Nhon and HCM City is set from 599,000 VND while those for flights between Buon Ma Thuot, Pleiku and HCM City are priced from 399,000 VND.

The sale programme is open from 11 December to 31 December, 2017.

The promotion applies to customers booking one-way tickets from 8 February, 2018 to 16 February, 2018, and return tickets from 7 February to 2 March, 2018.

(Source: VNS)