Airports serve over 27.4 mln international passengers in 8M

The volume of international passengers passing through the country’s airports reached over 27.47 million in the first eight months of the year, soaring 32.4% year-on-year, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

The figure brings the total number of air passengers to more than 75.8 million, equivalent to 66.6% of the annual plan and dropping 4.3% year-on-year.

The total amount of take-off and landing flights reached 460,135, accounting for 65.2% of the yearly plan, down 7.9% year-on-year.

Of which, international take-off and landing flights totaled 170,362, surging 22% compared to the same period last year. 

In the eight-month period, the airports handled a total volume of cargo of over 995,300 tons, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%.