Nearly 7.3 mln passengers transported by air during Tet

The number of passengers transported by air reached nearly 7.3 million during the  Lunar New Year (Tet) 2025 from January 14 to February 12, a year-on-year rise of 11.7%, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Among them, there were 4 million international passengers, up 16.3% year-on-year, and 3.3 million domestic passengers, up 6.6%.

Meanwhile, total cargo transport reached 96,000 tons, increasing by 9.4% compared to the same period last year.

Of the total number of passengers,  over 4.8 million were served by Vietnamese airlines, surging 5.6%; while 34,000 out of 96,000 tons of cargo were transported by the domestic airlines, soaring 9.8%.

During the reviewed period, the number of takeoffs and landings at airports across the country reached nearly 69,000, increasing 9.5% year-on-year.