Hanoi (VNA) – Carriers have adjusted theirflight frequency to reduce congestion at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat internationalairports that have both closed off a runway for major repairs.
Apart from adjusting its flight frequency, nationalflag carrier Vietnam Airlines has used wide-body aircraft like Airbus 350, Boeing787-9 and Boeing 787-10 for flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, as wellas routes from the two cities to popular destinations like Da Nang, Nha Trangand Phu Quoc.
Vietnam Airlines and other carriers like BambooAirways and Vietjet Air have also encouraged passengers to complete certainprocedures online.
Last week, the Ministryof Transport asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to instructairlines to temporarily divert some of their flights to airports near Hanoi andHCM instead, for example Cat Bi airport in Hai Phong city, Tho Xuan airport inThanh Hoa province, Can Tho airport in Can Tho city and Cam Ranh airport in NhaTrang city in order to reduce congestion./.