Vietnamese airlines’ on-time performance hits 94.6 percent

A plane of Bamboo Airways (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese airlines’on-time performance (OTP) from January 19 to February reached 94.6 percent,according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Bamboo Airways recorded the highest rate of 96.7percent, followed by Pacific Airlines (96.5 percent), Vietnam Airlines (96.3 percent),Vietravel Airlines (93.6 percent), Vasco (93.4 percent), and Viejet Air (91.7percent).

Experts said the figures demonstrate the great effortsby the domestic airlines given the impact of new infections in the northernprovinces of Hai Duong and Quang Ninh ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

During the period, the domestic airlines operated20,944 flights, representing a month-on-month increase of 7.4 percent.

Vietjet Air conducted the highest number of flightsamong domestic carriers, with 7,881. It was followed by national flag carrierVietnam Airlines (6,725), Bamboo Airways (4,008), Jetstar Pacific (1,640), Vasco(518), and Vietravel Air (172).

Despite the impact of COVID-19, the Hanoi-HCM Cityroute remained one of the world’s busiest domestic routes.

It is ranked second globally, with 1.085 millionpassengers in February, just behind the Jeju-Seoul Gimpo route in the Republicof Korea, according to a report released in February by OAG, a global traveldata provider headquartered in the UK.

Ensuring the safety of flights, passengers, airportstaff, and crew members remains the top priority of the airlines./.

VNA