Civil aviation authority proposes increasing domestic flights after October 20

Civil aviation authority proposes increasing domestic flights after October 20.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed increasing the number of domestic routes from October 20.

The CAAV sent the proposal to the Ministry of Transport for when the first phase of the pilot period of reopening domestic flights ends.

Previously, the CAAV proposed a four-phase plan to resume domestic flights. In the first phase, to be carried over ten days from October 10 to 20, airlines resume routes with a flight frequency not exceeding half of that in the first 10 days of April, the time before the fourth coronavirus wave in Việt Nam. Passengers on the planes must be distanced as well.

In the second phase, the CAAV proposed to continue opening flight three routes from Hà Nội-Đà Nẵng, Hà Nội-HCM City, and Đà Nẵng-HCM City from October 21 to November 30.

The frequency on each route would increase to not exceed 70 percent compared to the first 10 days of April.

Six flights from Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet, Bamboo Airways, and Pacific Airlines (two flights for each airline) would be allowed to operate each route per day.

On other routes, there would be no more than one round trip for each airline on each route.

The CAAV said it would evaluate the COVID-19 situation in these localities and other localities and adjust the flight frequency. In case the pandemic is controlled, the airlines would be allowed to operate normally like in pre-pandemic times from early December.

Refer to:
Vietnam news

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