With nearly 4 months to go until the Lunar New Year 2025, airlines have announced that they will start selling airline tickets to serve people's travel needs. Accordingly, Vietnam Airlines Group (including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and VASCO) announced that it will open early sales of nearly 1.5 million seats on the entire domestic flight network for the travel period from January 13, 2025 to February 12, 2025 (ie December 14 to January 15).
Specifically: Vietnam Airlines opened for sale 1.5 million seats; Vietjet Air opened for sale 2.6 million seats; Bamboo Airways and Vietravel Airlines have not made any official announcements, but at this time, tourists can book Tet tickets on the airline's website and some applications.
As usual, the peak flights during the Lunar New Year 2025 of airlines are concentrated between 3 major cities: Hanoi, Da Nang, Ho Chi Minh City to some provinces and cities such as Hai Phong, Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Hue, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, Pleiku, Da Lat, Buon Ma Thuot, Phu Quoc...
Many Vietnamese airlines have simultaneously opened ticket sales for the 2025 Lunar New Year since mid-September.
According to some passengers who decided to book early, the price is not cheaper than booking 1-2 months before departure. In return, if you book late, you will not be able to choose a good flight time, sometimes you have to fly early in the morning or at night. If the airline delays the flight at night, it means you will spend the whole night at the airport.
According to a preliminary survey, although there was a slight decrease due to early sales, as soon as they were opened for sale, Lunar New Year ticket prices on some "hot" routes of Vietnam Airlines remained high. Specifically, from January 27 to February 2, 2025 (ie from the 28th of Tet to the 5th of Tet At Ty), the Hanoi-HCMC route and routes from Hanoi/HCMC to tourist provinces and cities such as: Da Nang; Nha Trang; Phu Quoc; Da Lat... have prices ranging from 3.8-7.5 million VND/round trip, depending on flight time and airline.
In the context of the recent sharp increase in ticket prices and the shortage of aircraft, many people do not hope that ticket prices will decrease during the upcoming Tet holiday. Many people are also worried that if they do not buy early from now, the price will likely increase even more near Tet.
Many tourist attractions are booked in advance even though Tet is still far away.
In addition, to buy cheap air tickets during the Tet holiday season, airlines in Vietnam recommend that customers book tickets as early as possible to choose from a range of prices from low to high; refer to ticket prices on the airlines' official websites in advance to grasp the general price situation; and should not buy at online addresses with unusually low prices.
Recently, the Ministry of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed a 9-day Lunar New Year holiday, starting from Saturday, January 25, 2025 to Sunday, February 2, 2025 (ie the end of January 5, At Ty year). The 9-day holiday will create conditions for tourists to travel for a long time or take a 3-4 day trip after celebrating Tet with their family.
