Statistics from Tan Son Nhat Airport Operations Center show that the airport operated more than 1,100 flights from February 1 to February 3 (December 22-24). Of these, 659 flights were delayed, accounting for nearly 60%.
The airline with the most delayed flights is Vietjet Air with 257 flights, accounting for more than 74% of the total number of flights operated by the airline. Vietnam Airlines also had 209 flights, accounting for more than 59%.
In addition, some airlines such as Jetstar Pacific also had 44 delayed flights (accounting for 70%), Bamboo Airways had 43 flights (accounting for 57%), and Vietravel Airlines had 20 flights (accounting for 80%).
It is worth noting that in the past three days, only 40 flights were delayed due to weather, accounting for 3.63% of the total number of flights operated. Of these, the most were Vietnam Airlines flights with 21 flights.
Thus, the remaining flights were delayed due to the operating policies of the airline and related units such as ground services, airports...
The statistics also show that there were 29 flights canceled, but none were canceled due to weather.
There were 659 flights delayed at Tan Son Nhat in just 3 days.
During the surprise inspection on the afternoon of February 3, Mr. Le Anh Tuan - Deputy Minister of Transport requested that airports and aviation businesses coordinate more closely in operations and exploitation. When flight delays occur, airports and airlines must find solutions to relieve passengers. In case of bad weather like the past few days, it is necessary to publicize and explain more clearly so that passengers can understand.
Previously, at the Ho Chi Minh City socio-economic press conference on the afternoon of January 25, Mr. Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Executive Director of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, said that during the 2024 Lunar New Year, the airport is expected to serve 850-880 flights per day.
Of which, the peak is on December 27, there will be more than 920 flights with more than 150,000 passengers departing and arriving, an increase of 9-10% compared to Tet 2023.
According to Mr. Son, the sharp increase in the number of passengers has caused Tan Son Nhat airport to continue to be overloaded, from a maximum capacity of serving 15 million passengers/year, now it has to receive 26 million passengers.
Representatives of Tan Son Nhat International Airport hope people will sympathize with the aviation industry because the airport is over capacity.
