According to reports, the round-trip ticket prices for Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City flights on the weekends (March 15-17) have decreased by 30-45%, even halving compared to the period from December 2023 to February 29, 2024, ranging from 3.2 to 4.5 million VND/ticket.
Specifically, the round-trip economy class tickets for Hanoi – Ho Chi Minh City flights on March 19, returning on March 22 by Vietjet Air cost 3,150,000 VND, by Bamboo Airway cost 3,387,000 VND, by Vietravel Airlines cost 3,429,000 VND, and by Vietnam Airlines cost 4,585,000 VND.
Airplane tickets from the North and the Central to the South have significantly reduced prices compared to the previous and immediately after Tet time. (Screenshot).
Similarly, for the Hai Phong, Thanh Hoa, Vinh – Ho Chi Minh City flights, the round-trip tickets on the weekend (March 22-24) are also only from 3 million VND. Specifically, the round-trip tickets for Hai Phong – Ho Chi Minh City flights on March 19, returning on March 22 by Bamboo Airways cost 3,309,000 VND; by Vietjet Air cost 3,301,000 VND; and by Vietnam Airlines cost 3,954,000 VND.
At the same time, for the Vinh – Ho Chi Minh City flights, the ticket prices by Bamboo Airways are 3,309,000 VND, by Vietjet Air are 3,057,000 VND, and by Vietnam Airlines are 3,733,000 VND.
About 10 days ago, the afternoon flights to Ho Chi Minh City from those localities were mostly “sold out” or only had business class seats left.
According to forecasts, domestic flight ticket prices will continue to decrease from the first week of April until before the April 30th – May 1st holiday.
In the first weekends of April, round-trip ticket prices for flights from Hanoi to famous tourist destinations like Nha Trang, Da Lat, Phu Quoc are quite “soft”. Specifically, the lowest round-trip prices for Hanoi – Phu Quoc is 3.4 million VND, for Hanoi – Nha Trang is 3.5 million VND, and for Hanoi – Da Lat is 3.6 million VND.
Answering VTC News, a representative of an airline said that the decrease in domestic flight ticket prices was because it has passed the Tet peak period, and the travel demand of passengers has cooled down. However, the “comfortable” price level only applies from now until the end of April. Starting from the April 30th holiday until the end of August, ticket prices will increase again due to the high travel demand of people during the holiday and summer.
Earlier, the Civil Aviation Authority requested airlines to actively coordinate with travel businesses to build programs and plans to exploit destinations in key tourism localities, in order to serve tourists during the April 30th – May 1st holiday and the summer peak 2024.
Airlines have to report their exploitation demands, increase flights, as well as propose adjustments in the takeoff and landing times; flight service time at airports during this period.
At the same time, based on resources, market demand, and optimizing aircraft operation hours, urgently develop plans to increase flights from now on on domestic routes from the North to the South, including increasing exploitation during the evening hours and at night in order to timely meet the travel needs of passengers.
