Vietnamese airports welcome 4.7 mln foreign passengers in Jan-Feb

Airports in Vietnam are estimated to have welcomed 19.7 million passengers in the first two months of this year, up 91.5% year-on-year, including 4.7 million foreign visitors, up 1,959%, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

In the period, Vietnamese carriers transported 9.8 million passengers, up 92% year-on-year, including 2.4 million international customers, up 2,333%.

However, the volume of air cargo slumped 28% year-on-year to 168,000 tons, amid the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, featuring 117,000 tons of overseas freight, down 37.3%, and 51,000 tons of local goods, up 7.4%.

The CAAV anticipated the number of foreign flyers going in and out of Vietnam will continue to grow as China has eased its Covid-19 rules and regular flights between the two countries are gradually resuming.

According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, domestic tourists were 101 million last year, exceeding the target of 60 million set at the beginning of the year. However, the number of international tourists to Vietnam was only 3.5 million, equal to 70% of the target.