Viet Nam's aviation market serves over 110 million passengers in January-October as fleet grows

The Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam (CAAV) reported international passenger traffic reached nearly 43 million, up more than 11 percent from the same period last year, while domestic passenger traffic totaled nearly 68 million, an increase of over 9 percent.

Domestic airlines transported more than 50 million passengers during the January-October period, up over 7 percent year on year.

Of this figure, international passenger traffic exceeded 16 million, up 2 percent, while domestic passenger numbers reached nearly 34 million, up more than 9 percent.

As of October 15, Viet Nam had 261 aircraft, an increase of 26 from 2025. Of the total, Vietjet operated 107 aircraft, mainly Airbus A321s, while Viet Nam Airlines had 94 aircraft, including Airbus A320s, A321s and A350s, as well as Boeing 787s.

The addition of new aircraft has strengthened airlines' capacity to serve passengers, particularly as the market enters the year-end peak travel season.

The CAAV called on Vietnamese airlines to develop plans to restore, maintain and expand domestic air routes, helping strengthen the role of air transport in socio-economic development and tourism promotion.

The authority also emphasized the need to enhance regional connectivity and make more effective use of existing aviation infrastructure capacity.

Earlier, the authority targets handling approximately 94 million passengers and 1.6 million tons of cargo, representing year-on-year increases of 13 percent and 9.3 percent, respectively./.