Transport

Power, water supply to be reviewed before opening HCMC - Con Dao boat route (Mar 06, 2023)

Ba Ria - Vung Tau Province asked the Department of Transport to review Con Dao District's infrastructure in terms of clean water, electricity, and waste treatment before opening the high-speed boat route from HCMC to Con Dao.

Commercial flights between Hanoi, Ca Mau to be launched on April 30 (Feb 24, 2023)

A technical return flight from the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau to Hanoi will be operated by the low-cost carrier, Bamboo Airways on April 20.

Macau (China) resumes flights to Da Nang in March (Feb 15, 2023)

The Civil Aviation Authority of Macau (China) announced that it will resume flights to Southeast Asian countries in March, specifically flights to Manila (the Philippines), Chiang Mai (Thailand) and Da…

Prenn Pass (Lam Dong Province) closed for expansion project (Feb 09, 2023)

Lam Dong provincial authorities, on the morning of February 6, closed Prenn Pass to serve the upgrade and expansion project of the pass.

Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway project accelerated (Feb 06, 2023)

The Transport Ministry has just asked that Dong Nai Province People’s Committee speed up the first sub-project of Bien Hoa – Vung Tau Expressway construction project.

Air passenger volume reaches 10 million in January (Feb 03, 2023)

Vietnam’s airports served nearly 10 million passengers in January, a year-on-year increase of 149.3%, reported the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

Bamboo Airways named as most punctual carrier in early days of the year (Jan 31, 2023)

Bamboo Airways was the most punctual airline during the opening days of the new year, with an on-time performance (OTP) rate of 96.4%, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Taiwan’s airline launches route to Ha Noi (Jan 18, 2023)

StarLux Airlines of Taiwan began flying to Ha Noi on January 13, as border controls imposed to control the spread of COVID-19 have eased up in both Viet Nam and Taiwan.

Tan Son Nhat airport receives record high of 120,000 passengers (Jan 16, 2023)

As many as 120,000 passengers, including about 84,000 domestic passengers, passed through Tan Son Nhat airport on January 14.

Proposed investment capital for HCMC - Can Tho railway at US$9 billion (Jan 09, 2023)

According to preliminary calculations, the Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho railway line, with a total length of 174.42km, has a total investment of about US$9 billion, equivalent to VND213.95 trillion.

Vietjet named among world’s top 10 safest low-cost airlines (Jan 05, 2023)

Vietnamese low-cost carrier Vietjet has made it onto a list of the top 20 safest low-cost airlines internationally for 2023, according to a recent announcement by AirlineRatings.com, a global airline safety and product review website.

Tuyen Quang – Ha Giang Expressway to cost about 6.8 trillion VND (Dec 29, 2022)

The northern province of Tuyen Quang has decided to implement the first phase of the Tuyen Quang – Ha Giang Expressway project, the section running through Tuyen Quang Province, with a total investment of 6.8 trillion VND (287.76 million USD).

Airlines supply additional 1,500 flights for peak period of Tet holiday (Dec 14, 2022)

Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) have just announced to add 1,500 flights with 224,000 seats serving for the peak period of Tet holiday, from January 6 to February 5 of 2023 (from the 15th day of the last lunar month to 15th day of the first lunar month of the new year).

Bamboo Airways launches first direct flight from Hanoi to Tianjin (China) (Dec 08, 2022)

Vietnamese carrier Bamboo Airways has launched the first direct flight route between Hanoi and Tianjin, with flights running between Noi Bai International Airport in the Vietnamese capital and China’s Tianjin Binhai International Airport.

VietJet Air resumes Vietnam-Kaohsiung air route (Nov 04, 2022)