Vietnam Airlines freezes domestic air fares

      This statement was made amid news that other local airlines were planning to increase the cost of domestic flights, following a Government decision last December not to impose upper limits on air fares.
Prior to this decision, one-way tickets for the Hanoi-HCM City route could not be sold at more than 1.7 million VND, to prevent any single airline monopolising the market.
Vietnam Airlines’ General Director Pham Ngoc Minh said that, due to the current stability of global fuel prices and the Government’s recent petrol import tax cuts from 40 to 25 percent, the airline wanted to pass these savings onto its passengers. This decision is in line with Government policy, he added.
He also confirmed that the airline plans to increase the number of flights on offer and ensure the availability of tickets during the next holiday, which falls on April 30 and May 1.
Vietnam’s budget airline, Jetstar Pacific, has recently submitted a plan to increase its fares to the Ministry of Finance, with one-way tickets for the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City route ranging from 100,000 VND to 3.7 million VND.