Nearly 46,000 flights delayed over eight month timeframe

Aircrafts from Vietnamese airlines at Nội Bài International Airport. — Photo Vietnamplus.vn

HÀ NỘI — Flight delays have been significant over the past eight months, with 26 per cent of the total number of flights, nearly 46,000, running behind schedule, according to reports from the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV).

The primary cause of these delays was late aircraft arrivals, accounting for 15.6 per cent, while operational issues from the airlines themselves made up 7.6 per cent.

Data from CAAV reveals that during the first eight months of this year, Vietnamese airlines operated a total of 176,307 flights.

Vietnam Airlines led the sector with 76,008 flights and an on-time rate of 83 per cent. Vietjet Air followed closely with 75,478 flights, while Bamboo Airways operated 9,908 flights, maintaining an 82.6 per cent punctuality rate.

On average, the overall on-time departure rate for all airlines stood at just 74 per cent.

In August alone, Vietnamese airlines operated 22,031 flights, achieving an on-time departure rate of 75.7 per cent. Despite this, 5,345 flights were delayed, representing 24.3 per cent of the total for the month.

As of the end of August, Việt Nam's airlines had transported five million passengers, a 3.8 per cent decrease compared to July. International passenger numbers reached 1.5 million, a rise of 2.3 per cent, while domestic passengers totalled 3.4 million, a drop of 6.3 per cent from the previous month. — VNS