Transport firms prepare for increasing travel demand during long holidays

The upcoming holidays of Hung Kings Commemoration Day, National Reunification and May Day from April 29 to May 3 are expected to be a good chance for transport enterprises to accelerate operations to better serve people’s increasing travel demand.

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Pham Manh Hung, Director of the Hanoi Bus Station Joint Stock Company, said that the five-day holidays coincides with the opening of the tourist season in many provinces and cities, resulting in a sharp increase in travel demand.

As scheduled, the company will arrange an additional 627 vehicles at the capital’s stations of Gia Lam, My Dinh and Giap Bat from April 28 to the end of May 4, especially on some routes that will see a surge in the number of passengers, namely Ha Giang, Quang Ninh, Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thai Binh, Lao Cai, and Son La.

During the peak days, the number of passengers served in the Giap Bat and My Dinh stations will increase by 300% compared to normal days and is estimated at 18,000 passengers per day.

Meanwhile, the Gia Lam bus station is expected to serve 8,000 passengers per day, up 250% compared to the figure on normal days.

To ensure safety for passengers, representatives of Giap Bat, Gia Lam, My Dinh, Nuoc Ngam and Yen Nghia bus stations said that they have coordinated with relevant units to strengthen inspections to ensure that transport firms do not increase ticket prices and stuff passengers.

The railway sector has also built plans to increase the transport capacity on the North - South route and trains to tourist attractions.

Do Van Hoan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Hanoi Railway Transportation Company (Haraco), said that the company plans to provide 81,000 tickets from April 27 to May 3.

A representative from the Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) said that during the period from April 28 to May 3, the firm will operate 22 more trains on the northern routes from Hanoi to a number of tourist destinations such as Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Da Nang, Hai Phong and Lao Cai.

Meanwhile, 32 more trains will be added for the southern routes from HCM City to Da Nang, Quang Ngai, Quy Nhon, Nha Trang, and Phan Thiet.

Amid the high travel demand, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airlines to consider the increase of flights from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City to major tourist destinations during the holidays, while avoiding a surge in ticket fares and applying measures to ensure safety for flights.

Budget carrier Vietjet Air has agreed to increase the number of seats by 20% to 70,000.

Vietnam Airlines Group, including Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines and Vasco, has also agreed to provide nearly 551,000 seats on domestic routes./.

VNA