HANOI, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- More than 110 million passengers traveled through airports in Vietnam in the first 10 months of 2026, up over 10 percent from the same period last year, the Vietnam News Agency reported Tuesday, citing the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Of the total, international passenger traffic reached nearly 43 million, up over 11 percent year on year, while domestic passenger traffic stood at nearly 68 million, up more than 9 percent.
Vietnamese airlines carried more than 50 million passengers during the period, an increase of over 7 percent year on year, the report said.
The carriers handled more than 16 million international passengers, up 2 percent, and nearly 34 million domestic passengers, up over 9 percent.
The CAAV has urged Vietnamese airlines to study and develop plans to restore, maintain and expand their domestic route networks to promote the role of air transport in socio-economic and tourism development while boosting regional connectivity and making effective use of aviation infrastructure capacity. ■
