On the evening of January 27 (December 28), Tan Son Nhat airport became crowded and bustling with people returning home to celebrate Tet.
It is worth mentioning that on the morning of the same day, traffic at the airport entrances as well as inside the waiting areas of the domestic and international terminals was quite clear.
According to Lao Dong reporters, at the domestic terminal waiting area, a large number of people with their belongings and luggage entered the check-in counter. On the flight tracking board, many flights were delayed from 30 minutes to 1 hour, even a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Quy Nhon was delayed nearly 4 hours.
Ms. Hoang Dieu Tho (47 years old, living in Tan Binh district) arrived close to her flight time and almost couldn't check in because the check-in counter was about to close.
"I thought today would be less crowded than the previous days, but when I came out this afternoon, I was quite surprised because it was still so crowded. The long line and long wait made me quite impatient, so I had to leave the line and pay extra for priority check-in service," said Ms. Tho.
According to information from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, today, January 27, the airport served 957 flights. Of which, there were 474 departure flights (327 domestic departure flights, 147 international departure flights), 483 arrival flights (337 domestic arrival flights, 146 international arrival flights).
The total number of passengers expected to be served is 138,086. Of these, 88,115 are departing passengers (62,191 domestic departing passengers, 25,924 international departing passengers); 49,971 are arriving passengers (23,724 domestic arriving passengers, 26,247 international arriving passengers).
