Of the total there were 12 million foreign and 33.4 million local passengers, marking year-on-year increases of 679.6% and 5.7%, respectively.
In May alone airports across the country served nine million passengers, up 3.2% compared to the previous month.
Vietnamese airlines carried 22.4 million passengers during the reviewed period, an increase of 36.9% compared to the same period last year, according to the CAAV.
In May, they served 4.46 million passengers, up 3.3% month on month.
Vietnam Airlines witnessed revenue doubling year on year to VND23.5 trillion. However, the national flag carrier still posted a post-tax loss of VND37.33 billion.
VietJet’s air transport revenue reached VND12.88 trillion, whilst its after-tax profit stood at VND168 billion, increasing by 286% and 320% year on year, respectively. Ancillary revenue, in particular, was reported at VND4.31 trillion, accounting for more than 33% of the total revenue.