On January 19 (December 28), the number of passengers passing through Tan Son Nhat airport will set a record for the peak period before the 2023 Lunar New Year with more than 130,000 people, including more than 94,000 domestic tourists.
In the operation plan of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, on January 19, there were nearly 900 takeoffs/landings from Tan Son Nhat airport with a forecast of 130,865 passengers.
In which, domestic tourists are estimated at more than 94,000, including nearly 69,000 passengers going from Tan Son Nhat airport to the provinces. In the afternoon from the provinces back to this airport reached more than 25,000 guests.
On January 18, the airport also served 912 flights, equivalent to nearly 128,700 passengers. In which, the number of domestic tourists is more than 92,000 people. Compared to January 18 (December 27), the number of passengers passing through the airport on December 28 increased slightly, mainly domestic tourists with more than 2,000 people.
Thus, on the 28th day of the New Year, Tan Son Nhat airport set the highest record in the period before the Lunar New Year, exceeding the initial forecast of more than 7,000 passengers (the initial forecast was on January 20th (29/29). 12 lunar calendar) with nearly 123,000 people.
In order to facilitate passengers’ travel, Tan Son Nhat International Airport recommends that passengers proactively arrange check-in time 2 hours before departure time for domestic flights and 3 hours for domestic flights. international flight. The check-in counter will close 40 minutes before departure time for domestic flights and 50 minutes before departure time for international flights. The boarding gate will close 15 minutes before flight time.
For security reasons, passengers should not wear dark glasses and carry their luggage/property at all times; do not leave it out of control to avoid loss; understand the security screening process so that it doesn’t take much time, causing congestion in this area…
At the peak before the Lunar New Year 2023, the operation situation of Tan Son Nhat airport does not occur as stressful as every year due to the number of flights being reasonably allocated, increasing many flights in the night time frame. , plus infrastructure readiness with many synchronous solutions.
In addition, Tan Son Nhat International Airport has also implemented many measures to ensure security and safety. Maintain contact on teams dealing with arising situations such as: Flight affected by weather, difficult to catch airport taxi, lack of luggage trolley…
The port has implemented a solution to provide flight information, when baggage is on the conveyor belt via QR code.
A temporary taxi stand has been opened so that traditional taxis can have a place to wait to pick up passengers faster. Although there are only 100 parking spaces for taxis, it also helps to reduce traffic pressure on neighboring roads.