Vietnam’s aviation sector serves 38.5 million passengers in the first six months of this year. (photo: VNA)

Vietnamese airlines transported nearly 27 million passengers from January to June, 7.7 percent more than last year. Seventy-two international airlines and four Vietnamese carriers currently operate over 200 international scheduled and chartered routes from 25 countries and territories to eight destinations in Vietnam. Vietnamese airlines operated 155 scheduled and chartered flights to 89 destinations of 20 countries and territories.