Tan Son Nhat Airport was crowded with people, touching many overseas Vietnamese families returning home to celebrate Tet after 3 years of the epidemic

This year is the first year the transport network is completely open after 3 years since the Covid 19 pandemic broke out globally. According to general psychology, this year the number of people from abroad as well as in the country preparing to return home to celebrate Tet will increase dramatically.

In the days leading up to the 2023 Lunar New Year, the international arrival terminal at Tan Son Nhat airport is crowded with people waiting for overseas Vietnamese to return to celebrate Tet. There are many families with children, full of members to make the reunion more meaningful.

On the afternoon of January 13 (December 22), the international arrival terminal at Tan Son Nhat airport was crowded with people waiting to welcome their loved ones home for Tet. The waiting rows were full, many others who could not find a seat had stood for many hours, their eyes always on the exit.

7 people go to pick up 5 people

Sitting in the first row, the family of 3 generations of Ms. Dao Thi Chien (68 years old, living in Can Tho) said that today, the whole family of 7 people rented a 16-seat car to go to the airport to pick up relatives from Korea. about dinner.

Afraid of being late, the whole family departed early in the morning, arriving at the airport at 11:30 a.m., fumbling for a seat. But because she was nervous because she did not see her children and grandchildren for 3 years, Ms. Chien stood by the bar, looking inside.

"My nephew passed first, then got married, gave birth to a child, then he sponsored both his parents to work there. 3 years ago, now all my children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren have come home to celebrate Tet. His family hasn't returned for a few years, no, no. meeting each other is also sad, but fortunately having a phone to see their faces also helps me to remember. For the past 3 years without children and grandchildren at home, when Tet comes, it is not very happy to pack up for Tet. This year, I am happy because I have enough children and grandchildren. Then there's nothing like it," Chien smiled happily.

Also standing at the bar to see each person more clearly, Mr. Hai (living in District 3) said that he was waiting for his sister to return from the US. His hair has turned gray, and his eyes have also begun to fade. He confided that he had not seen her for 7 years.

According to Mr. Hai, many people think that going abroad is "having money", but his family in the US also faced some difficulties when doing business. At an advanced age, Mr. Hai has been looking forward to seeing his sister again for a long time to see how she changes. "The ticket to go back must also be from more than 1,000 to 2,000 USD. At this age, it is good to meet each other," he said.

There is no place like having a Tet holiday in the homeland

Just taking the luggage off the conveyor belt, moving straight out, Mr. Cat Quoc (64 years old, overseas Vietnamese in Canada) "stumbled" for a long time in front of the line of people outside the lobby. For the past 43 years, Mr. Quoc has settled in Canada, since 14 years ago, he has tried to return to Vietnam once a year.

But because of the Covid-19 epidemic, he could not return to celebrate Tet for 3 years. "Three years of waiting, it's very sad, now I'm so happy to be back. It's just like normal days when I'm at the beach, I can go wherever I go, but I can't feel the same way as my hometown," Mr. Quoc said.

Meanwhile, Mrs. M. had just landed a flight from the US with a luggage trolley and stood still in a corner, her eyes filled with sadness. After 30 years of living in the US, she returned to Vietnam for more than 10 years on this occasion.

Seeing that the airport was crowded and bustling, Mrs. M. stood looking at people shaking hands to congratulate the union members, smiling slightly, but bowed her head. "I was in New York, last time there was a blizzard. This time my father passed away, so I came back, people say New Year's reunion, but I came back on New Year's Eve, but my heart is not very happy because of this loss," she said. the.

Still remembering the Vietnamese New Year, Ms. M. said, in New York, there were banh chung and banh tet in the house, but no one came to visit and wish them well, everyone still went to work as usual. On this occasion, as soon as she arrived at the airport, Mrs. M. immediately felt the Tet atmosphere in the decorative miniatures, at the reunions after many years of separation from many people at the airport...

Airport push security control level 1

On January 14, on December 23, about 120,000 passengers passed through Tan Son Nhat airport, this is the highest level since the beginning of the peak season to serve the Lunar New Year.

According to the plan on January 14, Tan Son Nhat airport will operate 868 take-off/landing flights. An estimated 120,000 people passed through the airport, including about 84,000 domestic passengers.

As noted, from early morning passengers poured into the airport to check in. At the counters of airlines are always crowded with customers, but there is no prolonged congestion. Similarly, the security screening area also flows quickly.

A representative of Tan Son Nhat airport said that the number of passengers today reached 120,000 people, which is considered the highest level since the beginning of the peak season. However, in the coming days, the number of visitors will continue to increase.

Due to the peak, Tan Son Nhat International Airport is currently applying enhanced level 1 aviation security control measures.

This airport also adjusted the coordination parameter of landing and take-off time to 44 flights/hour in the time frames from 6-23h55 and 36 flights/hour from 0h-5h55. This level is considered the highest level in many years, when the previous average was only about 40 takeoffs/landings per hour.

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