The end of the year is a reunion season when people both domestically and abroad are eagerly arranging their work and returning to their hometowns to celebrate New Year's Eve with family. Among them, airplanes are a popular mode of transportation due to their time-saving and great convenience. However, purchasing air tickets during such peak periods often encounters high prices and limited availability. So why do airfares increase during Tet? When is the ideal time to buy Tet air tickets? Let’s join Vietjet to learn how to buy cheap Tet air tickets through the following article!

During Tet, the demand for returning home and traveling increases, making flights more expensive and tickets scarce.

1.Why Do Airfares Increase During Tet?

The demand for Tet air tickets always spikes dramatically. Even though airlines have increased the number of flights, they still sell out quickly and at higher prices than usual. Many questions arise, such as why airfares increase during Tet and how far in advance one should buy Tet air tickets to get reasonable prices.

During holidays and Tet, the travel demand of passengers increases, and at the same time, airport taxes, operating costs, and fuel prices also rise. It is known that fuel costs account for up to 37-42% of the total cost of each flight, in addition to taxes and exchange rates. Furthermore, there are other costs such as checked baggage fees, in-flight meal costs, and other services accompanying the flight, which are all adjusted according to policies and additional fees. This also makes the flight more "heavy on the wallet."

With this explanation, it likely answers part of the question of why Tet airfares are expensive. This depends not only on the airline but also on external factors and various taxes.

2. How Long Before Tet Should You Buy Air Tickets? How to Choose the Best Flight During Tet

Although during Tet, airfares are high and flights are scarce due to crowded passengers, there are still certain times when, if you know how to grasp them promptly, you can buy cheap and best Tet air tickets. So, when is the right time to buy Tet air tickets? Annually, about 4-5 months before the Lunar New Year holiday, airlines begin to sell Tet air tickets with a large number of seats and a series of promotional prices for passengers who book early. You can plan your flight early and choose to buy tickets from about 2-3 months before the flight time.

During this "golden" period, besides owning cheap air tickets, you also have more choices regarding seat ranges, flight classes, allowing you to select the most convenient and comfortable seating position. Moreover, booking air tickets early also offers many available flight times. Thus, you can choose the best and most convenient flight during Tet, reducing the congestion at the airport during peak flight times. Accordingly, to choose the best flight during Tet, you should select flights during early morning or late night hours, such as from 11 PM to 5 AM.

3. Ways to Buy Cheap Tet Air Tickets

3.1 Regularly Update Information on Promotional Programs

About 4-5 months before the Lunar New Year, airlines start selling Tet air tickets. Although prices are already low, this is not yet the time when Tet air ticket promotional programs are launched. Typically, about 2-3 months before the peak season, many airlines begin updating information on Tet air ticket promotions. You can try browsing through websites and social media pages to promptly capture promotions to secure cheap Tet air tickets.

At Vietjet, you can enable the feature to receive notifications about regular promotional programs, seize the opportunity to hunt attractive Tet air ticket promotions through the website or mobile application platform. With just a few simple steps, you can proactively capture information about ongoing programs without spending much time searching HERE.

3.2 Prioritize Buying Round-Trip Tickets

For passengers who have set plans to return to cities after the Tet holiday, you should choose to buy round-trip tickets to be more flexible in both departure and return directions. Moreover, by purchasing round-trip tickets, you often receive special promotions from airlines in addition to discounted prices when buying two-way tickets. Additionally, costs for issuing tickets, passenger service fees, and other individual flight charges are significantly reduced, making the total cost for both directions of Tet flights more affordable.

Another advantage of buying round-trip tickets is that by booking tickets only once, you can reduce the burden of worrying about buying return tickets. Because the period after Tet is also a peak season for the airline industry, this helps you return quickly and continue your work as scheduled.

3.3 Reduce Unnecessary Costs

Along with flights, passengers often choose to add extra services such as seat selection fees, insurance, checked baggage fees, baggage penalty fees, etc. Therefore, if not really necessary, passengers can reduce these costs, thereby significantly lowering the total cost of your Tet flight.

Passengers should consider arranging necessary accessories and essentials for the trip to avoid exceeding the allowed number of checked bags.

Especially with carry-on and checked baggage, passengers need to understand the requirements for transporting these types of baggage to avoid overweight cases, incurring extra fees or having to buy additional checked baggage slots. Accordingly, at Vietjet, carry-on baggage is regulated with a maximum weight of 7kg and maximum dimensions of 56cm x 36cm x 23cm. For checked baggage, the standard weight is no more than 32kg per item, with dimensions not exceeding 119cm x 119cm x 81cm.

Therefore, before boarding your flight during Tet, passengers need to arrange their luggage reasonably, ensuring it is sufficient for needs during the Tet holiday to avoid unexpected cases. Balancing baggage helps make your trip lighter, less cumbersome during peak periods, and reduces congestion at the airport.

3.4 Consider the Right Time to Buy Tickets

If you already have a suitable timeframe for Tet flights, along with capturing the timing of promotional Tet air ticket programs, you should consider choosing the best time to book your ticket to get the best prices. You should choose flight days approximately 1-2 days earlier than peak times.

For example, if people typically choose to fly on the 28th-29th of the Lunar calendar, you can plan your work and arrange to travel on the 25th, 26th, 27th of the Lunar calendar to avoid peak flight days during Tet. On these days, passengers have not yet started traveling home, and airfares are "softer."

Additionally, flights during late night or early morning hours also have cheaper fares compared to daytime flights. You can consider arranging to buy Tet air tickets, flying during the time slot from 11 PM - 1 AM, or 3 AM - 5 AM.

3.5 Choose the Right Airline

Currently, many airlines operate numerous flights during Tet holidays. Each airline offers its own services, has its own strengths in flight services, and meets the flight needs of passengers. Depending on each airline and the number of its aircraft, airlines will provide Tet air tickets for air travel during Tet.

Although airlines increase flights during Tet, passengers should not be complacent and should book tickets early as the number of traveling passengers is always crowded.

Along with the number of air tickets, airlines will announce fare prices. Passengers need to monitor the prices and the number of tickets at airlines to choose the suitable flight services during Tet peak periods.

At Vietjet, during the Lunar New Year, the airline starts selling Tet tickets for 2027, priced starting from 599,000 VND. Passengers can easily book Tet air tickets with Vietjet on the website www.vietjetair.com or the Vietjet Air mobile app, or directly contact official ticket offices and agencies worldwide. Information about some Tet flights at Vietjet is updated as follows

Tet is approaching, so passengers should quickly check the information to choose the most suitable and cost-effective flight for traveling home or traveling during the upcoming long holiday season. At the same time, if you are planning to travel before the Tet holiday, don’t forget to seize the opportunity to grab 0 VND flight tickets to short-term domestic and international tourist destinations between 12 PM - 2 PM daily with Vietjet HERE.

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