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forced to cut 230,000 seats from their previously planned Tet services . With some airlines allegedly selling tickets for the extra flights before having obtained approval from the CAAV , passengers with booked tickets are sitting on hot bricks , fearing they will not be able to return home for Tet celebrations . Ho Quoc Cuong , head of aviation transportation under the CAAV , said the air carriers may not sell tickets for all of the planned extra services , so there is little chance passengers with purchased tickets will miss flights .
Vietnam Breaking News reported that HCM City has announced measures to ease traffic congestion , which has
worsened recently , during the upcoming festival season . But it wasn ’ t all good news , “ congestion would remain bad from now until the Lunar New Year .”
Apparently , 40 key infrastructure works related to public transport , reduction of private vehicles and increase in the use of IT in transport management would be finished soon according to Bùi Xuân Cường , director of the Department of Transport . This action is expected to make traffic flows more efficient and smoother however “ Encroachment of pavements and roads by small businesses is one of the most important causes of gridlock ,” Nguyễn Ngọc Tường , deputy head of the city ’ s Traffic Safety Committee , said . 24 districts signed a commitment to clear businesses on 159 streets , “ but it has not been done so far .” WHY ? This commitment was given in 2012 .
Meanwhile , VietUnion announced recently it would sell train and bus ticket online through an application called Paytouch . To use Paytouch , computers will first be installed in 20 Circle K and B ’ Smart convenience stores around the city before Lunar
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