Vietnam's Bamboo Airways has stopped selling tickets for scheduled domestic flights, the latest sign that the carrier's prolonged financial crisis has severely reduced its operations.
Since Aug. 1, the airline's booking system has shown no available flights on its main domestic routes, including Ho Chi Minh City-Hanoi, Hanoi-Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City-Da Nang. Bamboo has acknowledged the disruption and said affected passengers will receive refunds, although processing times may be longer than usual because of the volume of requests.
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The airline's fleet has fallen from 44 aircraft at its peak to just three. Industry data cited by local media indicate that only one Airbus A321 is currently flying, primarily on charter services rather than scheduled passenger flights.
Bamboo Airways has not announced whether scheduled operations will resume after the remaining charter flights conclude later this month.
The carrier's difficulties date back to the collapse of former parent company FLC Group and the arrest of founder Trinh Van Quyet in 2022. Since then, Bamboo has undergone several management changes while struggling with mounting debts, aircraft repossessions and a sharp reduction in its route network.
The airline once operated Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners alongside Airbus A320-family aircraft, serving destinations across Asia, Europe and Australia. Most international routes have since been discontinued as the company downsized.
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Bamboo had long been considered one of Vietnam's fastest-growing airlines and at one point controlled about one-fifth of the country's domestic market. Its current situation contrasts with the rest of Vietnam's aviation sector, where passenger traffic has continued to recover and expand in recent years.
