Flight in Vietnam - Check In Times at the Airport

Passengers should ensure to check-in at the airport by the following times:

Open time

International flights in Vietnam: counters are opened 2 hours 30 minutes before Scheduled Time Departure (STD)
Domestic flights in Vietnam: counters are opened 2 hours before STD

Close time

International flights: counters are closed 40 minutes before STD
Domestic flights: counters are closed 30 minutes before STD

Note: At Charles de Gaulle; London Gatwick; Frankfurt International Airport, counters are closed 1 hour before STD

*STD: Scheduled Time of Departure.

If you do not check in by the check-in deadline you will not be able to travel on the flight. Depending on your fare conditions, a failure to check-in on time may also result in:

• making your ticket invalid for travel or becoming non-refund in case there are restrictions on changes. You will need to make a new booking and purchase a new ticket.
• paying change fee, and/or fares difference for the new applicable fare.

Due to potential traffic delays, check-in time and security screening, you are recommended to be at the airport at least 60 minutes before departure of domestic flights and 120 minutes before departure of international flights.

You should carry your traditional paper ticket or eTicket Receipt at all times for both international and domestic flights in Vietnam.

Note: Deluxe Economy Passengers’ ground service standards will be the same as those of Economy Passengers (except checked baggage allowance on flight to/from Europe/Middle East/Africa/Australia/New Zealand ).

Vietnam Airlines pleasurely offers to operate standby passengers in case seats on flight are available when they present at the check-in counter as following priority order:

• Platinum/ SkyTeam Elite Plus
• Gold/ SkyTeam Elite 
• Business Passengers
• Others

The handing of stand by passengers bases on the method “first comes, first serve” in each priority level.