Thousands of residents and tourists in Hanoi chose shopping malls as entertainment venues to escape the cold during the New Year holiday, as outdoor temperatures dropped to 14 degrees Celsius.
Requesting remote work to leave early, departing at midnight, or traveling by motorbike in the early morning are methods many young people use to avoid being stuck at city gateways before the New Year holiday.
This year's four-day New Year holiday is expected to see passenger numbers at Tan Son Nhat rise by nearly 20% compared to the same period, with peaks of 135,000 daily passengers.
A proposal by the Ministry of Internal Affairs to swap a workday to create a four-day new year holiday is causing confusion, with many feeling the last-minute change will disrupt plans.
