Transportation activities grew positively in February in terms of both passenger and cargo transport, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).

Passenger transport was estimated at 7.3 million people, a year-on-year increase of 12.4%. Of which,  4.2 million were international passengers, up 22% and 3.1 million were domestic, up 1.6%.

Vietnamese airlines transported 4.8 million passengers, soaring 6.2% year-on-year. Of the total, there were 1.7 million foreign passengers, up 15.4% year-on-year.

Meanwhile, freight transport was estimated at over 110,000 tons, surging 39% compared to the same period last year. Domestic freight was estimated at 22,400 tons, rising 29.2% year-on-year; and international cargo reached 88,400 tons, up 41.7%.