Decree No. 23/2026/TT-BXD Regulating Mechanisms and Policies for Managing Prices of Services in the Civil Aviation Sector

 

 

CIRCULAR

Regulating mechanisms and policies for managing prices of services in the civil aviation sector

Based on the Civil Aviation Law of Vietnam No. 130/2025/QH15;

 

Based on the Price Law No. 16/2023/QH15, as amended and supplemented by Decree No. 44/2024/QH15, Decree No. 61/2024/QH15, Decree No. 95/2025/QH15, and Decree No. 140/2025/QH15;

Based on Circular No. 85/2024/NĐ-CP of the Government detailing certain provisions of the Price Law as amended and supplemented by Circular No. 128/2026/NĐ-CP of the Government;

Based on Circular No. 33/2025/NĐ-CP of the Government regulating the functions, tasks, powers, and organizational structure of the Ministry of Building and Infrastructure;

In accordance with the proposal by the Director of the Transport and Traffic Safety Department and the Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam;

The Minister of Building and Infrastructure promulgates this Circular to regulate mechanisms and policies for managing prices of services in the civil aviation sector.

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Article 1. Scope of application and applicable subjects

1. This Circular regulates mechanisms and policies for managing prices of services in the civil aviation sector.

This Circular applies to:

a) Organizations and individuals engaged in providing services in the civil aviation sector;

2. b) Organizations and individuals using services in the civil aviation sector;

c) State management agencies and other organizations or individuals related to the work of managing prices of services in the civil aviation sector.

Article 2. Interpretation of terms

In this Circular, the following terms are understood as follows:

1. The regular domestic air passenger transport service price is the total amount paid by passengers for their journey using the economy class cabin on a domestic flight that meets the basic requirements of most passengers on a regular domestic flight from ground services to in-flight services.

2. Additional service price is the total amount paid by passengers for various services they may choose or not use provided by the airline, which are intended to meet the needs of passengers during their journey from ground services to in-flight services.

3. Economic and social development routes refer to domestic flight routes with a distance of less than 500 km, departing from airports in Group A.

4. Non-commercial cargo flight is a flight that does not involve commercial transportation (does not generate revenue).

Article 3. Provisions on the currency for service payment

1. Service prices are stipulated, published, and paid in Vietnamese Dong (VND) for the following services:

a) Services specified at point a, b of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of this Circular provided for domestic flights, excluding rights to operate services at airports;

b) Services specified at point c of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of this Circular;

c) Rights to operate services at airports as stipulated in paragraph 5 of Article 20 of this Circular;

d) Charter aircraft, official charter flights (taking into account the factor of standby aircraft) for domestic flights using state funds.

2. Service prices are stipulated in United States Dollars (USD) for the following services:

a) Services specified at point a, b of paragraph 1 of Article 6 of this Circular provided for international flights;

b) Charter aircraft, official charter flights (taking into account the factor of standby aircraft) for international flights using state funds;

c) The publication and payment of fees for services under this provision shall be carried out in accordance with the foreign exchange law.

b) Charter services of official aircraft, including standby aircraft, using state budget for international flights;

c) The listing and payment of service usage fees as provided in this clause shall be carried out in accordance with the foreign exchange laws.

Article 4. Preferential Policies

1. For training and flight instructor training flights (not combined with commercial operation) in Vietnam: no charges for the use of air traffic control services, takeoff, landing, and departure, arrival within the first 36 months from the date when the training and flight instructor training flight is conducted by the training facility.

2. For airlines whose total monthly payment amounts for the use of services listed on separate invoices for international flights, domestic flights, takeoff, landing, and air traffic control services are as follows, they may enjoy the following preferential rates:

a) For international flight services

b) For domestic flight services

3. For the first international air transport market operations by Vietnamese airlines: apply a 50% discount on takeoff, landing, and air traffic control services fees as decided by the Ministry of Construction; the application period is 36 months from the date of the first flight operation.

4. For regular flights on international routes operated by an airline when no other airlines have operated regularly for at least 12 months prior to that and continue to operate continuously for a minimum of 12 months from the start of operations: apply a 50% discount on takeoff, landing, and air traffic control services fees as decided by the Ministry of Construction. The application period is as follows:

a) At international airports Nội Bài, Tân Sơn Nhất, Đà Nẵng, Phú Quốc, Cam Ranh: 12 months from the date of the first flight operation;

b) At Cát Bi, Vinh, Cần Thơ, Liên Khương, Phú Bài, Buôn Ma Thuột, Vân Đồn, Thọ Xuân, Đồng Hới, Tuy Hòa, Chu Lai, Pleiku, Phù Cát, Côn Đảo, Điện Biên, Cà Mau, Rạch Giá: 24 months from the date of the first flight operation;

c) At international airports Long Thành and Gia Bình after a period of 24 months from the time the airport is put into commercial operation: 12 months from the date of the first flight operation;

d) At other airports not specified in point a, b, and c of this paragraph after a period of 24 months from the time the airport is put into commercial operation: 24 months from the date of the first flight operation.

5. For regular flights (including those currently operating and additional flights) on routes requested by the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam to be transferred to another airport for market development measures implementation: apply a 90% discount on takeoff, landing, and air traffic control services fees as decided by the Ministry of Construction; the application period is 24 months from the date of the first flight operation at the transferred airport.

6. For regular flights at airports specified in paragraph 4 point c and d, within a period of 24 months from the time the airport is put into operation: apply a 50% discount on takeoff, landing, and air traffic control services fees as decided by the Ministry of Construction.

7. Within 60 days from the date when the airline meets the conditions for continuous operations specified in paragraph 4, the business providing takeoff, landing, and air traffic control services and departure, arrival services shall be responsible for refunding or deducting part of the monthly invoice amount corresponding to the reduced takeoff, landing, and air traffic control services fees as stipulated.

8. The provisions in paragraph 4 and paragraph 6 do not apply to flights specified in paragraph 5.

9. In case an airline has multiple applicable preferential rates according to the provisions of paragraphs 3, 4, 5, and 6, it shall be entitled to the most favorable rate with the highest amount of reduction.

Article 5. Provisions on Airports Group

1. Group A: group of airports located in areas with difficult economic and social conditions or extremely difficult economic and social conditions, including Côn Đảo Airport, Dien Bien Airport, Ca Mau Airport, Rach Gia Airport.

2. Group B: includes other airports not falling under the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article.

Article 6. Valuation

1. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam shall be responsible for reviewing pricing proposals and reporting to the Ministry of Construction for issuance of valuation documents on the following services:

a) Specific-valued services: take-off, landing aircraft service; air traffic control service for departure, arrival; passenger service at airport; air traffic control service through the notified airspace managed by Vietnam;

b) Service with benchmark pricing: aircraft parking space rental service; passenger check-in counter rental service; baggage conveyor belt rental service; passenger boarding bridge rental service; ground technical commercial service package at airports; automatic baggage sorting service; aviation fuel loading and refueling service; use of airport underground infrastructure system for fuel supply service; franchise rights for services at airports (including franchise services: passenger terminal, cargo terminal, ground technical commercial service, aircraft maintenance, catering, aviation fuel provision, aircraft maintenance in Vietnam);

c) Service with maximum pricing: domestic air passenger transport service on a regular basis.

2. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam shall be responsible for reviewing the pricing proposal for chartered and official flights (taking into account the factor of standby aircraft) using state budget funds to:

a) Report to the Ministry of Construction for approval of the reviewed pricing proposal, send to the Ministry of Finance for issuance of maximum prices;

b) Issue valuation documents on specific services.

3. Organizations and individuals engaged in providing services under paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall be responsible for preparing pricing proposals according to the requirements of the Ministry of Construction or proactively prepare pricing proposals when there is a request for price adjustment, submit them to the Civil Aviation Authority for review, and bear full responsibility for the accuracy and authenticity of the data in the pricing proposal and the accompanying documents.

Article 7. Objects Not Subject to Service Fee Collection

1. Objects not subject to service fee collection for aircraft take-off, landing; air traffic control services for departure, arrival; air traffic control services through notified airspace managed by Vietnam:

a) Charter flights;

b) Official business flights;

c) Rescue and relief transport flights, humanitarian aid, disaster relief, and other humanitarian missions;

d) Flights that must return to the point of origin for landing after take-off from a Vietnamese airport due to weather conditions, technical reasons, passenger assistance, terrorism, crime, political crisis, war, as required by competent state authorities.

2. Objects not subject to service fee collection for passenger services at airports:

a) Passengers on flights falling under the objects not subject to service fee collection in paragraph 1 of this Article;

b) Transit passengers within 24 hours (excluding transit passengers connecting domestic and international flights): applicable only if the arrival and departure legs are on the same passenger ticket and baggage;

c) Crew members (including transfer flights);

d) Children under 02 years old: as of the time of departure from the first leg;

e) Passengers on a continuing flight to their originally planned destination after an aircraft has made an emergency landing at another airport due to weather conditions, technical reasons, passenger assistance, terrorism, crime, political crisis, war, as required by competent state authorities.

 

Chapter II

AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES FEE IN THE CIVIL AVIATION FIELD

Article 8. Fee for take-off and landing operations

1. Service user fee collection subject: enterprise providing take-off and landing operation services at Vietnamese airports.

2. Service user payment subject: organization, individual conducting flights to or from Vietnamese airports.

3. Fee applicable per international flight based on the number of take-offs or landings at Vietnamese airports.

4. Fee applicable for domestic flights includes both take-off and landing operations at Vietnamese airports.

5. Special cases fee calculation provisions

a) Charge 50% of the specified fee for: helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, light aircraft; aircraft that land at alternate landing points (not the intended landing point) due to weather conditions, technical reasons, passenger rescue, terrorism, crime, political crisis, war, as required by competent state agencies, applicable for both segments of the flight back to the intended landing point according to plan; aircraft conducting equipment calibration flights, emergency landings due to technical reasons, and transfers between airports to various take-off or landing points in Vietnam;

b) Charge 30% of the specified fee for: aircraft conducting pilot training flights (not combined with commercial operations). The act of an aircraft performing a technical landing for training purposes and immediately taking off after touchdown is not considered as a take-off or landing operation for fee calculation;

c) Where take-offs and landings occur at the same point, the fee is calculated based on actual operational kilometers. The actual flight operation distance (S) is determined by the formula: S = Vht × T × 70%. Wherein: Vht is the cruising speed of the aircraft as published in the manufacturer's documentation (km/h); T is the actual flight time of the aircraft.

Article 9. Fee for take-off and landing operations across controlled airspace managed by Vietnam

1. Service user fee collection subject: enterprise providing take-off and landing operation services across controlled airspace managed by Vietnam.

2. Service user payment subject: organization, individual conducting flights through the controlled airspace managed by Vietnam.

3. Fee applicable for regular flights is applied to flights crossing Vietnamese airspace and the controlled airspace managed by Vietnam.

4. For irregular flights, a fee of 120% of the specified fee for regular flights is applied.

Article 10. Fee for aircraft take-off and landing operations

1. Service user fee collection subject: enterprise operating aircraft take-off and landing services at Vietnamese airports.

2. Service user payment subject: organization, individual conducting landings at Vietnamese airports.

3. The fee for aircraft take-off and landing is calculated per aircraft that lands at the airport.

4. For domestic flights landing at Group A airports, charge 60% of the specified fee corresponding to the maximum take-off weight for landings at Group B airports.

5. Special cases fee calculation provisions

a) Charge 50% of the specified fee for: helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, light aircraft; aircraft that land at alternate landing points (not the intended landing point) due to weather conditions, technical reasons, passenger rescue, terrorism, crime, political crisis, war, as required by competent state agencies, applicable for both segments of the flight back to the intended landing point according to plan; aircraft conducting equipment calibration flights, emergency landings due to technical reasons, and transfers between airports to various take-off or landing points in Vietnam;, b) Charge 30% of the specified fee for: aircraft conducting pilot training flights (not combined with commercial operations). The act of an aircraft performing a technical landing for training purposes and immediately taking off after touchdown is not considered as a take-off or landing operation for fee calculation;

c) For domestic flights landing during the announced hours at the airport where the total number of scheduled flights according to the airport's operating schedule by the Vietnam Civil Aviation Administration is less than 30% of the runway coordination parameter: charge 85% of the service fee. The provisions in this point apply only to airports that have been operational for more than 24 months as of the date of flight execution.

c) For domestic flights landing within the hours notified by the airport operator where the total number of scheduled flights operated by Vietnam Airlines under a permit issued by the Civil Aviation Authority is less than 30% of the runway coordination parameter: charge at 85% of the service fee. The provisions of this point shall apply only to airports that have been in operation for more than 24 months as of the date of flight execution.

Article 11. Service Fee for Passenger Services at Airports

1. Subject to payment of service fee: enterprise operating passenger terminal services.

2. Obligor for payment of service fee: passengers making check-in procedures from the domestic terminal at Vietnamese airports.

3. Special pricing provisions: children aged between 2 and under 12 years old (as of the commencement of the first leg) shall be charged at 50% of the prescribed price.

4. For passengers on domestic flights connecting to international flights:

a) Domestic segment: service fee for passenger services on domestic flights applies the pricing of the airport of departure;

b) International segment: service fee for passenger services on international flights applies the pricing of the transfer airport.

5. For passengers on international flights connecting to domestic flights: service fee for passenger services on domestic flights applies the pricing of the transfer airport.

Article 12. Service Fee for Aircraft Stand Rental

1. Subject to payment of service fee: enterprise operating aircraft stand services.

2. Obligor for payment of service fee: organization, individual, or ground service provider using this service at Vietnamese airports.

3. Pricing classification for international and domestic flights. In the case where an aircraft stands for both international and domestic flights: rental cost per flight is determined by averaging the pricing applicable to international and domestic flights.

4. Price range applicable to flights at Group A airports: charged at 70% of the prescribed amount at Group B airports.

5. Price range applicable to flights for airlines choosing a Vietnamese airport as their base: applies 50% of the prescribed domestic flight charge.

6. In case of force majeure, where an aircraft must stand at an airport other than the airline's base: charged at 50% of the prescribed amount.

7. Stand duration is calculated from the time the chocks are placed to the time they are removed from the aircraft wheels.

Stand duration exceeding 18 hours but not more than 24 hours is counted as one day; for aircraft standing over 24 hours and departing within the next 24 hours, additional one day is added. This provision applies to subsequent periods of stand duration.

Article 13. Service Fee for Aircraft Stand Bridge Rental

1. Subject to payment of service fee: enterprise operating aircraft stand bridge rental services.

2. Obligor for payment of service fee: organization, individual, or ground service provider using this service at Vietnamese airports.

3. Pricing framework applicable to flights using two passenger boarding bridges (for both drop-off and pick-up). In the case where a flight uses only one passenger boarding bridge: charged at 50% of the prescribed price.

4. For domestic flights combined with international flights: charged at 65% of the charge for international flights.

Article 14. Service Fee for Passenger Check-in Counter Rental

1. Subject to payment of service fee: enterprise operating passenger check-in counter rental services.

2. Obligor for payment of service fee: organization, individual, or ground service provider using this service at Vietnamese airports.

3. Pricing framework applicable to passenger check-in counters is based on two methods: monthly and per flight.

4. Pricing framework applicable to flights at Group A airports: charged at 70% of the corresponding amount at Group B airports.

5. In case a check-in counter serves both international and domestic flights: monthly rental cost is determined by averaging the monthly rental costs for international and domestic flights.

6. Services include: floor layout for counters; counters; computers, related equipment (excluding specialized software); notice boards at counters; conveyor belts attached to counters; electricity and water supply for the counter area.

7. Pricing framework applicable to other types of check-in counters includes: boarding bridge counters; transfer counters: charged at 20% of the corresponding amount for passenger check-in counters at Group A and Group B airports.

Article 15. Price for Baggage Conveyance Service Rental

1. Subject to payment of service usage fee: business entity engaged in the rental service of baggage conveyance belts.

2. Obligor for payment of service usage fee: organization or individual using the baggage conveyance belt at Vietnamese airports.

3. This service applies at airports without an automatic baggage sorting service.

Article 16. Price for Automatic Baggage Sorting Service

1. Subject to payment of service usage fee: business entity engaged in the automatic baggage sorting service.

2. Obligor for payment of service usage fee: organization or individual using the automatic baggage sorting belt at Vietnamese airports.

3. The price framework applicable to flights at Group A airports is 70% of the corresponding fee charged at Group B airports.

Article 17. Price for Comprehensive Ground Technical Service for Air Transport at Airports

1. Subject to payment of service usage fee: business entity engaged in comprehensive ground technical service for air transport. 2. Obligor for payment of service usage fee: organization or individual conducting a flight to or from Group A airports.

3. Scope of services includes: aircraft take-off and landing services; aircraft guidance (if applicable); ground technical commercial service (based on the minimum requirements of the flight and the actual capacity of each airport); use of related terminal facilities for flight services and leasing of the carrier's representative office premises.

Article 18. Price for Aircraft Fuel Refueling Service

1. Subject to payment of service usage fee: business entity engaged in aircraft fuel refueling service.

2. Obligor for payment of service usage fee: organization or individual using the aircraft fuel refueling service at Vietnamese airports.

3. Scope of services includes: refueling aircraft with a specialized vehicle (a vehicle equipped with an appropriate technology system to refuel aircraft or extract aviation fuel from aircraft) at Vietnamese airports, excluding fuel supply services.

Article 19. Price for Use of Infrastructure System for Submerged Fuel Refueling Service at Airports

1. Subject to payment of service usage fee: business entity engaged in the use of infrastructure system for submerged fuel refueling service at airports.

2. Obligor for payment of service usage fee: organization or individual using this service at Vietnamese airports.

3. Scope of services includes: refueling aircraft from a submerged refueling system via a transfer vehicle (a vehicle without fuel, only equipped with a pumping technology system).

Article 20. Price for Service Franchise Operation at Airports

1. Subject to payment of service usage fee: airport business entity.

2. Obligor for payment of service usage fee: business entity operating the services specified in Clause 3 of this Article.

3. Service franchise operation at airports includes various service franchises: passenger terminal; cargo terminal, baggage handling facility; ground technical commercial service; aircraft maintenance and repair; provision of air catering; provision of aviation fuel; aircraft maintenance, engine maintenance, propeller maintenance, and equipment maintenance in Vietnam.

4. The price for the operation franchise at airports is calculated as a percentage of the revenue from the corresponding services (excluding value-added tax) including: passenger terminal service; cargo terminal, baggage handling facility service; ground technical commercial service; aircraft maintenance and repair; aircraft, engine, propeller, and equipment maintenance in Vietnam.

5. The price for the operation franchise at airports is calculated based on the unit production of the corresponding services provided including: air catering provision; aviation fuel provision.

6. Revenue or production volume used to calculate the franchise operation price does not include revenue or production volume from service providers supplying services directly to their own business, revenue or production volume from a wholly-owned subsidiary providing services to its parent company and vice versa.

6. Revenue or production volume for calculating franchise fees shall not include revenue or production volume from companies providing services to their own business, revenue or production volume from a subsidiary company wholly owned by the parent company providing services to the parent company and vice versa.

Article 21. Regular Economy Class Domestic Air Passenger Transport Service

1. The regular economy class domestic air passenger transport service sold within the territory of Vietnam is priced according to flight route groups with the following distances:

a) Group I: Less than 500km (economic and social development flight route group and other flight route groups);

b) Group II: From 500km to less than 850km;

c) Group III: From 850km to less than 1,000km;

d) Group IV: From 1,000km to less than 1,280km;

e) Group V: 1,280km and above.

2. The maximum service price specified includes the total amount paid by passengers for a single air ticket, excluding the following charges:

a) Value Added Tax (VAT);

b) Passenger security assurance fee;

c) Airport passenger service fees;

d) Additional service fees.

Article 22. Charter Flight and Corporate Aviation Services Utilizing State Budget

1. The subject to charge for the use of services: enterprises operating official charter flights and corporate aviation (considering standby aircraft factors) utilizing state budget.

2. The subject to pay for the use of services: agencies using official charter flights and corporate aviation (considering standby aircraft factors) utilizing state budget.

3. Service content: charter flight service (considering standby aircraft factors) and corporate aviation service.

 

Chapter III

ORGANIZATION OF IMPLEMENTATION

Article 23. Responsibilities of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam

1. Organize the implementation of regulations on mechanisms and policies for managing air transport service prices in civil aviation as stipulated in this Circular.

2. Receive price declaration documents for services specified at points b and c of clause 1, Article 6 of this Circular.

3. Conduct inspections to ensure compliance with laws and regulations on air transport service pricing.

4. Publish the following content on the Civil Aviation Authority's official website:

a) List of domestic flight routes by distance group as of December 31 each year. In case there is a need for adjustment during the year, supplementary lists will be reviewed and announced. If no adjustments are needed at the end of the annual review period, no new list of domestic flight routes by distance group will be published;

b) Fuel loading quantity data for aircraft using specialized vehicles at airports as of December 31 each year. Data is compiled from October 1 of the preceding year to September 30 of the reporting year.

Article 24. Responsibilities of Service Providers

1. Implement regulations on mechanisms and policies for managing air transport service prices in civil aviation as stipulated in this Circular.

2. Declare, display, and publicly disclose information about service prices according to regulations.

3. Comply with decisions of competent state management agency inspections and audits.

Article 25. Effective Date and Transitional Provisions

1. This Circular comes into effect on July 1, 2026.

2. Cases currently benefiting from preferential policies as stipulated in Article 5 of Circular No. 44/2024/TT-BGTVT dated November 15, 2024 by the Minister of Transport regarding mechanisms and policies for managing domestic air transport service prices and aviation specialized services shall continue to benefit such preferential policies until the expiration date specified.

3. Abolish Circular No. 44/2024/TT-BGTVT dated November 15, 2024 by the Minister of Transport regarding mechanisms and policies for managing domestic air transport service prices and aviation specialized services./.