Yes, "Vietnamese always plan on a last minute basis". This is 100% truth.
This is not only an issue for VNA, this is an issue for the whole Vietnam.
I personally have been stayed in VN for 5 years, and many expat over 10 years. We may have different opinions about working and living in VN, but every expat would agree that "There is no plan at all in VN, in every aspect".
Just take a look at the TSN airport.
The capacity of TSN airport is way behind the increasing number of flights and aircrafts. It is so obvious from at least 3 years ago that they need a much bigger airport, and what they do? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. The only solution they come up with is:"xxx, stand by for pushback due to traffice taxi in/out." You have to wait for pushback for 10 minutes or more in such a airport, not because its as busy as Hong Kong airport, but because of its very bad design and very limited capacity.
Man.....
Starting from 2015, VNA really needs to provide a better package for expat. Otherwise, its just a matter of time, some aircrafts are gonna be grounded because of pilot shortage. Rumor has it that, when the lunar new year comes in next month, there will not be enought pilots to fly all those extra flights.
BTW, VNA is gonna change its FOM pretty soon, so a local FO with only 2500 hours will be qualified for command upgrade.
What a great plan!