#Airport

PSNews - The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and the Thua Thien-Hue Provincial People's Committee  held a ceremony on June 17 to inaugurate Terminal 2 of the Phu Bai International Airport.

The country is projected to have 28 airports nationwide, including 14 international ones, by the year 2030, according a draft master plan on developing local airports for the 2021 to 2030 period, with a vision towards 2050.

The Prime Minister has approved a project to build an air terminal in the central province of Quang Tri in the public–private partnership (PPP) form with a total investment of VND5,822.9 billion.

Five local international airports have been granted Airport Health Accreditation (AHA) by the Airports Council International (ACI) for maintaining COVID-19 pandemic safety and prevention measures.

The holder of an oversea flight ticket must meet specific requirements to go through checkpoints to an international airport, according to a document signed by Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan on August 11 detailing instructions on procedures for those who want to go to international airports to go abroad.

As of May 16, 14 out of 21 airports of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) have deployed the COVID-19 vaccination drive for employees who directly contact with passengers, luggage and cargo.

In the run-up to Tet, Tan Son Nhat international airport has been packed with overseas Vietnamese returning home for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and their expectant relatives waiting for them.

The Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) hit a milestone last weekend as it welcomed the 100 millionth passenger arriving at its network of airport across the country this year.

Vietnamese airports served 79.28 million passengers in the first nine months of 2018, a rise of 12.1 percent year-on-year; and transported 1.1 million tonnes of goods, up 5.6 percent, reported the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

More than 116 trillion VND (5.11 billion USD) is needed to build Long Thanh airport and upgrade Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports for the 2018-2021 period, with a vision to 2025, according to the State-owned Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) investment plan.

The number of passengers arriving at Phu Quoc International Airport in the past year has passed the three million mark, exceeding design capacity by 400,000.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCM City faces flooding whenever it rains.

PSNews-The Department of Cyber Security under the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) has investigated and identified perpetrators of the cyber attacks on websites of Tan Son Nhat, Da Nang, Phu Quoc, Rach Gia, Tuy Hoa Airports on March 8, 9 and 10. 

The Ministry of Defence on February 21 signed the minutes on the handover of nearly 20 hectares of military land at Tan Son Nhat International Airport to the Transport Ministry to enable the airport expansion.

Ho Chi Minh City will seek the central government’s approval to build a US$250 million underground metro line which will link Ton San Nhat International Airport to the city’s planned metro system.