Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked relevant agencies to promptly select contractors to build the passenger terminal (Package No. 5.10) at the Long Thanh International Airport project, the Government News quoted Document No. 5208/VPCP-CN, dated July 12, from the Office of the Government, as reporting.

Package No. 5.10 - the biggest in the first phase - includes design, construction, and equipment installation at the terminal, with capital estimated at more than VND35.2 trillion ($1.49 billion).

Construction has been delayed and failed to meet the progress required by the National Assembly, according to the Prime Minister.

He asked the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises to instruct Airports Corporation of Vietnam to soon decide on a contractor for the package in line with his direction.

Long Thanh International Airport has total investment of an estimated VND336.63 trillion ($14.6 billion), with construction divided into three phases.

In the first phase, a runway and a passenger terminal along with supporting facilities will be built to serve 25 million passengers and handle 1.2 million tons of cargo a year.

The project began in 2021. Once fully completed by 2050, it will be able to serve 100 million passengers and handle 5 million tons of cargo annually.