Tag: airports

Airlines instructed to prepare flight increases and add services on high-demand routes.

Facial recognition scanners placed at security checkpoints now allow passengers to proceed through the airport in a matter of seconds.

During the 2021-2030 period, the airport's design capacity will accommodate approximately 10 million passengers and 25,000 tons of cargo annually.

63 airlines conducting 160 international air routes connecting Vietnam with other countries.

International market growing while domestic market declining.

Eight more airports to be developed by 2030.

59.1% more foreign visitors passed through Vietnam’s airports in February than in February 2023.

System will initially be applied to Vietnamese chip-based passport holders.

International passenger numbers estimated at 14.5 million.

Total investment estimated at $17.7 bln.

Electronic ID authentication can replace ID cards.

Six new airports to be built over the next decade.

More night flights to be arranged to meet rising travel demand for the Tet holiday.

Vietnam needs to expand its network of small local airports, roundtable hears.

Established on September 22, the Government Working Group led by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh will urgently study and develop public-private partnership (PPP) projects for four airports, in the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho city and northern Son La, north-central Nghe An, and central Quang Nam provinces, and will review and add other airports to upcoming planning to 2050.

The Master Plan on the Development of the National Airport Network is to be submitted to the Appraisal Council for consideration and to the Prime Minister for approval in October.

A working group led by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh will report on a study on converting two military airports into dual-use airports and consider investment by cities and provinces in four airports under the PPP method in the fourth quarter of this year.

The government’s action program on the development of the northern midland and mountainous region sets a target of 8-9 per cent average annual growth in the 2021-2030 period. The economic scale of the region is to reach VND2.1 quadrillion ($89.52 billion) by 2030. The program will prioritize investment in highways connecting areas within the region as well as seaports, airports, and international border gates, creating a number of growth drivers and economic centers.

Vietnam’s aviation sector has posted the strongest post-pandemic recovery in the world.