The Da Nang International Airport (Photo: kinhtedothi.vn) Da Nang (VNS/VNA) - Da Nang will build a new terminal, T3, at its international airport with total investment of 9 trillion VND (391 million USD), increasing the airport’s capacity to 28 million passengers and 200,000 tonnes of cargo by 2030. Deputy General Director of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), Le Xuan Tung told Viet Nam News the new terminal was designed to handle 18 million tourists per year and 100,000 tonnes cargo. The T3 terminal alongside two already existing ones – T1 and T2 – will help Vietnam’s third largest airport ease congestion in the near future, while promoting connections in trade, investment and tourism in key central economic zones among Hue-Da Nang-Quang Nam and Quang Ngai. Tung said the ACV has urged the ministries of transport and finance and relevant agencies to complete the final procedures for the project. Tung said Da Nang International Airport is a key … [Read more...] about Da Nang airport to have new terminal
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Dioxin detoxification project in Da Nang airport completed
At the ceremony to hand over the last 13/7 hectares of treated areas in Da Nang airport to the Ministry of Transport (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – The last 13.7 hectares of detoxified land in the dioxin-polluted area in Da Nang airport were handed over to the Ministry of Transport at a ceremony held in the central city on November 7, raising the total remediated area to 32.4 hectares. The activity also marked the conclusion of a six-year project to remediate the environmental pollution at the airport, which was jointly implemented by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence and the US International Development Agency (USAID) with a non-refundable aid of 110 million USD funded by the US Government. The project, started in August 2012, was considered an important milestone in the bilateral cooperation between the governments of Vietnam and the US, aiming to returning a clean and safe environment for the local community. It successfully detoxified over 90,000 cubic metres … [Read more...] about Dioxin detoxification project in Da Nang airport completed
U.S. supports dioxin remediation project in Da Nang Airport
An international workshop of Viet Nam-U.S. cooperation in implementing the environmental remediation of dioxin contamination at Da Nang Airport project, Da Nang City, November 6, 2018 - Photo: VGP/Luu Huong On April 1, 2011, the Ministry of Defense approved a project to remediate the environmental pollution in the airport implemented by the Air Defense-Air Force in coordination with the US International Development Agency (USAID). The project’s investment includes VND60 billion from the Vietnamese Government and about US$110 million from the U.S. Government in non-refundable aid. It treated about 90,000 cubic meters of dioxin-contaminated mud and soil, isolating about 50,000 cubic meters of mud and soil with contamination, and handing over 18.7ha of treated land. An additional 13.7ha of clean land is scheduled to be handed over on November 7, raising the total of 32ha … [Read more...] about U.S. supports dioxin remediation project in Da Nang Airport
Over 32ha of dioxin-polluted land treated in Da Nang airport
The project site at Da Nang Airport (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – Vietnam and the US have succeeded in detoxifying 32ha of land previously polluted with dioxins at Da Nang Airport, as heard at a conference in the central city to review the outcomes of the project. Da Nang Airport is one of the hot spots for dioxin pollution in Vietnam. On April 1, 2011, the Ministry of Defence approved a project to remediate the environmental pollution in the airport implemented by the Air Defence-Air Force in coordination with the US International Development Agency (USAID). The project’s investment includes 60 billion VND from the Vietnamese Government and about 110 million USD from the US Government in non-refundable aid. It treated about 90,000 cubic metres of dioxin-polluted mud and soil, isolating about 50,000 cubic metres of mud and soil with contamination, and handing over 18.7ha of treated land. An additional 13.7ha of clean land is scheduled to be handed over on November 7 … [Read more...] about Over 32ha of dioxin-polluted land treated in Da Nang airport
Da Nang plans to launch direct flights to Nagoya
Passengers check in at Da Nang Airport. The city connects 24 international flights each day (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) - The central city of Da Nang is planning to launch direct flights to Nagoya in Japan to boost investment, trade and tourism. Nguyen Xuan Binh, Deputy Director of the city’s Tourism Department, said the two sides had been discussing the project with airlines from both countries. The flight would lure more investors and tourists from Japan, he said. In a meeting last year, Da Nang and Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture also planned to upgrade charter flights services to a regular air route between the two cities to boost investment, tourism and trade. The city is home to 143 Japanese projects with total investment of 500 million USD, creating 32,000 jobs for local and neighbouring provinces. Japanese visitors were Da Nang’s second largest tourist segment last year, reaching more than 400,000, 10 times as many as in 2013. National flag carrier … [Read more...] about Da Nang plans to launch direct flights to Nagoya