Aircraft parked at Noi Bai International Airport in Ha Noi. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hung The Ministry of Transport was assigned to draw up an expansion plan in order to raise the annual capacity of Noi Bai International Airport to between 80 and 100 million passengers by 2050. Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung made the request on Tuesday. Noi Bai is Viet Nam’s most important airport and the international gateway of the country’s northern region. The airport has received investment for upgrades in recent years to meet the socio-economic development requirements of the capital city and the northern provinces. The airport currently handles more traffic than its intended capacity. This year, the airport has suffered from overloading, resulting in the deterioration of runways, taxiways and aprons. According to the deputy PM, the aviation sector has seen significant growth between 2015-2017, growing about 23 per cent in passenger numbers and 15.5 per cent in cargo. This … [Read more...] about Noi Bai Airport to raise capacity
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Transit station proposed for HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport
A transit station in HCM City’s District 1 for passengers going to the airport is expected to reduce traffic congestion at Tân Sơn Nhất international airport.— VNA/VNS Photo Việt HùngViet Nam News HCM CITY — The Ministry of Transport has asked the Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to evaluate the feasibility of building a transit station in District 1 to connect to Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in HCM City. The station, which would help reduce traffic congestion at the airport, would link with Thủ Thiêm Tunnel and Long Thành Highway to also serve Long Thành Airport in the future. The station would have three floors and seven underground floors, with aviation service areas taking up 40 per cent of the space. The rest would be parking areas, with a capacity of up to 827 vehicles. Nguyễn Thị Bảo Quỳnh, deputy chairman of the project’s investor, Đông … [Read more...] about Transit station proposed for HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport
Lower-cost plan for Tan Son Nhat airport expansion proposed
Traffic gridlock on streets leading to Tan Son Nhat airport in HCM City. The city plans to expand the airport to the south to be able to serve 50 million passengers a year (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) - A state-owned consultancy has proposed adjustments to the expansion plan for Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat international airport that would result in much lower costs than one proposed by the French consultancy ADPi. ADPi’s proposal to expand Tan Son Nhat airport has been approved by the Prime Minister, but the government asked Airport Design and Construction Consultancy One Member Ltd Company (ADCC) to review ADPi’s plan to see if costs could be reduced, according to Nguyen Bach Tung, Director of ADCC. Tung said that ADCC’s plan would keep most of ADPi’s recommendations, but would lower costs by 10.7 trillion VND (470 million USD) by redesigning a terminal and the airplane aprons surrounding it. ADCC said the total investment would be 25 trillion … [Read more...] about Lower-cost plan for Tan Son Nhat airport expansion proposed
New master plan to transform HCM City Region
Every year, thousands of people move to HCM City looking for work thus placing a strain on transport, educational and healthcare systems. A new master plan envisions improvements in infrastructure and services in the region that would help relieve overcrowding in the city and provide a higher quality of life to both provincial and city residents by 2030. Bo Xuan Hiep reports. An overpass with three branches, which has been partially built, will help ease congestion on streets around Tan Son Nhat international airport. Photo courtesy of the city’s Department of Transport Five years ago, Hoang Thi Thuy Van left her hometown in Vinh Long Province in the Mekong Delta to move to HCM City to find a job with a decent income. “It’s a nightmare to go to work every morning and come back in the afternoon because of the traffic. But I have to stay here to earn a living,” she said. Van, who lives in Go Vap District, works at a clothing factory at an export … [Read more...] about New master plan to transform HCM City Region
All roads leading to HCM City airport gridlocked ahead of long holiday
Since Monday roads leading to HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất airport have clogged by traffic though the four-day weekend extending into Reunification Day (April 30) and Labour Day (May 1) does not begin till Saturday. Vehicles inch along a road leading to HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất Airport on April 23, well before the start of the long national-holiday weekened.-Photo thanhnien.vn On Monday afternoon thousands of vehicles were stuck on Bach Dang and Truong Son streets up to Lang Cha Ca roundabout for hours, causing traffic to spill over into nearby streets like Cong Hoa, Hoang Van Thu, and Tran Quoc Hoan. Motorbikes clambered on to the pavements as usual, worsening the situation. Hoang Mai of Binh Tan District told Thanh Nien (young people) newspaper that the traffic did not ease up until 8pm. “As the holiday draws closer people will be rushing to the airport, and it surely will be worse.” According to Bui Xuan Cuong, director of … [Read more...] about All roads leading to HCM City airport gridlocked ahead of long holiday