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Football fans in colorful wigs, headbands and red t-shirts with the golden star crowd the T2 Terminal in Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport. Most of them have booked one-day tours to the Philippines. Two women dressed for the final match against Indonesia for the SEA Games gold medal hold up a cutout of South Korean coach Park Hang-seo and a banner with "Viet Nam" emblazoned on it. Travel agency Vietravel has said that around 1,000 of its customers will fly from Hanoi, Saigon and Da Nang City to go today to the Ninoy Aquino Airport in the Philippines today. People wait to check in for their flight in Hanoi. Nguyen Cong Hoan, director of Hanoi RedTours, said around 300 customers would fly on two planes operated by national carrier Vietnam Airlines. All their tours to the Philippines sold out within 12 hours after December 5, he said. Vietnam drew against Thailand in their last group stage match on December 5, securing a spot in the SEA Games men's football final. Nguyen Viet Hung, 5, … [Read more...] about Vietnam airports awash in red as football fans head for the Philippines

A Thai AirAsia jet takes off from Krabi airport. (Photo: Post Today) – The Department of Airports (DoA) of Thailand is planning to spend 5.8 billion baht (191 million USD) upgrading airports across the country next year. DoA Acting Director-General Thawi Kesi-samang said the huge investment in key regional airports is “urgent mission”. The department plans to conduct bids for the projects from early next year, he added. Among them are the 1.3-billion-baht construction of taxiways at Krabi airport, 800-million-baht and and 775-million-baht plans to build new terminals at Narathiwat and Buri Ram airports respectively and projects to expand airport bays (500 million baht) and an international terminal (200 million baht) at Surat Thani airport. There was also urgent need to step up construction of a new airport in Yala's Betong district, said Thawi, noting that it is scheduled to open in the middle of next year. In the 10-year airport development plan worth 35 … [Read more...] about Thailand plans to upgrade airports nationwide

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam, in co-operation with local authorities, to get serious about an assault on security staff at Tho Xuan Airport in central Thanh Hoa Province. No place for violence against flight attendants Deputy PM steps in after airport security worker assaulted A view of Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa Province where an assault on security staff occurred. — Photo nld.com.vn It has ordered heavy penalties for the tourist who attacked the security guards. Le Van Hung attacked two airport staff after failing to comply with their instructions at a security gate on June 1. Hung, 38, reportedly arrived at Tho Xuan Airport to check in for a flight to HCM City. He failed to follow instructions and became frustrated. He grabbed one staff member and pushed him to the floor, and then attacked another officer, leaving him with a head wound. Hung was detained for further investigation. He has been banned from domestic and … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry gets serious about airport staff assault

During takeoff, the crew of the VN957 flight from Hanoi to Myanmar last Friday found a South Korean man, whose name has yet to be revealed, convulsing, the Ministry of Transport said Tuesday citing a source from the national flag carrier. Immediately, the flight crew informed the incident to the airport's ground service staff for medical assistance and asked the captain to return to Noi Bai International Airport. The passenger was then rushed to a local hospital for emergency treatment. The flight departed 49 minutes late. The South Korean man is now in stable condition, the airline said, adding that it will continue following his health status and assist him with flight procedures after he is released from the hospital. Last year, a Vietnam Airlines plane flying from Germany to Vietnam had to make an emergency landing in Romania to save a Danish passenger as he almost stopped breathing. The country's aviation industry served more than 56.8 million air passengers in the first half of … [Read more...] about Vietnamese flight delayed after S Korean needs urgent medical care

Vietnam will compete for their first-ever Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal in the men’s football final against Indonesia in the Philippines on Tuesday evening. The much-anticipated game will take place at Rizal Memorial Stadium in the Filipino capital of Manila, and will be aired in Vietnam on VTV6 Channel at 7:00 pm. In Ho Chi Minh City, ten gigantic screens have been set up on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1 for the public to enjoy the game free of charge. Other public venues, such as the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Culture House at 4A Pham Ngoc Thach Street in District 1, will also screen the game. For the safety of these mass screenings, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Transport has announced that all heavy trucks will be banned from several streets in Districts 1, 3 and 5 between 10:00 pm on Tuesday and 1:00 am on Wednesday. These streets include Ngo Nhan Tinh, Trang Tu, Nguyen Thi Nho, Nguyen Chi Thanh, Hung Vuong, Ly Thai To, Dien Bien Phu, Nguyen Thuong … [Read more...] about Vietnam crave long-awaited gold medal in SEA Games men’s football