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Air carriers may reduce flights as airports become overloaded

VietNamNet Bridge - Management agencies are considering setting quotas to restrict the number of new aircraft that airlines can buy and the number of flights each day as airports are becoming overloaded.

Existing airports left idle, new airports built

VietNamNet Bridge - While many airports in the Mekong Delta are still idle, the Ministry of Transport (MOT) is considering building new ones.

Cyberattack on Vietnam Airlines raises concerns over information security

Experts have warned that more attacks, even more destructive, could be deployed in the future if organizations and businesses continue to be indifferent to information security.

CMC Infosec says malware used to attack Noi Bai Airport

VietNamNet Bridge - Soon after receiving a malware sample provided by Noi Bai International Airport, the victim of the cyberattack on July 29, CMC Infosec found it had the execution name ‘diskperf.exe’. 

Aviation infrastructure overloaded

VietNamNet Bridge - The overloaded infrastructure is a major reason behind the high percentage of canceled and delayed flights.

Image: Overseas Vietnamese return home for Tet, crowd Tan Son Nhat Airport

In the past few days, thousands of people have flocked to Tan Son Nhat Airport to welcome their relatives who were overseas Vietnamese returning home for the Lunar New Year. In that situation, the airport has been severely overloaded.

Tablet check-in procedures applied at Tan Son Nhat Airport

 VietNamNet Bridge - Eight tablets will be available at the international terminal of the Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCM City for check-in procedures this Lunar New Year (Tet holiday).

600,000th safe flight welcomed in Tan Son Nhat airport

 The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) held a ceremony to welcome the 600,000th safe flight in 2015 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8.

Vietnamese air carriers to provide hotlines

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has instructed the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and domestic airlines to build and provide hotline services at all airports where they operate.

Experts back controversial airport project

 VietNamNet Bridge – Leading economic experts and scholars have thrown support behind a highly controversial international airport in Long Thanh District, Dong Nai Province.

Aviation officials reprimanded in wake of incidents

 The Transport Ministry and the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) have issued decisions to reprimand and dismiss several aviation officials responsible for errors that threatened flight safety in late 2014.

Vietnam’s airports serve 50 million passengers in 2014

Airports throughout the country have served more than 50.5 million passengers and handled 905,000 tonnes of goods in 2014, year-on-year increases of 14.7 percent and 18 percent, respectively.

Four more foreign airlines flight to Tan Son Nhat int’l airport

 Four more foreign airlines began to launch their flights to Tan Son Nhat international airport between mid-October and mid-November, according to the Saigon Ground Services Company Limited (SAGS).

Singaporean man arrested at Tan Son Nhat airport with 3kg of heroin

A Singaporean national, Loke Dah Lee, was arrested at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on December 1 for trafficking nearly 3 kg of heroin, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Customs Office.

90 percent of airports in Vietnam record losses

 VietNamNet Bridge – Only two out of 22 operational airports in Vietnam have reported profits, with losses attributed to the number of airports built several years ago when local authorities rushed to develop local economies.

Service quality at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports under microscope

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam to reconsider the evaluation criteria used to determine the quality of services at Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat airports.

Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat rank low among Asian airports, but CAAV rejects assessment

Vietnam’s two major airports of Tan Son Nhat in HCM City and Noi Bai in Hanoi are among the worst in Asia, according to the results of a poll on a website specializing in assessment of airports.

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Two traffickers arrested with 5kg of drugs at Tan Son Nhat Airport

 VietNamNet Bridge – Customs officers at the HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport have uncovered two drug trafficking cases, totaling nearly 5kg, worth approximately VND15 billion ($700,000).