Tan Son Nhat
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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).
Four companies involved in transporting 229kg of heroin to Taiwan
VietNamNet Bridge - At least four companies have been involved in the
transportation of 229kg of heroin from HCM City to Taiwan,
investigators said.
How 229kg of heroin could pass through Tan Son Nhat Airport?
Up to 229kg of heroin passed through many stages
of strict control of the Tan Son Nhat international airport in HCM City
to go to Taiwan. This has shocked those within international business
aviation.
Man pisses on a woman on a flight to HCM City
VietNamNet Bridge - On a flight of an international airline to Tan
Son Nhat airport on November 3, a drunk male passenger "passed water" on
a female passenger because he thought she was ... the toilet.
Tan Son Nhat Airport to be overloaded after 2020
VietNamNet Bridge – It is expected that by 2020, the number of
passengers through HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport will
reach 25 million annually, equivalent to the maximum capacity of the
airport.