Leaders of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) said that it aims to complete the construction of Long Thanh airport by June 2025, six months earlier than the target assigned by the National Assembly.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has made a proposal aimed at limiting combo flights to reduce congestion occurring at COVID-19 testing areas at both Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat International Airports.

During 2021-2030, the Ministry of Transport proposes building six new airports, bringing the total number of airports countrywide to 28 to serve 283 million passengers.

The Prime Minister has approved a project to build an air terminal in the central province of Quang Tri in the public–private partnership (PPP) form with a total investment of VND5,822.9 billion.

The Ministry of Transport has proposed allowing localities to manage airports within their precincts, such as Dien Bien, Na San, Cat Bi, Vinh, Phu Bai, and Dong Hoi among others.

Airport development planning should prioritise investment in key projects and have rigorous standards for project approval, experts have said.

Vietnam is set to be home to 26 airports by 2030, 14 of which will be international, according to a draft master plan on the development of the national airport network to 2030 and vision to 2050 from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam.

Enhanced transport infrastructure would help expand the development to Hanoi’s southern part and form economic triangles of Hanoi – Hai Phong – Quang Ninh and Hanoi – Thanh Hoa – Nghe An.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment has expressed concern that the Long Thanh airport project might not get off ground in 2021 as scheduled, as the disbursement of capital for site clearance works has met a mere 10% of the target.

Increasing numbers of airlines and aircraft are putting serious pressure on Viet Nam’s aviation infrastructure.

The air travel market grew in the first half of this year, however the growth rate slowed down compared to the same period last year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has released its report on delayed and cancelled flights by local airlines in the first half of 2019.

The aviation transport market is approaching saturation and showing signs of slowing down after years of high growth, according to the January-May business report of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

Da Nang will build a new terminal, T3, at its international airport with total investment of $391 million, increasing the airport’s capacity to 28 million passengers and 200,000 tonnes of cargo by 2030.

 HCM City's Tan Son Nhat Airport received its 25 millionth passenger of the year on Saturday, five years earlier than expected.

Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat, the two largest airports of Viet Nam, are the only two of 22 in the country estimated to make a profit this year.