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Airports in southern provinces seek int’l flights

The Southern Airports Corporation (SAC) and Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) on July 27 held a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City to seek international flights to three new airports in the southern regions.
The Southern Airports Corporation (SAC) and Civil AviationAdministration of Vietnam (CAAV) on July 27 held a workshop in Ho ChiMinh City to seek international flights to three new airports in thesouthern regions.

Representatives from travel and tourism businesses as well as domesticand international airlines were introduced to incentive policiesreserved for Phu Quoc airport in the southern province of Kien Giang,Lien Khuong in the southern province of Lam Dong and Can Tho in theMekong Delta city of Can Tho.

Nguyen Nguyen Hung,General Director of SAC said that by 2012, a total of 8 trillion VNDwill be invested in the three airports.

The LienKhuong international airport was put into operation last December and isforecast to be able to serve 580 domestic and 250 internationalpassengers at peak hour by 2020.

Meanwhile, the Can Tho airport is scheduled to open in December this year and the Phu Quoc airport in 2012.

As part of the incentives, foreign visitors arrive at Phu Quoc airportwill be given visa-exemption for a 15-day stay.

According to Lai Xuan Thanh, deputy head of CAAV, Vietnam has beenworking to facilitate the operation of international airlines in thecountry such as easing regulations through bilateral and multilateralagreements and offering 50 percent discount for airport services./.
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