Phu Cat airport (Source: vietnamairport) Binh Dinh(VNA) – The People’s Committee of the south central Binh Dinh province and the CivilAviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on November 30 agreed to start using Terminal2 of Phu Cat airport to handle international flights.
The terminal will berepaired and have necessary equipment installed, ready to serve internationalpassengers.
CAAV Director DinhViet Thang said that the authority will soon submit a document asking for thelaunching of international flights to and from Phu Cat airport after finishinga survey on airline demand.
Thang asked relevantagencies to adjust plans to handle international flights and open newinternational routes at the airport, while asking the Binh Dinh People’sCommittee and relevant ministries and sectors to expand Phu Cat airport in linewith the Prime Minister’s decision.
So far, VietnamAirlines, Bamboo Airways, and Vietjet Air have taken steps to research themarket and its demand for international flights to and from Quy Nhon city.
As scheduled, BambooAirways, invested by real estate developer FLC Group, will be the first tolaunch international flights to and from Phu Cat airport.
According to ViceChairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Phi Long, the number offoreign tourists to Binh Dinh has risen over 15 percent each year. The coastalprovince welcomes more than 200,000 foreign tourists annually.
In 2017, the provincereceived 3.7 million tourists, up 15.6 percent over 2016, and 3.4 millionholidaymakers in the first nine months of this year.
Binh Dinh has exerted greatefforts to complete the transport infrastructure connecting Quy Nhon city andPhu Cat airport to better serve tourists, he added. –VNA
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