Work on the 97.3 million USD Terminal 2 at Phu Bai International Airport was kicked off on December 29. (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien – Hue (VNA) – Work on the 97.3 million USD Terminal 2at Phu Bai International Airport in Huong Thuy town, the central province ofThua Thien – Hue, was kicked off on December 29.
The project, funded by the development investment fundof the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), include a three-storey passengerterminal building and support facilities fully equipped with up-to-date equipmentand technologies.
The new terminal will be able to serve 2,500 passengers ata time during peak time, and a total 5 million passengers a year.
Scheduled to be completed in Quarter 4 of 2021, the terminal is expected topromote connection between Thua Thien – Hue with other cities and provincesacross the nation and in the world.
At the kick-off event, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said thatVietnam’s aviation infrastructure still lags behind the country’s economicdevelopment, with many airports having become overloaded, including Phu Baiinternational airport which has been operating at 130 percent of its designcapacity.
He asked competent ministries and sectors to arrange capital for the airport’sexpansion project so that it could service 9 million passengers per year by2030. The Deputy PM added the move is important to create an economic impetusfor Thua Thien-Hue province, helping it achieve the status of a centrally-runcity by 2025.
Phu Bai airport aims to welcome 3-3.5 millionpassengers by 2020 and some 6.5-7 million passengers by 2025.
The airport is now able to serve 1.5 million passengers per year and is oftenoverloaded./.
VNA
