A view of Noi Bai International Airport (Source: tinnhanhchungkhoan.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of Transportwill announce the adjustment plan of Noi Bai International Airport in the thirdquarter of this year.
The information was released by Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The in a document answeringquestions from Hanoians about the airport.
The said with the Government’s plan to expandand improve the capacity of the Noi Bai Airport, it will reach about 80-100million passengers per year after 2030.
To ensure the quality of the expansion anddetailed planning project, as well as avoid becoming overloaded like Tan Son NhatInternational Airport, the ministry has proposed the French Government financethe technical assistance project studying the plan of expanding and adjustingthe detailed planning of the Noi Bai Airport by 2030, he said.
The project is expected to use non-refundable aidfrom the French Government FASEP Fund, he added.
The minister said ADPi, an airportarchitecture and technical design consulting company, selected by the FrenchGovernment has been working on the project since mid-June this year.
ADPi will review the plan for the Noi Bai Airport,which was approved by the Prime Minister in Decision No. 590/QĐ-TTg dated May20, 2008 and propose an expansion plan to ensure compliance with thedevelopment of the airport, including construction investment and siteclearance costs.
After ADPi’s proposal is approved by the competentauthority (which is expected in the third quarter of next year), the ministrywill direct relevant agencies and units to mark out construction boundaries inthe five surrounding communes as planned.
From now to 2030, the Noi Bai Airport will have athird runway and passenger terminal with a capacity of 25 million passengersincreasing the airport's total capacity to 50 million passengers by 2030.
After 2030, the fourth runway will be built,raising the total capacity of the airport to 90 million passengers.-VNA
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