The Airport Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on December 29 put intooperation an expansion area of the T1 terminal of Noi Bai InternationalAirport.
The area, covering 25,000sq.m, includesfive exits and two entrances. It was constructed with a total investmentof 500 billion VND (23.5 million USD) sourced from the ACV’sdevelopment capital.
Equipped with 38 check-incounters, four luggage-handling sites and two elevators, the broadenedarea is capable to serve 3 million passengers per year, contributing toeasing the overload at the T1 terminal.
Theconstruction of the T2 terminal is also underway at the airport. Theproject is expected to be completed in November 2014 and the terminalwill be able to handle 10-15 million passengers per year by 2020.
After 2020, the Government willconsider investment in the T3 and T4 terminals to raise Noi BaiAirport’s annual capacity to 50 million passengers.
On December 5, Noi Bai airport welcomed its 12 millionth passenger.
The airport has to date provided services for 36 domestic andinternational airlines from 30 countries and territories around theworld.
It has seenan increase of 10 percent in an annual average number of flights andpassenger arrivals over the past five years.
This year, the airport is expected to receive around 90,000 flights.
In 2012, the Vietnamese aviation sector received 310,000 flightscarrying 37.5 million passengers and 650,000 tonnes of cargo.
At decision 21/QD-TTg datedJanuary 8, 2009, the Prime Minister stated that Vietnam should have 26airports by 2020, of which 10 would be international.-VNA
The area, covering 25,000sq.m, includesfive exits and two entrances. It was constructed with a total investmentof 500 billion VND (23.5 million USD) sourced from the ACV’sdevelopment capital.
Equipped with 38 check-incounters, four luggage-handling sites and two elevators, the broadenedarea is capable to serve 3 million passengers per year, contributing toeasing the overload at the T1 terminal.
Theconstruction of the T2 terminal is also underway at the airport. Theproject is expected to be completed in November 2014 and the terminalwill be able to handle 10-15 million passengers per year by 2020.
After 2020, the Government willconsider investment in the T3 and T4 terminals to raise Noi BaiAirport’s annual capacity to 50 million passengers.
On December 5, Noi Bai airport welcomed its 12 millionth passenger.
The airport has to date provided services for 36 domestic andinternational airlines from 30 countries and territories around theworld.
It has seenan increase of 10 percent in an annual average number of flights andpassenger arrivals over the past five years.
This year, the airport is expected to receive around 90,000 flights.
In 2012, the Vietnamese aviation sector received 310,000 flightscarrying 37.5 million passengers and 650,000 tonnes of cargo.
At decision 21/QD-TTg datedJanuary 8, 2009, the Prime Minister stated that Vietnam should have 26airports by 2020, of which 10 would be international.-VNA
