Shortly after the flight took off on the morning of October 19, a passenger from the Philippines suddenly suffered a seizure and lost consciousness. The cabin crew immediately requested onboard medical support, while administering first aid and providing oxygen to the 52-year-old passenger.
Between 8 am and 11 am, the airport’s capacity to receive arriving aircraft was reduced to just five flights per hour to ensure absolute safety. In total, 17 flights had to be delayed landing within the Hanoi Area Control Centre’s (ACC Hanoi) and Noi Bai Approach Control Centre’s (APP Noi Bai) airspace.
By 2030, Vietravel Airlines aims to operate between 30 and 50 aircraft, with routes covering Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia, and the Middle East.
During the first half of 2025, the Noi Bai International airport handled more than 100,000 flights with 16.5 million passengers.
Vietnam Airlines will operate two flights on the Hanoi–Moscow route a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. From July 2026, the airline plans to increase the frequency to three flights per week to meet rising travel demand between the two countries.
Between April 29 and May 4, more than 12,610 flights took off and landed at airports across the country, marking a 19.45% increase compared to the same period last year. Passenger volume reached over 2.09 million, up 25.83%, while cargo volume rose by 18.57% to 23,360 tonnes.
On the peak days, the airport is expected to serve 108,000 passengers, including 44,000 international passengers, 22% higher than usual, and 25% higher than that of the same period in previous years.
The Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi welcomed approximately 100,000 passengers and 590 flights while the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat served more than 150,500 passengers and operated 979 flights on February 2.
Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi, the second busiest airport in the country, has officially implemented a cashless and electronic toll collection (ETC) system for vehicle parking and stopover services across all lanes at both domestic and international terminals (T1 and T2, respectively).
The Hanoi Centre for Disease Control has been tightening health checks at the Noi Bai International Airport amid Congo mysterious disease outbreak.
Residents of Hanoi increasingly yearn for a metro line linking the Noi Bai International Airport to reduce the costs and travel times for both locals and tourists.
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man arrived at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on September 11 morning, concluding his successful official visit to Russia, where he also co-chaired the third meeting of the Vietnam - Russia Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committee.
Vietnamese and Lao police have successfully dismantled a large-scale cyber fraud operation in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in the Lao province of Bokeo, arresting 155 Vietnamese nationals involved in sophisticated, cross-border fraudulent activities.
The bidding package on the construction, supply and installation of equipment for the expansion of the T2 terminal of the Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport kicked off on May 19, with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attending.
