Over 218 mln USD needed to upgrade Noi Bai Airport’s int’l terminal

The upgrade of Terminal T2 of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi will need more than 4.98 trillion VND (218.5 million USD) so as to raise its annual capacity from 10 million to 15 million passengers, according to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
Over 218 mln USD needed to upgrade Noi Bai Airport’s int’l terminal ảnh 1Terminal T2 of Noi Bai International Airport will be upgraded to serve 15 million passengers per year. (Photo: ACV)
Hanoi (VNA) – Theupgrade of Terminal T2 of Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi will need morethan 4.98 trillion VND (218.5 million USD) so as to raise its annual capacityfrom 10 million to 15 million passengers, according to the Airports Corporationof Vietnam (ACV).

The ACV recently submittedverification results of a feasibility study report on the terminal expansionproject. The report was compiled by the Japan Airport Consultants, Inc. and theVietnam National Construction Consultants Corporation.

The upgrade is expected to becarried out from the fourth quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2024, withthe investment capital to be funded by the ACV.

Terminal T2, inaugurated inJanuary 2015, specialises in serving international flights. It was designed toserve 10 million passengers per year during 2015 - 2020, and the annualcapacity is planned to reach 15 million passengers during 2020 - 2030.

However, the terminal alreadyserved more than 11.42 million passengers in 2019, exceeding its capacity,according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam.

Meanwhile, Terminal T1 of theNoi Bai Airport serves domestic flights and is capable of serving 15 millionpassengers per year./.
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