Phu Cat airport in the central province of Binh Dinh on January 4 welcomed 144 Korean passengers on flight QH9457 of Bamboo Airways departed from Cheongju airport in the Republic of Korea.
The decision by two pilots to parachute from their aircraft was correct, said Lieutenant General Pham Truong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a working visit to the south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh on February 4, during which he inspected, and attended the inauguration ceremonies of some infrastructure projects in the locality.
Vietnam Airlines launched online check-in services for passengers departing from Pleiku Airport (Gia Lai province) on May 31 and plans to offer the services at Phu Cat Airport (Binh Dinh province) from June 8, raising the number of airports where its self-services are available to 16.
Bamboo Airways officially announced on April 28 its opening of new routes from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho, Da Lat city in the Central Highlands’ province of Lam Dong, and Thanh Hoa city in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa to Quy Nhon city in the south-central province of Binh Dinh.
Phu Cat airport in Quy Nhon city, the south central province of Binh Dinh, is scheduled to welcome the first international flight by the end of December this year.
The People’s Committee of the south central Binh Dinh province and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on November 30 agreed to start using Terminal 2 of Phu Cat airport to handle international flights.
The low-cost carrier Vietjet Air has taken steps to research the market and demand for international flights to and from Quy Nhon city in Binh Dinh province.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam, the Vietnam Airlines Corporation and domestic carriers have backed a plan to launch international flights from Phu Cat airport in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, central Binh Dinh provincial People’s Committee and relevant agencies on December 3 approved adjustments to the Phu Cat airport planning.