Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (second from right) urges speeding up construction of Terminal 3 at Tan Son Nhat Airport. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged ministries,sectors, contractors and relevant sides to speed up construction of Terminal 3(T3) at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City so that it can be completed beforeApril 30, 2025 to mark 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the Southand National Reunification Day.
Inspecting construction at the site on February 12 (the third day of the first lunar month), PM Chinh expressed his delight over the enthusiastic and bustlingworking atmosphere at the construction site even during the Tet holiday.
He hailed the concerted efforts of Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry ofTransport and the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) in accelerating theproject, while asking contractors to re-schedule working progress, mobilisevehicles, equipment and human resources, improve construction to hasten theproject, and work to ensure construction quality.
The PM also instructed the municipal authority and competent sides to join hands to smoothly roll out construction ofsupporting facilities, including transport connection with nearby areas andLong Thanh International Airport.
Being built at the total cost of 11 trillion VND (450.36 millionUSD), T3 will be the largest domestic passenger terminal with a capacity of 20million passengers a year. It will be capable of handling 7,000 passengersper hour during peak hours and will accommodate all types of aircraft. It is designed to have four floors, one basement, 90 counters,27 boarding gates and 25 security gates.
Thanks to the drastic direction and resolve from the Government,Ho Chi Minh City and relevant sides, bottlenecks were removed for the project,resulting in a modern terminal being shaped up after six month of construction.
According to the ACV, nearly 1,400 engineers and workers, 16tower cranes, and equipment were dispatched to the construction site at peak time toensure that the progress is in line with schedule.
Upon completion, the project is expected to relieve congestionat the country’s largest airport./.
