Open Long Thanh Airport project to bids, experts urge

The Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) has reported increases in revenues and passenger numbers both on domestic and foreign routes this year.

Cars entering airports for a short time to pick up or drop off passengers will not be charged a fee from next year. 

The Transport Ministry wants ACV to pay for runway repairs at country’s two largest airports and be reimbursed later.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam will be the investor for the third terminal at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat airport.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam needs to spend VND4.2 trillion ($181.27 million) on the maintenance of runways in the country’s two main airports. 

The Transport Ministry might organize a competitive bid for constructing a third terminal (T3) at the nation’s largest airport.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) desires to be the main investor in the Long Thanh International Airport.

The Tan Son Nhat Airport could get a third terminal and other facilities at the cost of over $496 million.

Vietnamese provinces are proposing new airports without realizing that the country is already overloaded with these facilities, experts say.

Tan Son Nhat's aircraft parking area and its international terminal will be expanded this year.

The fast-paced growth in Vietnam’s aviation market has led to overcrowding at many airports.

The ACV made just $1 per passenger from retail services last year, far behind regional operators.

The company is set to become the largest on the over-the-counter market.