Airports in vietnam

Football fans in colorful wigs, headbands and red t-shirts with the golden star crowd the T2 Terminal in Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport. Most of them have booked one-day tours to the Philippines. Two women dressed for the final match against Indonesia for the SEA Games gold medal hold up a cutout of South Korean coach Park Hang-seo and a banner with "Viet Nam" emblazoned on it. Travel agency Vietravel has said that around 1,000 of its customers will fly from Hanoi, Saigon and Da Nang City to go today to the Ninoy Aquino Airport in the Philippines today. People wait to check in for their flight in Hanoi. Nguyen Cong Hoan, director of Hanoi RedTours, said around 300 customers would fly on two planes operated by national carrier Vietnam Airlines. All their tours to the Philippines sold out within 12 hours after December 5, he said. Vietnam drew against Thailand in their last group stage match on December 5, securing a spot in the SEA Games men's football final. Nguyen Viet Hung, 5, … [Read more...] about Vietnam airports awash in red as football fans head for the Philippines

A Thai AirAsia jet takes off from Krabi airport. (Photo: Post Today) – The Department of Airports (DoA) of Thailand is planning to spend 5.8 billion baht (191 million USD) upgrading airports across the country next year. DoA Acting Director-General Thawi Kesi-samang said the huge investment in key regional airports is “urgent mission”. The department plans to conduct bids for the projects from early next year, he added. Among them are the 1.3-billion-baht construction of taxiways at Krabi airport, 800-million-baht and and 775-million-baht plans to build new terminals at Narathiwat and Buri Ram airports respectively and projects to expand airport bays (500 million baht) and an international terminal (200 million baht) at Surat Thani airport. There was also urgent need to step up construction of a new airport in Yala's Betong district, said Thawi, noting that it is scheduled to open in the middle of next year. In the 10-year airport development plan worth 35 … [Read more...] about Thailand plans to upgrade airports nationwide

The Ministry of Transport has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Viet Nam, in co-operation with local authorities, to get serious about an assault on security staff at Tho Xuan Airport in central Thanh Hoa Province. No place for violence against flight attendants Deputy PM steps in after airport security worker assaulted A view of Tho Xuan Airport in Thanh Hoa Province where an assault on security staff occurred. — Photo nld.com.vn It has ordered heavy penalties for the tourist who attacked the security guards. Le Van Hung attacked two airport staff after failing to comply with their instructions at a security gate on June 1. Hung, 38, reportedly arrived at Tho Xuan Airport to check in for a flight to HCM City. He failed to follow instructions and became frustrated. He grabbed one staff member and pushed him to the floor, and then attacked another officer, leaving him with a head wound. Hung was detained for further investigation. He has been banned from domestic and … [Read more...] about Transport Ministry gets serious about airport staff assault

Experts believed that the government’s decision on increasing foreign holding will be a springboard for foreign investors to penetrate into the Vietnamese burgeoning market. The Vietnamese aviation market is expected to undergo significant changes next year as the government opens up more room for foreign investors in the industry amid share sale plans of domestic airlines. Under new regulations on the conditional business lines in the aviation sector, effective from January 1, 2020, Vietnam will raise the foreign ownership limit in domestic air carriers to 34% from the current 30%. Analysts from Ho Chi Minh City Securities Corporation forecast that Vietjet would be the first airline to reach the new foreign holding limit as the budget airline seeks a strategic partner by 2020. A higher foreign holding ratio will be also expected at Vietnam Airlines that will have to unload 35.19% of state holding in order to reduce state ownership to 51% from the current 86.19% under the … [Read more...] about Foreign investors grasp more control overn Vietnam’s aviation market

Other News Vietnam Airlines proposes removing domestic airfare caps The Saigon Times Daily Tuesday,  Dec 10, 2019,15:23 (GMT+7) Vietnam Airlines proposes removing domestic airfare capsThe Saigon Times Daily A Vietnam Airlines aircraft is parked at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC. The national flag carrier has proposed lifting the airfare caps for domestic flights - PHOTO: LE ANH HCMC - National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has proposed abolishing the caps on airfares for domestic flights to help local airlines, especially during peak travel seasons, stated Vietnam Airlines Deputy General Director Le Hong Ha. At the Vietnam Travel & Tourism Summit 2019 on December 9, Ha noted that airfare caps have been a hindrance to local air carriers and should be removed to help these carriers diversify airfares and offer more options for passengers, the local media reported. The airfare caps if maintained should be … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines proposes removing domestic airfare caps