This is the third and last portion of land to be turned over for expansion of the Da Nang International Airport. The ceremony also marked the completion of the six-year, US$ 110 million Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination at Da Nang Airport Project, jointly implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense (MND). Launched in August 2012, USAID’s Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination at Da Nang Airport Project serves as an important milestone in the bilateral relationship between the two governments and will result in a cleaner, safer environment for the people of Da Nang. Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh addressing the event The project has successfully treated over 90,000 cubic meters of contaminated soil and sediment through thermal desorption and safely contained an additional 50,000 cubic meters of low concentration, dioxin-contaminated material. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, U.S. complete environmental remediation at Da Nang airport
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U.S., VN complete environmental remediation at Da Nang Airport
This is the third and last portion of land to be turned over for expansion of Da Nang International Airport. Illustration photo The ceremony also marked the completion of the six-year, US$110 million Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination at Da Nang Airport Project, jointly implemented by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Defense. Launched in August 2012, USAID’s Environmental Remediation of Dioxin Contamination at Da Nang Airport Project serves as an important milestone in the bilateral relationship between the two governments and will result in a cleaner, safer environment for the people of Da Nang. The project has successfully treated over 90,000 cubic meters of contaminated soil and sediment through thermal desorption and safely contained an additional 50,000 cubic meters of low concentration, dioxin-contaminated material. The U.S. is committed … [Read more...] about U.S., VN complete environmental remediation at Da Nang Airport
Dioxin contamination in Da Nang more serious than expected: conference
The event, organized by the National Steering Committee for Post-war Clearance of Ordnance and Toxic chemicals and USAID, shared some details on dioxin cleanup at the Da Nang International Airport, a U.S. air base during the Vietnam War. Pham Quang Vu, head of the Air Force and Air Defense’s Military Science Division, said earlier calculations had underestimated the actual contamination at the airport. He said the actual amount of contaminated soil is 162,500 cubic meters and not 72,900 cubic meters as earlier estimated. Anthony Kolb, chief of USAID’s environmental remediation unit, explained that experts only took soil samples from the surface and from that determined the depth to which the dioxin could have penetrated. The dioxin had percolated three meters deeper than expected, he said at the conference in Da Nang. Vu said the miscalculation could be attributed to the fact this was the first time this particular technology was used to remove dioxin from the … [Read more...] about Dioxin contamination in Da Nang more serious than expected: conference
Busan-Da Nang direct flight opens
Korean Air celebrates its direct flight from Busan to Da Nang with a ceremony at Da Nang Airport. — Photo courtesy Thuy Linh Korean Air has launched a direct flight to connect Da Nang with Busan, Korea, offering 21 flights per week between the two cities. The airline said the route’s first flight landed at Da Nang International Airport at midnight on October 29. It said the new route, which uses the Boeing B737-900, will help meet the increasing demand of tourists from Korea to visit the central city. Korean Air alone operates 20 flights linking cities in Viet Nam and Korea including two daily flights from Incheon to Da Nang. Both Vietnamese and Korean budget airlines have operated flights between Korean cities and Da Nang since 2014. Budget airline carrier Jeju Air also operates a route between Da Nang and Incheon, with a 189-seat Boeing B737-800 aircraft. National flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines, has operated a Da Nang-Busan route, with two flights per week, since 2013. … [Read more...] about Busan-Da Nang direct flight opens
Jetstar Pacific to up Da Nang-Taipei flights
A Jetstar Pacific plane at Da Nang International Airport. — VNS Photo Cong Thanh Low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacific will increase the number of return flights between Da Nang and Taipei from three to five per week from October 31. The airline said it would operate return flights on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday on 180-seat Airbus A320s. The flights will take off from Da Nang International Airport at 11am, while the return will depart from Taipei at 3.40pm, with travel time of two hours and 35 minutes. It said the cheapest one-way promotion tickets would be VND280,000 (US$12.4). Jetstar said the decision aimed to boost tourism and business trips between Da Nang and Taiwan to meet the rising demand for low-cost travel between the two locations. According to the Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism, more than 600,000 tourists from Taiwan visited Viet Nam last year, while nearly 400,000 Vietnamese travelers took trips to Taiwan. The number of tourists going … [Read more...] about Jetstar Pacific to up Da Nang-Taipei flights