Noi Bai Airport security receives EU RA3 accreditation
The Noi Bai Airport Security Centre (NASC) and Noi Bai Cargo Terminal Services Company (NCTS) have secured the RA3 certificate, which is required in order to export goods to the European Union.
The certificate was granted by Greene & Co Hong Kong, a company that provides air cargo security validations to EU ACC3, RA3 and KC3 standards.
Under EU regulations, as of 1 July 2014 onwards all air cargo and mail carriers operating into the European Union from third country airports are required to obtain an EU Aviation Security Validation in order to maintain or acquire their ACC3 designation.
The validation, which needs to be re-issued every five years, will be highly necessary if carriers continue to transport cargo by air into Europe. Direct shippers, forwarders and handlers will also need to be validated if they wish to continue applying upstream security measures on behalf of carriers.
The RA3 certification, which exempts cargo and mail from security screenings at EU airports, is expected to help boost the volume of outbound goods from Noi Bai Airport.