No decision yet to be made on Noi Bai Int’l Airport expansion
No plan for the Noi Bai International Airport expansion has yet been selected, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyen Nhat said in a recent interview with Vietnam News Agency amidst public debate about the expansion, which is said to cost up to US$5 five billion.
After seven year of implementation, the plan failed to keep pace with the real growth rate of the air transport sector, both in terms of the number of passengers and the volume of goods. Therefore, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai ordered the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Administration to make adjustments to the plan. The revised plan is to be submitted to the Prime Minister this month.
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Therefore, the MoT has put forward five or six potential plans for Noi Bai airport expansion for consideration, but as yet no plan has yet been selected.
Asked about the land required for expanding the airport, the official said following the approval of Plan 21, areas around the airport has been zoned off with a view to creating enough space to meeting future requirements.
The zoned off area will have to be increased relating to the expansion of the airport, the Deputy Minister said, noting that many issues will need to be considered in relation to this.
Other options such as building a new airport in another area will also be taken into consideration.