Tag: airports
Cases of drug trafficking by air continue to rise
VOV.VN - The amount of drugs seized via air routes has been increasingly lately, with the majority of drugs being transported from Europe, according to details given by the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
Biometric identification piloted at Phu Bai int’l airport
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has agreed to proceed with the biometric identification (facial recognition), authentication and use of electronic chip-embedded citizen identity cards and passports and level 2 e-identification accounts for passengers at Phu Bai International Airport in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.
Vietnam hands over Nong Khang Airport to Laos
A ceremony was held in Samneua District, Laos' Houaphanh Province on May 15 to hand over and put into operation Nong Khang Airport, which is expected to play a strategic role in the economic development of the northeast of Laos and Houaphanh Province in particular.
Airbus’ whale-shaped aircraft arrives in Da Nang for first time
VOV.VN - Airbus Beluga, the whale-shaped flying marvel, made its maiden appearance at Da Nang International Airport on May 9, with the arrival of the aircraft leaving both airport staff and passengers awestruck.
Authority demands e-authentication be deployed in aviation sector
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has requested airports and airlines to enforce the regulation on electronic identification and authentication in the aviation sector.
Two major airports serve 1.2 million passengers during five-day holiday
VOV.VN - The total number of passengers passing through Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat International Airports amounted to 1.2 million during the five-day national holiday ending on May 3.
First air route linking Hanoi and Ca Mau launched
VOV.VN - Bamboo Airways opened a new route connecting Hanoi and Ca Mau on April 29, marking the first direct flight between the two localities.
HK Express launches regular flights to Noi Bai International Airport
VOV.VN - Flight UO550 of HONGKONG EXPRESS AIRWAYS (HK Express) officially opened a regular round-trip international commercial route from Hong Kong (China) to Hanoi via Noi Bai International Airport on the morning of April 28.
Haul of rhino horns and elephant tusks seized at Vietnam airport
VOV.VN - Customs officers at Noi Bai International Airport have recently halted a haul of 11.8 kilograms of rhino horns and 4.7 kilograms of ivory elephant tusks smuggled into Vietnam.
Vietjet opens Can Tho-Quang Ninh route
Vietjet inaugurated the first route connecting the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Van Don in the northern province of Quang Ninh on April 25.
