In a response to a National Assembly delegate on Monday, on the fact that certain international airports are often congested, the Ministry of Transport said it would deploy certain projects in 2024 as a solution.

A view of the T2 international terminal of Hanoi's Noi Bai Airport.

Specifically, the T2 international terminal will be expanded to increase their capacity by another 5 million visitors a year. The project is expected to be completed in 2026, and will increase the airport’s total capacity to 30 million visitors a year.

The general planning of the airport has been researched by international consultant ADPi through funding sponsored by the French government, and has so far been fundamentally completed. The Ministry of Transport is cooperating with Hanoi authorities to evaluate and approve the plan within 2024.

For the Da Nang Airport, the Airports Corporation of Vietnam has prepared resources to invest and expand the T1 domestic terminal, as well as building a new terminal, once the planning of the airport is approved.

The planning for the Da Nang Airport has been fundamentally completed. The transport ministry has requested the Australian government to sponsor and choose an international consultant to evaluate and approve the planning in 2024.

The ministry said an investment project for a new domestic terminal at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat Airport, with a capacity of 20 million visitors a year, is underway and is expected to finish in 2024. The project will increase the airport’s total capacity to 50 million visitors.

The transport sector will build the Tran Quoc Hoan-Cong Hoa connectivity road, as well as renovating Cong Hoa Street to reduce congestion at the airport. The project is expected to be completed in 2024.

The transport ministry said congestion at certain airports was caused by degraded runways and terminals that cannot handle their full capacity. Transportation networks that connect to airports have also not been up to the task, leading to congestion.

Difficulties to resolve the problem include organizing resources, making investments, upgrades and expansions of certain airports to be slow.

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Source: VnExpress