Vietnamese airports expect to serve 127 million passengers in 2020
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) said 21 airports that it is managing and operating are expected to serve a total of 127 million passengers in 2020, a year-on-year rise of 10 percent.
The total number of passengers served at airports could be higher if obstacles in the management of flight zones, land, and legal provisions in investment could be addressed. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) said 21airports that it is managing and operating are expected to serve a total of 127million passengers in 2020, a year-on-year rise of 10 percent.
The figure will include more than 46 million international visitors and 81million domestic ones.
The total number of passengers served at airports could be higher if obstaclesin the management of flight zones, land, and legal provisions in investmentcould be addressed to speed up aviation infrastructure upgrading projects,according to the ACV.
The corporation said in 2020 it will focus investment onbuilding passenger terminals T2 at Vinh International Airport in the centralprovince of Nghe An and Cat Bi International Airport in the northern port cityof Hai Phong, and passenger terminal T3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airportin the southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City.
ACV will also carry out projects upgrading and expanding domestic terminals atTan Son Nhat airport, and passenger terminals at Lien Khuong Airport in theCentral Highlands province of Lam Dong.
It will also prepare for investment in passenger terminal projects at Da NangInternational Airport in the central city of Da Nang, Cam Ranh InternationalAirport in the south central province of Khanh Hoa, and passenger terminals T2at Dong Hoi Airport in the central province of Quang Binh and Tho Xuan Airportin the north central province of Thanh Hoa.
The ACV will invest in projects expanding aircraft aprons at Da Nang, Cam Ranh,Cat Bi, Phu Bai (Hue), and Noi Bai airports.
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The total number of passengers served at airports could be higher if obstacles in the management of flight zones, land, and legal provisions in investment could be addressed. (Illustrative image. Source: VNA) 
