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Viet Nam News
HÀ NỘI - The schedule of 12 flights to and from Côn Đảo airport in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu has been adjusted due to a drill held by the Côn Đảo District’s Military Command near the airport on May 29-30.
According to the Việt Nam Air Services Company (VASCO), 10 flights on the HCM City – Côn Đảo – HCM City route have new departure times. On the route between Côn Đảo - Cần Thơ, the departure times for the flight code 0V8071/8070 is 11.30am, and 3.45pm, while the flight coded 0V8014/8015 between Cần Thơ and Phú Quốc takes off at 12.55pm and 2.25pm.
VASCO cancelled two flights between HCM City and Rạch Giá on May 29 and 30. Passengers on the adjusted flights could be transferred to other flights free of charge on May 31.
Late last year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Việt Nam (CAAV) approved a plan to upgrade the airport at a total cost of VNĐ5.2 trillion (US$230 million).
By 2020 the airport’s runway would be large enough to receive airplanes such as the Airbus A320. Today, it can only serve smaller ART72 aircraft.
The parking area by that time would have enough space for at least eight Airbus A320s.
A new terminal with a capacity of two million passengers will also be built.
The upgrade and expansion plan is divided into two phases, with the first phase occurring from now to 2020, costing VNĐ4.17 trillion. The second phase from 2020-2030 would cost more than VNĐ1 trillion. -VNS
