One million to change flying time over Ho Chi Minh City airport upgrade: carriers
Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 17:01 GMT+7
Vietnamese carriers are complaining that a proposed plan to upgrade the taxiway at Tan Son Nhat International Airport will force them to cancel up to hundreds of flights and as many as one million passengers to change their flying time during the construction work, thus affecting their business.
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is slated to expand the taxiway and the airport aprons at the Ho Chi Minh City-based airport from April 10 to June 25, a period during which airlines operating from the terminal must reduce flight numbers.
Tan Son Nhat currently sees up to 30 flights departing or landing on an hourly basis, and the frequency should be cut to 25 flights per hour during the upgrades.
