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The incident involving UAVs appearing near the Tan Son Nhat International Airport area on the evening of August 11 affected 73 flights and forced units to deploy response procedures to ensure safety. Download Operational activities at Tan Son Nhat International Airport are operated in accordance with the actual situation, giving the highest priority to safety - Photo: VATM According to data from the Tan Son Nhat Airport Access Control Center, the incident at Tan Son Nhat International Airport on August 11 affected 73 flights. This is the statistical data for flights directly affected during operations at Tan Son Nhat airport area when the airport had to temporarily stop accepting aircraft to ensure safety. More than 70 flights were affected. Representative of Vietnam Flight Management Corporation (VATM) said that as soon as receiving information from the flight crew about the detection of UAVs in the vicinity of the airport, VATMs flight operations facility implemented a handling plan according to regulations. Takeoff and landing activities at Tan Son Nhat airport are temporarily limited; Flights preparing to take off are temporarily stopped while the situation is assessed, while arriving flights are allowed to wait in appropriate areas by flight control facilities. In response to this development, the air traffic flow coordination facility has implemented air traffic flow management (ATFM) measures in accordance with the actual operating capacity of the airport. According to data from the Center for Air Traffic Management, there are 71 flights scheduled to fly to Tan Son Nhat that have been granted CTOT (calculated take-off time) to regulate the flow of flight operations due to the influence of drones at the airport. Along with the organization of operations at Tan Son Nhat airport, VATM has proactively deployed a plan to coordinate air traffic flows to control the number of arriving and departing aircraft during a time when the operating capacity of Tan Son Nhat airport is limited. During the time the operating capacity of Tan Son Nhat airport is limited. Exploitation at Tan Son Nhat is limited, operating plans are applied flexibly according to actual developments. Some flights arriving at the airport are organized to hold flights before landing; In some necessary cases, aircraft are redirected to reserve airports to ensure safety and suit the operational needs of the crew. According to statistics from the Air Traffic Flow Management Center, there are more than 50 waiting flights. Of these, 27 flights diverted or landed at reserve airports. The organization of standby flights, diversions or landings at reserve airports is carried out on the basis of air traffic flow management methods approved by the authorities and in accordance with the actual situation and operational capacity at each time, to ensure that aircraft do not approach the airport area when operating conditions do not meet safety requirements. The method of handling is concurrent at two levels - direct operations at the airport and Air traffic flow coordination helps VATM proactively control aircraft traffic, reduce pressure at Tan Son Nhat airport and limit the possibility of the impact spreading to other areas, routes and airports. Download Tan Son Nhat Air Traffic Control Station - Photo: VATM Strengthen information connection, proactively prevent early From the actual situations related to unmanned aerial vehicles at airports, VATM determines that increasing information exchange between flight crews, air traffic controllers and related forces plays an important role in detecting, verifying and quickly assessing risks to flight operations. When receiving information about UAVs from flight crews and air controllers, The Department is responsible for receiving, evaluating information and organizing operations in accordance with the actual situation. At the same time, VATM coordinates with Tan Son Nhat International Airport and relevant agencies and functional forces to exchange information, verify and handle situations. Flight operations will only be organized and operated again according to appropriate exploitation plans when safety conditions are guaranteed according to regulations. In the long term, VATM representatives said they will continue to review and complete plans to handle situations related to UAVs; Strengthen commentary and training in real-life situations for air traffic controllers, thereby improving the ability to detect, assess the level of impact and choose appropriate operating plans when risks to flight operations appear. Along with solutions on operating organization, improving the ability to detect and warn early unmanned aerial vehicles is also one of the directions that need attention to proactively respond to new risks to aviation operations. VATM continues to coordinate and propose appropriate solutions in terms of technology, equipment and response organization based on actual requirements and regulations of competent authorities. Mr. Nguyen Cong Hoan, Deputy Director of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, said that the appearance of drones at airports in Vietnam in recent times is a very serious problem, threatening flight safety and hindering civil flight activities. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to improve handling capacity to deal with this situation in the coming period.PTTSee moreTan Son Nhat Airporttemporary suspension of a series of flights due to the appearance of drones. See more: Dien Bien pilots low-altitude economic development using UAVs with about 6,000 flights. See more: Building a process for synergizing and suppressing UAVs when there are situations that threaten flight safety.
