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Vietnam Aviation Administration evaluates the plan to operate Long Thanh airport and Tan Son Nhat airport with a step-by-step conversion roadmap, contributing to reducing operating pressure in the first phase, ensuring safe, continuous operation and promoting the efficiency of both airports. Download The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam agreed with the proposal of the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on a 3-step conversion roadmap between the two airports; closely follow the international flight schedule cycle to ensure continuity, safety and limit disturbances. The Vietnam Aviation Administration (Ministry of Construction) has just reported on the plan to put the Long Thanh Airport Project into commercial operation from December 1. Based on the results of consultation with agencies, units and airlines, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam agreed with the proposal of Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) on a 3-step conversion roadmap between the two airports; closely follow the international flight schedule cycle to ensure continuity, safety and limit disturbances. Agree on a 3-step conversion roadmap. Specifically, step 1: From commercial operation to the end of the Winter 2026 flight schedule (from December 1, 2026 to March 27, 2027), encourage airlines to operate international routes (including freight transport) at Long Thanh International Airport according to the airlines needs. no.Step 2: Summer 2027 flight schedule (from March 28 to October 29, 2027) operates all long-haul international flights (including cargo transport) at Long Thanh International Airport.Step 3: Winter 2027 flight schedule (from October 30, 2027 to March 25, 2028) operates all remaining international flights (except short routes under 1,000km operated by Vietnamese airlines). Through review, the Vietnam Aviation Administration found that the opinions of airlines mainly focused on the request to soon announce the official operation plan with a clear conversion roadmap, synchronous with the progress of completing infrastructure, legal procedures, customs, immigration and aviation services. The operation plan proposed by ACV is built on the principle of step-by-step conversion, in accordance with the international flight schedule operating cycle, in accordance with the project completion progress, the receiving capacity of Long Thanh Airport and the requirement to maintain stable operations of the airport system in the southern region during the transition period, said Mr. Dao Xuan Hoach, Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. The implementation of the above plan depends on the progress of synchronously completing the airport infrastructure and system. Flight operations assurance system, connecting traffic infrastructure and operational services, preferential mechanisms on aviation service prices, slot coordination policies and business support solutions will contribute to creating conditions to attract airlines to switch operations to Long Thanh Airport according to the roadmap. Download Long Thanh Airport is completing the final stages - Photo: ACVEnsuring safe, continuous and effective operation of both airports. For the airport system, the operation plan has a step-by-step conversion roadmap that contributes to reducing operating pressure in the first phase, ensuring safe, continuous operation and promoting the efficiency of both Long Thanh and Tan Son Nhat Airports. For airlines, the plan creates conditions to proactively prepare resources, but during the initial phase The first phase will incur costs due to maintaining operations at two airports and requiring reorganization of the operating network. For passengers, operating two airports simultaneously requires completing connecting traffic infrastructure, organizing public transport and providing adequate information to ensure convenience during travel. For aviation logistics activities, it is necessary to continue to improve logistics infrastructure, connect with seaport systems, logistics centers and regional transport networks to promote investment efficiency. and improve cargo transport capacity. There is a price incentive mechanism to attract airlines. To ensure that Long Thanh Airport is put into operation safely and synchronously, promoting investment efficiency and minimizing risks during the transition period, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam requires ACV to be responsible for developing a detailed operational plan for each transition period; Coordinate with airlines, aviation service providers and State management agencies to complete operational management plans, ensuring the ability to handle arising situations. During the process of transitioning operations between stages, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam will coordinate with ACV to organize reviews and assessments for each stage; promptly detect and handle problems arising from factors affecting aviation safety and security or operational activities, promptly report to the Ministry of Construction for consideration and direction to resolve issues that arise beyond the authority of the department. Vietnam Aviation Administration also researches a mechanism to reserve historical slots (takeoffs and landings) at Tan Son Nhat Airport for airlines to transfer flights to Long Thanh, applying in accordance with legal regulations and international practices. The Civil Aviation Authority recommends that The Ministry of Construction requested the Peoples Committee of Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai to speed up the completion of transportation projectshe connects outside the airport; Organize public passenger transport routes connecting Long Thanh Airport with Ho Chi Minh City and localities in the region (including 5 inner-city routes of Dong Nai city and 10 inter-provincial routes connecting with Ho Chi Minh City) to serve passengers, flight crews and workers. The Ministry of Construction directs and requests ACV to officially announce the preferential mecha
