New terminal in Da Nang airport

The Da Nang International Airport in the central coastal city of Da Nang put a new terminal into service on Dec. 25, after four years of construction.

heck in - procedure at Da Nang International Airport (by dtinews.vn)

  The three-storey terminal was built at a cost of over 1.3 trillion VND to meet standards of the International Aviation Transport Association. It is capable of serving 4-6 million passengers per year.
The Da Nang International Airport has the third largest number of passengers in Vietnam . It is seen as an important transport hub in the central region, serving socio-economic development in the central and central highlands region.
Each year, the airport, 2 km from the central city, receives 11,400 flights carrying some 3 million people.
Source by dtinews.vn

Vietnam likely to welcome 6 millionth international visitor

The Vietnamese tourism sector with an impressive growth pace is likely to receive the 6 millionth international visitor by the end of 2012, according to officials of the General Department of Tourism.

The officials say that the sector is preparing to hold a ceremony to welcome the 6 millionth international visitor in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province.
In the last few months of 2011, the Vietnamese tourism sector saw the positive signs of a good business year. This is reflected not only by the number of international visitors to the country but also the receipts.
According to the officials, Vietnamese tourism has benefited much from tourist promotion programmes at home and overseas and tourist events, especially the Carnival Week in Ha Long Bay, the 2011 International Firework Competition in Da Nang City, the Maritime Tourism Week in Khanh Hoa and a series of events of the National Tourism Year in southern central coastal provinces.
China keeps leading the number of international tourists to Vietnam with over 1.2 million, up by 49 per cent year on year.
At this point, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is actively drawing up the plan for the 2012 National Tourism Year with attractive cultural and tourist programmes and events across the country.
Translated by Thu Nguyen (PANO)

VietJet Air plans to serve 700,000 passengers

The Vietnamese low-cost private carrier of VietJet Air is aiming to serve 700,000 passengers in 2012 after it has drawn up an ambitious plan to increase its air routes and aircraft.

VietJet Air plans to serve 700,000 passengers (photo by vietjet-air.com)

The carrier planned to start its first commercial flight on the morning of December 25th and will serve 2 flights per day on the air route between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The frequency of flights will take off during the traditional New Year Festival, said Lu Duc Khanh, the Executive Director of the carrier said on December 24th.
Meanwhile, the carrier’s Deputy-Director Pritam Singh said that it uses 2 Airbus A320 at present and it will receive the third aircraft right at the beginning of 2012.
“VietJet Air will probably have 4 more planes in 2012 and have 15 planes in total by 2015,” he added.
In addition to domestic air routes, the carrier also plans to open international ones with the destinations in Singapore, Malaysia and other regional nations in the second half of 2012.
Source: TBKT