Attending the ceremony were Politburo member, Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang; Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang; Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang; Head of the Central External Relations Commission Le Hoai Trung; Chairman of the State Capital Management Committee at Enterprises Nguyen Hoang Anh and leaders of a number of central ministries and branches.

The project to build Passenger Terminal T2 - Phu Bai International Airport was started on December 29, 2019 by the Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) as the investor, built with a capacity of 5 million passengers/year (1 million international passengers and 4 million domestic passengers), with a total investment of nearly 2,300 billion VND. This is the most unique aviation project in Vietnam when it was inspired by the image of Ngu Mountain and built according to Hue royal architecture with overlapping roofs. Passenger Terminal T2 was completed and put into operation from April 28, 2023.

Delegates cut the ribbon to inaugurate Terminal T2 - Phu Bai International Airport. Photo: BAO LINH

The consortium of Vietnam Construction and Import-Export Corporation (VINACONEX) – ATAD Steel Structure Corporation – REE Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Services Corporation – Thang Long Bridge 7 Corporation is the contractor for the T2 passenger terminal project at Phu Bai International Airport with a construction value of over VND 1,545 billion. The implementation time is 510 days. In which, the leading consortium is the contractor VINACONEX, undertaking over 48% of the work volume.

Representing the contractors, Mr. Dao Ngoc Thanh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of VINACONEX Corporation, said that right from the start of construction, the project received attention and direction from the leaders of the Party, the Government, the Ministry of Transport, the investor, as well as the participation and support of the government and people of Thua Thien Hue province in removing difficulties in mechanisms, policies, and capital sources, creating conditions for contractors to complete assigned tasks.

The project implementation process also encountered many difficulties due to the Covid-19 pandemic, unusual weather conditions, scarcity and price increase of some materials, and out-of-production of material models. VINACONEX and contractors have developed detailed construction plans for each week, month, and quarter, concentrating all resources, making the most of favorable weather conditions to compensate for delays caused by objective factors; applying the most advanced construction technologies and solutions, mobilizing hundreds of types of modern machinery and equipment along with thousands of highly qualified engineers and technical workers to ensure the construction requirements of "3 shifts, 4 teams" regardless of day or night. These efforts have contributed to bringing the project to the finish line on schedule, ensuring construction quality, aesthetics and absolute labor safety.

Terminal T2 - Phu Bai International Airport bears the mark of Hue royal architecture. Photo: BAO LINH

Phu Bai T2 Passenger Terminal is the first terminal of ACV to apply digital transformation, upgrade digital infrastructure, and digital platform to standardize business processes. When put into operation, T2 Terminal will gradually complete the infrastructure, improve the exploitation capacity of Phu Bai International Airport; meet the travel needs of people, attract tourists and investors; create new momentum to promote socio-economic growth.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Mr. Lai Xuan Thanh, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vietnam Airports Corporation, said that the upgrading of Phu Bai International Airport is just the beginning. The upcoming task of ACV is to work with the aviation industry and Thua Thien Hue province to promote and develop the market to expand flight routes, especially international routes. With the new and modern T2 passenger terminal, Phu Bai International Airport will become a new aviation center, connecting Hue with provinces and cities across the country and international airports in the region and the world, meeting the development potential of the province.

MANH HUNG