The Ministry of Transport has assigned relevant units and international consultants to review, research and develop a comprehensive investment plan to synchronize the items of Con Dao Airport.
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This is one of the information in the official dispatch sent to the National Assembly Delegation of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province about upgrading and expanding Con Dao airport.
According to the Ministry of Transport, the investment policy for the Project to renovate and upgrade the runway and taxiway of Con Dao Airport has been approved in Decision No. 1795/QD-BGTVT dated October 14, 2021.
During the feasibility study, based on the proposal of the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province and the direction of the Government leaders, the Ministry of Transport assigned relevant units and international consultants to review, research and develop a comprehensive investment plan, synchronizing the items of Con Dao Airport.
In September 2024, based on the research results of international consultants, the Ministry of Transport reported to the Prime Minister the investment plan to develop Con Dao Airport.
Accordingly, in order to invest in upgrading and expanding Con Dao Airport to ensure safe, effective and synchronous operation of medium-range aircraft, the Ministry of Transport has proposed to continue to organize and implement investment in renovating and upgrading runways and taxiways from public investment capital to soon put medium-range aircraft into operation, serving the travel needs of the people; assign the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to develop a Project on investment, management and operation of Con Dao Airport under the PPP method, and report to the Prime Minister for permission to implement.
Implementing the Prime Minister's recent direction, the Ministry of Transport will continue to review and work with the People's Committee of Ba Ria - Vung Tau province to agree on the investment plan for Con Dao Airport in October 2024; report to the Prime Minister for consideration and early approval of the project to upgrade and expand Con Dao Airport, meeting the needs of air transport, tourism, and supporting local socio-economic development.
Due to infrastructure limitations, Con Dao Airport is currently unable to receive medium-range aircraft (such as A319/A320) but can only receive aircraft such as ATR72, Embraer E190, so operations to Con Dao are somewhat limited. After Bamboo Airways stopped operating the Hanoi - Con Dao route, currently only Vietnam Airlines and VASCO (a branch of Vietnam Airlines) are using ATR72 aircraft to operate the route connecting Con Dao - Ho Chi Minh City and Con Dao - Can Tho.
To improve civil aviation operations, the Ministry of Transport and the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam have requested and facilitated Vietnam Airlines to increase operations to Con Dao; encouraged other airlines to seek aircraft types suitable for the infrastructure of Con Dao Airport to contribute to increasing the capacity of flights, adding more choices of aviation services for passengers, and better meeting the travel needs of the people.
Source: https://baodautu.vn/lam-ro-ke-hoach-dau-tu-nang-cap-cang-hang-khong-con-dao-d227839.html
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