Many flights from Vietnam to Thailand affected by earthquake

Many flights of Vietnamese airlines to two Thai airports, Don Muang and Suvarnabhumi, were affected by the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand on February 28.

Regarding the 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said it had received a quick report from the Flight Coordination Information Center under the Air Traffic Management Center (Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation) on the impact of the earthquake in Thailand on Vietnam's civil aviation activities.

The earthquake in Thailand affected some flights of Vietnamese airlines.

Specifically, at 14:09, the Flight Coordination Information Center reported receiving information from the Ho Chi Minh Area Control Center (ACC HCM) regarding the impact of the earthquake in Thailand on civil aviation activities.

Accordingly, all flights to Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports are temporarily suspended until further notice from Thai authorities.

These are two airports where airlines from Vietnam are operating regular flights.

Immediately after receiving the report from the Center, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam directed the Air Traffic Management Center to deploy information to Vietnamese airlines, the National Flight Control Center under the Air Defense - Air Force Service and collect information to assess and deploy air traffic management measures, especially calculated take-off times, as well as reporting the number of affected flights.

In addition, the Vietnam Air Traffic Control Center received information from the Bangkok Air Traffic Control Center and deployed air traffic control measures to ensure effective coordination of flight operations in the area.

For flights arriving at Suvarnabhumi Airport, apply CTOT (calculated take-off time) measures for aircraft departing to this airport and require airlines and air traffic management units to strictly comply with the issued CTOT.

For flights to Don Muong airport, a minimum departure interval (MDI) of 5 minutes/flight applies to flights departing from the same airport.

In the absence of CTOT, continue to apply 5-minute MDI/flight to control air traffic flow.

Vietnam's Air Traffic Control Center has urgently deployed the CTOT time provided by Thailand to airlines departing from Vietnam.

At the same time, notify the Vietnam Air Traffic Control Stations (TWR) at airports with flights to Bangkok, ensuring that airlines comply with regulations.

The affected flights include: Vietnam Airlines flight VN610 (Hanoi - Bangkok) had to turn back to refuel and wait for assessment from airport authorities, then took off at 14:55 local time; Thai AirAsia flight AIQ637 (Da Nang - Bangkok) was delayed compared to the plan, then departed at 14:59 local time.

Unaffected flights include: VN615 (Hanoi - Bangkok) of Vietnam Airlines, BAV323 (Tan Son Nhat - Bangkok) of Bamboo Airways, VAG131 (Tan Son Nhat - Bangkok) of Vietravel Airlines.

According to the latest announcement from the Bangkok Air Traffic Control Center, flight operations in Thailand have been restored at the following times: Suvarnabhumi Airport at 3:00 p.m. and Don Muang Airport at 3:02 p.m.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has directed the Air Traffic Management Center to continue to closely monitor the situation and coordinate with relevant agencies to ensure safety and efficiency of flight operations in the area.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/nhieu-chuyen-bay-tu-viet-nam-toi-thai-lan-bi-anh-huong-boi-dong-dat-192250328191445847.htm