(NLDO) - Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam Ho Minh Tan affirmed that the work of ensuring flight safety is carried out regularly and continuously by the authorities.
On December 30, speaking with Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper, Mr. Ho Minh Tan, Deputy Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, affirmed that over the past year, aviation safety work has been carried out regularly and continuously by aviation authorities.
In 2024, flight safety work was carried out well. In the past year, there were no aviation accidents at Vietnamese airports, and aviation incidents threatening safety at level B (serious incidents), level C (high safety-threatening incidents), level D (safety-threatening incidents), and level E (incidents) all decreased.
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) conducted an inspection in May 2024 and assessed Vietnam's aviation safety capacity as higher than the average of the Asia-Pacific region and the world average. In particular, the safety assurance index of Vietnam's airport exploitation sector is 23.12% higher than the average of countries in the Asia-Pacific region and 23.85% higher than the average of countries in the world.
Aviation is about to enter the peak Tet season with increased frequency of operations, especially at Tan Son Nhat Airport (HCMC). The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has adjusted the number of take-offs and landings at Tan Son Nhat International Airport to 48 flights/hour during the day and 46 flights/hour at night. The number of flights is expected to increase sharply during the Tet peak season from December 15 onwards with 800 flights/day, the number of passengers will fall to 130,000 people/day. This is a high parameter, on average there will be a flight every minute.
Deputy Director Ho Minh Tan said that at the end of each year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam strengthens aviation safety and security control to ensure service during the Tet peak.
The Director has decided to apply level 1 enhanced measures at airports and air traffic service facilities nationwide during the New Year and Lunar New Year 2025. Accordingly, the time to apply level 1 enhanced aviation security control measures is from January 26, 2025 to February 2, 2025 (ie December 25 to the 5th day of Lunar New Year 2025).
From January 28, 2025 to January 29, 2025 (ie from December 29 to the first day of the Lunar New Year), measures to strengthen aviation security will be applied as at level 1, but units with aviation security control forces do not need to increase their on-duty staff by 20%. In addition, the Civil Aviation Authority also requires units to specifically apply a number of measures to strengthen aviation security from December 19, 2024 to January 2, 2025.
At the same time, the Civil Aviation Authority also established inspection teams to ensure safety of aircraft operations at airports during the peak season serving the New Year and Lunar New Year 2025 for airlines and maintenance organizations operating at Vietnamese airports.
The delegations will focus on inspecting safety assurance at airports with high frequency of operations, key areas, including: Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat, Da Nang, Cam Ranh, Phu Quoc; especially at Tan Son Nhat airport. Local airports will carry out inspections at a certain frequency.
Regarding the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 that skidded off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport (South Korea), Deputy Director Ho Minh Tan said that the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam is continuously monitoring data from Boeing and the US and South Korean aviation authorities. The Boeing 737-800 is considered a safe aircraft by aviation experts, but this model has been involved in a number of incidents on the runway, most recently a hydraulic incident with the KLM Boeing 737-800 with flight number KL-1204 from Oslo Airport (Norway) to Amsterdam (Netherlands) on December 28.
Regarding the management of birds and wild animals at Vietnam's airports, this work has been carried out well in the past year. In 2024, there were still some aircraft and bird strikes that caused damage to some engine structures, causing some parts to be dented and had to be replaced, but did not cause serious effects.
However, from the perspective of aviation safety, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam assesses the need for solutions to improve the effectiveness of bird and wildlife management at the airport area. "Bird and wildlife management at the airport is always included in the key program in flight safety management" - Mr. Ho Minh Tan affirmed.
Source: https://nld.com.vn/viet-nam-siet-chat-an-toan-bay-19624123017244819.htm
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