If approved, the center will be built with VATM capital and commercial loans. The construction will take place from the first quarter of this year to the fourth quarter of 2021.
There will be some 1 million flights by 2020 and 1.8 million flights by 2030
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According to a forecast in 2009, there will be 480,000 flights in 2015, but in fact the number reached 640,000 flights, 33 times higher than the forecast and even surpassed the number of 631,000 flights anticipated for 2020.
By the end of 2017, there were 800,000 flights, close to the number of 1 million flights predicted for 2030.
"With the current growth rate, it is projected that there will be some 1 million flights by 2020 and 1.8 million flights by 2030, nearly double the forecast made in 2009,” VATM said.
In addition to the tremendous growth, VATM also said that it is necessary to apply new technologies to ensure security and safety in flight management.
The current Air and Approach Control Center HCM City (AACC HCM) has been in operation since 2006, thus its equipment and facilities are already degraded and out-of-date.
Meanwhile, technology and equipment in the world’s aviation sector have made great strides to meet the rapid development in the air transport field.
VATM safely operated over 800,000 flights last year, up 10 percent against the previous year, upgraded its infrastructure and used advanced technologies to increase flights and cut costs, in addition to training a contingent of high-quality staff to meet development demand.
According to Dinh Viet Thang, General Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), the achievements posted by the airline sector contributed to Vietnam receiving 13 million foreign passengers.
Thang said the sector has tried to make Vietnam one of the four leading aviation service providers in ASEAN.
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) said that ACV has adopted synchronous measures to improve the capacity of its operations and upgrade airports using modern technology, while ensuring absolute safety for flights. Further attention will also be paid to human resources training and service quality to contribute further to the country’s socio-economic development.
This year, ACV served more than 94 million passengers, up 16 percent from 2016, and handled 1,338,565 tons of cargo, marking a 19 percent increase.
VATM, ACV and airlines have also pledged to boost cooperation, investment, technological innovation and service quality, as well as ensure flight safety, to meet air transport demand.
