Chu Lai airport resumes operation after two-day closure due to storm Molave
Chu Lai airport in the central province of Quang Nam stands ready to return to normal operations from 7am on October 30 after two days of closure due to storm Molave, according to a representative from the Airports Corporation of Vietnam.
Chu Lai airport in the central province of Quang Nam (Photo: baoquangnam.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Chu Lai airport in the central province of Quang Namstands ready to return to normal operations from 7am on October 30 after twodays of closure due to storm Molave, according to a representative from theAirports Corporation of Vietnam.
Earlier, the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) decided totemporarily close Chu Lai, Phu Cat, Da Nang and Tuy Hoa airports from 6pm onOctober 27 to avoid the impacts of the storm.
Relevant agencies were asked to keep a close watch on theimpact of the storm on Dong Hoi and Cam Ranh airports in the central andsouth-central region, Buon Me Thuot and Lien Khuong airports in the CentralHighlands, and others in the south, in order to propose suitable operationalplans.
The CAAV alsoordered its units to work around the clock and urged the implementation ofplans to minimise losses at airports from torrential rain and flooding.
Airlines such asnational flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, and Bamboo Airwaysannounced adjustments to flight timetables given the approaching storm.
Notably, VietnamAirlines has cancelled all 104 flights to and from Vinh, Dong Hoi, Phu Bai, DaNang, Chu Lai, Phu Cat, Pleiku, and Tuy Hoa airports, while Pacific Airlineshas cancelled six flights between HCM City and Da Nang and two between HCM Cityand Phu Cat./.
Storm Molave, the ninth in the East Sea this year, is forecast to land on the central coast from Quang Nam to Binh Dinh by 10 am on October 28, according to Deputy Director of the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting Hoang Phuc Lam.
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong on October 28 asked relevant localities and agencies, and people in the central and Central Highlands regions to take proactive measures in coping with Storm Molave and its consequences, towards minimising its impact.
Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung on October 28 asked authorities of the central localities in general and Quang Nam province in particular to implement five urgent tasks to minimise losses of life and property caused by Storm Molave.
A delegation from the Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control visited the central provinces of Quang Ngai and Binh Dinh on October 29 to meet with local authorities and discuss recovery efforts from the damage caused by Storm Molave.
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Chu Lai airport in the central province of Quang Nam (Photo: baoquangnam.vn) 
