Chu Lai Airport in the central province of Quang Nam is slated to be upgraded to an international airport under a master plan for airport development in the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 that the Ministry of Transport submitted to the Prime Minister recently.
Some Vietnamese airlines have decided to reschedule flights to/from the central region on November 14 and 15 as airports there will be closed due to Storm Vamco.
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.
The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued an urgent document requesting three airports in the central region to suspend operation on September 18, the day storm Noul is slated to land in the region.
Travel will now be easier for customers of the low-cost carrier Jetstar Pacfic after the airline officially launched its services on Hanoi-Quy Nhon and Hanoi-Chu Lai routes on June 1.