Nearly 4.5 trillion VND needed to repair two key runways
The Ministry of Transport (MoT) on September 19 sent a document proposing the Ministry of Finance to allocate nearly 4.5 trillion VND (193.5 million USD) for upgrading two key runways in the country’s largest international airports.
A section of the flying area in Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Transport (MoT) on September 19 senta document proposing the Ministry of Finance to allocate nearly 4.5 trillionVND (193.5 million USD) for upgrading two key runways in the country’s largestinternational airports.
According the MoT, cracks and other signs of degradation have been found on tworunways in HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport andHanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport.
“If the two runways are not fixed soon, it could lead to the suspension ofoperation of the runways,” the ministry said the document.
MoT Deputy Minister Le Dinh Tho said the major cause of the degradation wasthat runway 07L/25R in Tan Son Nhat International Airport andrunway 1B of Noi Bai International Airport have beenoverexploited for a long time.
Although the two runways have been found to be degraded, the overuse hascontinued due to high travelling demand in the past time, he said.
“So, it’s imperative to maintain and repair the two runways now,” he said,adding that the cracks and signs of degradation are believed to pose risks toflight safety.
Previously, the transport ministry had submitted a proposal to the Governmentfor additional funds, withdrawn from the Government’s reserve fund, to fix therunways but it failed.
Lai Xuan Thanh, Chairman of the Board of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation (VAC),said runway 07L/25R was put into operation in June 2013 with designed capacityof 55,100 take-offs and landing over 10 years.
Nevertheless, data from the VAC shows that the runway has facilitated 126,000take-offs and landings between June 2013 and April 2018.
Runway 1B was put into operation in 2003 and was designed for 10,500 take-offsand landings over 20 years. However, the figure was up to 284,200 by April2018, he said.
Thanh also acknowledged the risk that operations on the runways could besuspended if maintenance is not prompt.
ꦍ The suspension would put more pressures on the other runways of the twoairports and reduce the capacity of the country’s two most crowded airports, hesaid.-VNA
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A section of the flying area in Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) 
