Hanoi (VNA) – Phu Quoc International Airport in the Mekong Deltaprovince of Kien Giang will be invested to be able to serve 10 million passengersa year.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV),currently there are six domestic and 10 foreign airlines operating regular flightsto/from Phu Quoc airport. Its passenger throughput reached 3.7 million in 2019,but down to 3.23 million in 2020 and about 1.6 million in 2021 due to impactsof the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recently, Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan signed adocument sent to the CAAV requesting to consider land and propose investmentforms to expand the airport.
Accordingly, the Ministry asked the CAAV to activelycoordinate with relevant agencies and units, including the Vietnam Air TrafficManagement Corporation (VATM) and the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV), toseek appreciate types of investment.
The Ministry’s requirements came after the Prime Minister’sworking session with provincial leaders, during which he directed the Ministryof Transport to coordinate with the Ministry of Planning and Investment, theMinistry of Finance, and the People's Committee of Kien Giang in studyingsuitable investment types to expand Phu Quoc airport, with a goal of increasingits total capacity to 10 million passengers a year by 2030 so as to meet the locality’ssocio-economic development requirement.
Regarding investors interested in the project, recently theImex Pan Pacific Group (IPPG) proposed the Transport Ministry allow it toparticipate in the Phu Quoc International Airport expansion project.
IPPG wants to invest in the airport’s internationalterminal, cargo terminal, warehouse, and runway./.
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Phu Quoc International Airport (Photo: VNA) 
