Starting from 4 am on May 17, all remaining Vietnam Airlines domestic routes will be handled at Terminal T3. The decision follows a 20-day trial during which the national carrier operated domestic routes between HCM City and Hanoi, as well as between HCM City and Van Don, at the newly inaugurated terminal.
The basic progress and quality targets remain unchanged, the PM stated, ordering efforts be made to prevent wastefulness and negative phenomena during the implementation of national and key transport projects.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 19 chaired the inauguration ceremony of Terminal T3 at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, which was completed two months ahead of schedule. The domestic terminal is the largest of its kind in Vietnam, with a capacity of 20 million passengers per year, raising the total capacity of the airport to 50 million annually.
Terminal 3, now the largest domestic passenger terminal in Vietnam, boasts an annual capacity of 20 million passengers, increasing Tan Son Nhat International Airport's total capacity to 50 million.
The move to Terminal T3 not only aims to improve the customer experience but also supports Tan Son Nhat Airport’s vision to become a dynamic aviation hub in Asia.
By the end of April, all domestic flights of Vietnam Airlines will officially operate at this new terminal, except for the ones linking HCM City with Con Dao, Ca Mau, and Rach Gia.
Designed to handle 20 million passengers annually, Terminal T3 of the Tan Son Nhat International Airport includes four main components: the passenger terminal, a multi-story parking facility integrated with non-aviation services, the elevated road system at the terminal frontage, and aircraft aprons. The total investment for the terminal is nearly 11 trillion VND (431.2 million USD), with construction beginning in December 2022
The construction of the new international passenger terminal (Terminal 3 or T3) at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport is nearing completion, with efforts being intensified to meet the April 30 deadline.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has adjusted the flight capacity at Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport, raising it to 48 flights per hour during the day and 46 per hour at night, in a bid to meet peak travel demand during the upcoming 2025 Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) – Vietnam’s largest traditional festival.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 3 stressed that individuals and organisations that have caused obstructions or delays to the Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai must be strictly handled in accordance with legal regulations.
Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City is expected to welcome about 120,000 passengers per day during the upcoming National Day holiday.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 10 attended a ceremony marking the completion of a bidding package of the project building a road linking Tran Quoc Hoan and Cong Hoa roads, and examined the construction of Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City.
The Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh served 24,000 flights and over 3.8 million passengers during the Tet (Lunar New Year) peak period from January 26 to February 24.
The Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City welcomed nearly 148,000 passengers on February 14, the highest level since the beginning of the Tet peak season 2024.
In a stride towards aviation excellence, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has greenlit the official launch of the Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) model at Tan Son Nhat international airport in Ho Chi Minh City, effective from February 1, as declared by the airport on January 30.
Transportation authorities and service providers in Ho Chi Minh City are gearing up to accommodate the anticipated rise in passenger demand during the upcoming New Year holiday.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 31 attended the ground-breaking ceremony of three main bidding packages of Long Thanh International Airport project in the southern province of Dong Nai, and Terminal 3 of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, with total investment of about 52 trillion VND (2.15 billion USD).
