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Da Nang airport’s int’l terminal to be completed in March

Construction of a new terminal at Da Nang International Airport is scheduled to be completed in late March to serve foreign passengers, especially delegates to meetings held within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017.
Da Nang airport’s int’l terminal to be completed in March ảnh 1Construction of a new terminal at Da Nang Int'l Airport. (Photo: VNA)
Da Nang (VNA) – Construction of a new terminal at Da Nang International Airport isscheduled to be completed in late March to serve foreign passengers, especiallydelegates to meetings held within the framework of the Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) Year 2017.

As one of key infrastructure projects in Da Nang, the construction of theterminal began in November 2015 with a total investment of over 3.5 trillionVND (154 million USD).

The project comprises three maincomponents: an international passenger terminal, an overpass and a parkingarea.

Beside these facilities, the Vietnam Airlines Corporation is investing in a VIPlounge at the airport, which aims to serve domestic and foreign high-leveldelegations to Da Nang, especially those attending APEC meetings.

Deputy Director of the Da Nang International Airport Management Board Hoang VietHa said the contractors have to date completed about 80 percent of the work.

The project will be put into trial operation from April to September before beingofficially inaugurated to serve the High-level APEC Week.

The 48,000 sq.m terminal has a designed capacity of 4 million passengers eachyear by 2025 and provides parking space for over 400 automobiles.

The Da Nang Airport is the third largest international airports in Vietnamafter the Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat International Airports. It is an importantgateway to central Vietnam.-VNA
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