Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportof the Republic of Korea (RoK) wants to work with Vietnam in holdinginquires into aircraft accidents, according to the Civil Aviation Authority ofVietnam (CAAV).
The CAAV said that the collaboration is necessary for both sides to respond toaccidents on Vietnam-RoK routes. Experience exchanges through the cooperationwill help improve the investigation capacity of both sides.
Regarding air accident investigation cooperation, Vietnam has joined cooperativeframeworks in the ASEAN bloc, between ASEAN and China and with France.
Ten airlines of Vietnam and the RoK run flights between the two countries. AirBusan, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jin Air, Jeju Air, Korean Air and Tway Air operate168 one-way flights per week from Incheon, Busan and Dacgu to Vietnam’s Hanoi, KhanhHoa, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang.
Meanwhile, Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air and Jetstar Pacific operate 76 one-wayflights per week to Busan and Incheon.
Inthe first eight months of the year, carriers of both sides transported morethan 3.16 million passengers, up 19.8 percent from the same time last year.-VNA