Investors to be selected for components of Long Thanh International Airport

According to the plan, the CAAV will submit to the Ministry of Transport the evaluation result of dossiers registering to develop the workshop in the construction and operation of ground-handling service facilities and aircraft cleaning treatment areas at Long Thanh International Airport.

These works are the first segments of subproject four of the airport. The expenditure for developing these segments stands at $6.3 million, excluding the fees for compensation and support resettlement for residents and land rent.

Pham Van Hao, deputy director of the CAAV, said that to date, the authority received four dossiers from four investors, including Hanoi Ground Service JSC, Saigon Group Serve JSC, Vietnam Airport Ground Services Co., Ltd., and Vietjet Aviation JSC.

The result is planned to be published in late September. The selected investor will develop the segments with their own capital and is allowed to exploit the projects within 25 years.

Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan said that, along with the project in construction and operation of ground-handling service facilities and aircraft cleaning treatment areas, as of mid-August, the authorities approved the remaining seven segments of the subproject to be ready for investors' proposals.

According to CAAV, the leading criteria to select investors is experience and must have experience in base maintenance ofat least 4C level.

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The government on February 24 signed a decision to set up the Government Steering Committee to quicken the implementation of the Eastern Cluster of the North-South Expressway and Long Thanh International Airport.

A working group led by Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan on April 13 visited Long Thanh International Airport located in the southern province of Dong Nai to examine the site clearance and its construction schedule.

To keep Long Thanh International Airport project on schedule, the Government has established an inter-disciplinary working team of officials from the Ministries of Transport, and Construction and a deputy minister of transport will visit the construction site weekly to push the pace of the project.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has asked the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to work with Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, and Ho Chi Minh City on the construction plan of two railway routes namely Thu Thiem-Long Thanh International Airport and Bien Hoa-Vung Tau.