Vietnam opens new international airport

Can Tho International Airport will process up to 5 million passengers a year.

Hanoi: Vietnam has opened a new international airport in the southern Mekong Delta, state media said on Sunday.

The USD 150 million Can Tho International Airport, built on 20,750 square metres (240,000 square feet) of land, will process up to five million passengers a year, Vietnam News Agency reported.

"The airport provides a big opportunity for Can Tho city in particular and the southwestern area in general to make fast and sustainable development and helps facilitate air travel in the region," Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the inauguration on Saturday.
The airport is expected to be a significant boost to the Mekong Delta`s economy, as well as improving defence, security and international integration, the agency said.

Bureau Report