(ĐN)- Vice Chairman Tran Van Vinh of Dong Nai provincial People's Committee on February 14 received Japan's Deputy Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Yakabe Yoshinori who paid a working visit to Dong Nai to plan the funding and construction of the planned Long Thanh International Airport.
(ĐN)- Vice Chairman Tran Van Vinh of Dong Nai provincial People’s Committee on February 14 received Japan’s Deputy Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Yakabe Yoshinori who paid a working visit to Dong Nai to plan the funding and construction of the planned Long Thanh International Airport.
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| Vice Chairman Tran Van Vinh presenting souvenir to Japan’s Deputy Consul General in HCM city Yakabe Yoshinori |
The Japanese government is considering ODA provision for the project upon the consulate’s request.
Meanwhile, there have been some concerns from Japan about local opposition to the building of the airport, and suggestion to expand Tan Son Nhat airport or Bien Hoa airport.
Vice Chairman Tran Van Vinh has argued that the government considers building Long Thanh Airport a better option than expanding Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC or Bien Hoa Airport in Dong Nai.
The project of Long Thanh international airport, covering an area of 5,000 ha, will include four runways.
In the first phase, it is expected to receive 5 million passengers and 5 million tonnes of cargo a year.
Once completed, Long Thanh will be able to accommodate A380 aircraft, the largest operating in Vietnam.
Yoshinori stressed that he will send the recommendations coming out from the working session to the Japanese Foreign Ministry so that an ODA request for the project can be processed at the earliest time possible.
The project is expected to start construction of in early 2016.
Reported by H.G
