On the afternoon of May 11, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Liberation Day of Hai Phong - Heroic City (May 13, 1955 - May 13, 2025), Vietnam Airports Corporation - JSC (ACV) started construction of package No. 6 to expand the aircraft parking area of Cat Bi International Airport - phase 2.
Attending the groundbreaking ceremony were comrades: Do Thanh Trung, Deputy Minister of Finance; Nguyen Tien Viet, Deputy General Director in charge of Vietnam Airlines Corporation; and representatives of the contractor. On the city's side, there were comrade Nguyen Van Tung, Deputy Secretary of the City Party Committee, Chairman of the City People's Committee; leaders of a number of city departments and branches and Hai An district.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony, Mr. Nguyen Tien Viet, Deputy General Director in charge of ACV affirmed: Cat Bi International Airport is one of the important international airports in the airport network system in Vietnam, playing a special role in the socio-economic development strategy of Hai Phong city, the Northern coastal region and the Red River Delta region. Since Cat Bi International Airport opened international flights (in 2014), the number of passengers passing through the port has continuously increased rapidly. In 2024, the number of passengers passing through the port exceeded the design capacity of Passenger Terminal T1 (2 million passengers/year). Therefore, it is extremely necessary to continue investing in the construction of new works and projects at Cat Bi International Airport. One of the items that ACV is interested in investing in is the Project to expand the aircraft parking area phase 2 - Cat Bi International Airport, with a total investment of 1,151 billion VND, built on an area of 13.68 hectares, including 2 phases. Phase 1 with an area of 6.94 hectares, meeting 5 parking positions for Code C aircraft; Phase 2 with an area of 6.74 hectares, meeting 6 parking positions for Code C aircraft, aiming to improve operating capacity, reduce overload, ensure flight safety and improve service quality.
In the coming time, the project to expand the aircraft parking lot and the project to build Passenger Terminal T2 after completion and operation together with the cargo terminal project with a capacity of 100 thousand tons/year will create synchronization in aviation service exploitation infrastructure, provide high-quality aviation services, meet international standards, enhance the competitiveness of the Vietnamese aviation industry in the international arena, contributing to the socio-economic development of Hai Phong city and the region.