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Vietnam opens new international airport
Agence France-Presse First Posted 11:08:00 01/02/2011 Filed Under: Air Transport, Asia Australia - Australia New Zealand
HANOI—Vietnam has opened a new international airport in the southern Mekong Delta, state media said on Sunday.
The 150-million dollar Can Tho International Airport, built on 20,750 square meters (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 defense, security, and international integration, the agency said.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/new...tional-airport
Vietnam opens new international airport
Agence France-Presse First Posted 11:08:00 01/02/2011 Filed Under: Air Transport, Asia Australia - Australia New Zealand
HANOI—Vietnam has opened a new international airport in the southern Mekong Delta, state media said on Sunday.
The 150-million dollar Can Tho International Airport, built on 20,750 square meters (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 defense, security, and international integration, the agency said.