VietNamNet Bridge - Director of the Quang Ninh Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr. Ha Quang Long, said seaplanes will be a new tourism product in Ha Long Bay, a world natural heritage.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The fees of airport services will be lowered in the coming time to attract airlines to five smaller international airports in the country,

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) has discussed with the authorities of Quang Ninh Province the preparation of seaplane services in Ha Long.

 VietNamNet Bridge – It is expected that by 2020, the number of passengers through HCM City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport will reach 25 million annually, equivalent to the maximum capacity of the airport.

VietNamNet Bridge – Many foreign firms have shown interest in Vietnam’s airport expansion projects, especially those in the central region, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has proposed the Ministry of Transport to classify the airports into two groups for better calling for investment, and allow foreign investors to manage the airports.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A number of small airports may not get off the ground before 2020 as the Ministry of Transport is prioritizing development of highly-feasible airport projects.

The death of Indochina Airlines and the current difficulties of Air Mekong have raised a big worry that Vietnam would not have a competitive aviation market, if only the state owned Vietnam Airlines can exist in the market.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese air carriers cancelled and delayed departure schedules of at least 546 flights during Lunar New Year holiday, better known as Tet,

VietNamNet Bridge – Airlines have been trying every possible means to scramble for the market share. However, analysts comment that the competition in the domestic aviation market is not stiffer than ever.

Vietnam’s aviation sector posted single-digit growth in terms of passenger number in the challenging year 2012 when macro-economic woes forced individual and corporate passengers to tighten their purse strings.

Two more airlines have received licenses to enter the burgeoning domestic aviation market at a time when a slew of challenges are looming as a result of protracted local and world economic woes.