Four airports temporarily closed on September 7th to respond to Typhoon No. 3.
The Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority has ordered four airports – Van Don, Cat Bi, Noi Bai, and Tho Xuan – to temporarily close on September 7th to respond to Typhoon No. 3 (Typhoon Yagi).
At a meeting on measures to prevent, combat, and respond to Typhoon No. 3 on the late afternoon of September 5th, after hearing the forecast from the Aviation Meteorology Center under the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation regarding the development of Typhoon Yagi and reports from units in the industry, the Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, Dinh Viet Thang, assessed that this is a very strong typhoon with a very complex development.
Typhoon No. 3 is certain to make landfall in Vietnam, particularly directly affecting civil aviation operations at airports in the Northern region, including Noi Bai, Van Don, Cat Bi, and Tho Xuan.
According to preliminary estimates, Typhoon Yagi could affect approximately 240 domestic flights and 70 international flights.
With the highest priority being ensuring absolute safety for civil aviation operations and minimizing the impact of the storm on passenger lives and equipment and facilities within the industry, Director Dinh Viet Thang decided to temporarily suspend receiving and operating aircraft at airports located in the storm-affected area on September 7th.
Specifically, the suspension of operations will be as follows: Van Don Airport from 4:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Cat Bi Airport from 5:00 AM to 4:00 PM; Noi Bai Airport from 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM; Tho Xuan Airport from 12:00 PM to 10:00 PM.
Mr. Dinh Viet Thang requested that airlines proactively inform passengers of the above information so that they can plan their travel accordingly. He also instructed the Air Transport Department of the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority to consider granting additional flight permits to airlines from September 8th to ensure that passenger travel needs are met after the storm.
In addition, the Director of the Vietnam Civil Aviation Authority also requested:
The Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation is focusing 100% of its human and equipment resources on ensuring aviation meteorological forecasting at airports to promptly provide accurate forecasts on the impact of storms.
Airports and regional air traffic control companies are focusing all resources on implementing measures to prevent and mitigate the impact of the storm on airport infrastructure and aircraft on the tarmac, while strictly adhering to local storm prevention and control plans.
The airport authority directly participates in disaster prevention and control at airports and performs inspection and supervision duties as prescribed.
After the storm subsided, the units focused their resources on immediately carrying out tasks to restore normal operations. However, special attention was paid to the impact of the storm's circulation accompanied by prolonged heavy rain, which could cause flooding at airports such as Dien Bien and Vinh.
