The Ministry of Transport agrees to continue collecting fees for cars entering the airport.
Following a meeting between the Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Finance, the parties agreed that there is currently no basis to require the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to stop collecting fees for vehicles entering and exiting airports.
According to the Ministry of Transport, ACV is the state-assigned entity responsible for managing, investing in, and operating the infrastructure of airports nationwide, including: investing in road systems, parking lots, transportation connections, ensuring security and order, and managing traffic flow…
Therefore, according to the Ministry of Transport, ACV's collection of service fees is necessary to compensate for the capital invested as well as for the maintenance, upkeep, and management of the infrastructure serving airport operations.
However, to more strictly manage the provision of services and the collection of fees for using access roads to airport terminals, the Ministry of Transport will direct research and propose adding this service to the list of essential non-aviation services at airports.
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| The fee for cars entering and exiting the airport will continue to be collected. |
Regarding the proposal from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to temporarily suspend the collection of fees for using access roads to airport terminals, based on the above analysis, the Ministry of Transport believes that there is insufficient basis to require ACV to implement this.
Regarding the Government Inspectorate's conclusion that airports are charging service fees for cars dropping off and picking up passengers at airports in violation of regulations, the Ministry of Transport has assigned the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to coordinate with ACV to review the land use planning and plans to determine the purpose of use for each type of land in the airport area, thereby clarifying ACV's obligations to the State."If ACV uses the land for business purposes, it must pay land use fees in accordance with the law on land and report to the Ministry of Transport before February 5, 2018," the Ministry of Transport concluded.
Previously, the Government Inspectorate concluded that during the period 2012-2015, ACV collected over 500 billion VND in airport parking fees that were not in accordance with regulations. Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh directed the Ministry of Transport to coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to address the issue.
