Aviation rescue drill at Hoa Lac airport
On October 26, the Civil Aviation Authority organized an aviation search and rescue exercise at Hoa Lac airport with more than 300 people from the civil aviation industry, the Ministry of National Defense and Hanoi police.
Images during the rehearsal - Photo: Do Hung
The hypothetical situation is that an airline Boeing 737 taking off from Thailand to Guangzhou (China) when entering Vietnamese territory discovers engine problems and requests an emergency landing at Noi Bai airport.
But the plane suddenly lost signal, requiring the authorities to coordinate an urgent search and rescue. The air search force of the Air Defense - Air Force discovered the plane crashed in the Dong Mo area, Son Tay. The authorities immediately deployed an effective rescue, minimizing damage to people and property.
The purpose of the exercise is to train civil aviation forces in searching for and coordinating aircraft rescue; test the coordination ability of forces participating in search and rescue; and test the ability to search for aircraft in distress using the satellite search and rescue system.
Boeing 737 plane assumed to be in crash - Photo: Do Hung
Speaking at the drill, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai highly appreciated the preparation and smooth coordination of the functional forces. The Deputy Prime Minister requested that after the drill, the functional agencies draw lessons to ensure maximum safety for passengers as well as the assets of airlines.
Currently, there are about 1,300 international flights departing, arriving or transiting through Vietnamese airspace every day.
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