Temporary closure of Vinh Airport due to the impact of storm Noru

Talking with PV of Nghe An Newspaper, Mr. Hoang Van Thu - DirectorVinh AirportThe Northern Airports Authority has just issued a document directing the temporary closure of Vinh Airport due to the impact of storm No. 4 (storm Noru).

Accordingly, the closing time starts from3am to 4pm September 28Vinh Airport is responsible for updating and notifying this content to airlines and relevant agencies and units for coordination in implementation.

Mr. Hoang Van Thu said that during the above period, there were 44 flights taking off and landing and 6,000 passengers arriving and departing from Vinh airport. All flights were delayed according to regulations.

For customers who have purchased airline tickets, airlines will contact passengers to notify and negotiate either to cancel the flight or to reschedule it to a later flight because this is a force majeure reason.

Passengers with flight tickets tomorrow (September 28) at Vinh airport need to know the closing time of Vinh airport to arrange their time appropriately.

Previously, to proactively respond to storm No. 4 and ensure flight safety, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam issued a dispatch requesting 24/7 on-duty; strictly implementing the storm and tropical depression response procedures in civil aviation activities.

Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation is required to direct aviation meteorological service providers to strengthen the work of ensuring the quality of meteorological information, continuously monitor the weather situation in the area of ​​responsibility, update forecasts and warnings; provide timely and complete monitoring, forecasting and warning information to users.

Up to now, the total number of Vietnam Airlines flights that had to change their operating schedules due to this storm, such as cancellations, early departures or delays, is up to 150 flights, including 148 domestic flights and 2 international flights with a total of nearly 14,000 passengers.