Passengers passing through Vinh Airport increased dramatically
(Baonghean.vn) - In the days leading up to the Lunar New Year 2016, the number of passengers passing through Vinh Airport increased dramatically, doubling compared to normal days.
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| Passengers queue to check in. |
According to Vinh Airport, the service period for Tet Binh Than is divided into 2 phases, before and after Tet. Phase 1 is from December 23 to 29. On average, there are 44 takeoffs and landings per day. The peak period after Tet is from January 3 to 20. The peak day reaches 7,286 passengers in both directions.
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| Currently, 100% of staff are mobilized to serve passengers during peak season. |
Like road transport, air transport also has a trend of deviation, before Tet, passengers mainly return; on the contrary, after Tet, passengers depart. The increased flights are mainly concentrated on the Ho Chi Minh - Vinh - Ho Chi Minh route (Vietnam Airlines 2-3 flights/day, VietJet Air 01 flight and Jetstar Pacific 01 flight).
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| Security check in passengers. |
To improve service quality, prevent traffic jams and overload, Vinh Airport has deployed a series of solutions. Mr. Phan Dang Bao Quang - Deputy Chief of Office of Vinh Airport shared: This is currently the peak time for customer service. To ensure security and safety, service quality against luggage theft, Vinh Airport proactively coordinates with police and military agencies and units to strengthen inspection and supervision to ensure security and order in the airport area; conduct fines or tow vehicles parked for more than 3 minutes at the airport's passenger pick-up and drop-off hall.
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| Check the customer's luggage. |
In addition, arrange, organize, and streamline traffic reasonably to facilitate passengers to pick up and drop off in the Port area; Strengthen inspection and supervision of runways, taxiways, and aircraft parking areas. Actively coordinate with units operating at the Airport to develop a plan to serve the peak season of the Lunar New Year 2016, and develop hypothetical incident scenarios to have remedial measures when bad situations occur.
In 2015, after being expanded, the passenger volume through Vinh Airport in 2015 grew strongly, reaching more than 1.3 million passengers; there were 9,586 take-offs and landings. The expected take-offs and landings in 2016 are 10,585, reaching 1,563,387 passengers. |
Thu Huyen
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