Construction of 4 airports to start in late 2022 and early 2023

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh affirmed that investment in building airports will create new momentum to promote economic and social development of localities and the country. Therefore, upgrading, expanding and building airports is very necessary for localities.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh met with 15 provinces and cities in need of upgrading, expanding, and building new airports on the afternoon of September 12. Photo: VGP/Duc Tuan

In recent times, the Government has decentralized and delegated power to localities to be more proactive in investing in airport construction and has achieved important initial results.

However, investment procedures are still overlapping and cumbersome. Some ministries, sectors and localities have not been really proactive. Therefore, the mobilization of social resources for airport investment is still slow.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested to "continue to decentralize more strongly to localities, from the stage of preparing investment procedures to the stage of calling for and attracting businesses to invest in airports".

The Deputy Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Transport to coordinate with 15 provinces and cities in need of upgrading, expanding, and investing in airports to review and adjust planning to ensure strict compliance with legal regulations.

Assign localities to closely coordinate with the Ministry of Transport to urgently prepare investment projects to report to the Prime Minister for approval.

Localities that have had their investment projects approved, such as Sa Pa Airport (Lao Cai), Quang Tri, Lai Chau, and Phan Thiet Airport (Binh Thuan), are urgently selecting investors to start construction in late 2022 and early 2023.

Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh: Upgrading, expanding and building airports is very necessary for localities. Photo: VGP/Duc Tuan

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Transport to urgently review again to promptly adjust the Airport System Development Plan, ensuring appropriate scale.