PM Pham Minh Chinh at the T3 terminal construction site. |
Attending the ground breaking ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said transport infrastructure development, including freight transport infrastructure, is one of the three strategic breakthroughs for the country’s sustainable socio-economic development.
“The diversification of modes of transport is an important factor to improve the transportation network,” he said.
The T3 terminal project will contribute to promoting socio-economic development, and ensure security and defence of HCM City and the southern region.
The 460-million-USD T3 terminal project is carried out by the State-owned Airports Corporation of Vietnam.
Construction is expected to take 37 months.
Tan Son Nhat airport was designed to handle 25 million passengers a year by 2020, but it has been receiving almost 40 million a year since 2017.