A corner of Noi Bai airport (Photo: VNA)

According to the Thang Long Management Board project under the Ministry of Transport, all workload of the runway 1B upgrade was completed on Sunday. Work on checking and taking over the 3,000-metre taxiway and other facilities is being sped up.

The management board had a working session with representatives from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on Tuesday to discuss plans of aircraft operation and other issues.

The runway’s operation duration is expected to be at least 30 years, and even up to 50 years if the periodic maintenance work is carried out regularly in line with regulations, he noted.

The CAAV has granted flight permits to domestic airlines to serve the peak days during the New Year festival and the Year of the Ox (lunar New Year) in accordance with the capacity of Noi Bai Interantional Aiport. 

The two-phase project to repair the Noi Bai runway kicked start in late June with an estimated cost of over 88 million USD. The second phase is scheduled to be completed by late 2021.