Can Tho ready for new air routes
(VOV) - The Steering Committee for Southwestern region and the Ministry of Transport in coordination with the Can Tho City People’s Committee on March 17 hosted a conference to discuss ways of accelerating the opening of air routes to Can Tho.
Steering Committee for Southwestern region deputy head Nguyen Phong Quang said the conference provided a good opportunity for airport management agencies to review their activities, and help investors devise plans to open future domestic and international air routes to Can Tho city.
The event also gave the Mekong River Delta region the chance to exploit their potential, attract tourists, and encourage international investors to seek investment opportunities in Can Tho and the Mekong Delta provinces.
Representatives from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and the Airports Corporation of Vietnam briefed participants on current activities within Vietnam’s aviation sector as well as preferential policies for investors when opening air routes to Can Tho International Airport.
Participants were introduced to localities’ future tourism plans, economic potential and the requirement for domestic air routes such as Can Tho-Da Nang, Can Tho-Lam Dong, Can Tho – Khanh Hoa and international routes such as Can Tho – Siem Riep, Can Tho-Phnom Penh, Can Tho-Bangkok, Can Tho-the Republic of Korea and Can Tho-Taiwan.
Management agencies and investors signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the exploitation of flights to Can Tho International Airport.