Hanoi (VNA)– The Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport will be expanded to serve 100million passengers per year, becoming more suitable to the development space ofHanoi and minimising impacts on related planning schemes.

Deputy Prime Minister TrinhDinh Dung delivered this instruction at a meeting with relevant ministries andlocalities where they discussed methods for adjustment planning of the Noi Bai InternationalAirport.

Dung required theMinistry of Transport and Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to furthercooperate with ADPi, an airport architecture and technical designconsulting company of France, to complete methods for te Noi Bai Airport’sadjustment planning soon and select the final plan.

He said the selectedplan must ensure the capacity scale to serve 100 million passengers per year,ensuring efficient operation in line with the aviation technology's advanceddevelopment trends.

It is necessary tominimise the expansion to the area, where will be compensated, especiallyresidential land, ensuring favourable conditions for site clearance and lowestinvestment costs, Dung said.

The expanded airportwill be consistent with the development space of Hanoi, protecting environment,national defence and security, he added.

The Deputy PrimeMinister requested the Ministry of Transport to propose a master plan for thetransport system to connect with roads and railways as well asbuilding a proper transport system around the Noi Bai Airport.

The expansion of the NoiBai Airport is needed as the volume of passengers has increased rapidly inrecent years. In 2018, the airport received 25.9 million passengers, exceedingthe previous planning with 13.1 million passengers expected./.