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Trãi Thiên Air Cargo was a Vietnamese cargo airline.The company headquartered in Tan Son Nhat International Airport, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.The company received a license from the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam on 16 October 2009 and was due to operate freight services in Vietnam and on international routes.
Ho Chi Minh City: Ho Chi Minh City: 430,627 566,644 [54] 735,801 693,239 592,394 663,166 593,774 516,262 3 Da Nang International Airport: Da Nang: Da Nang: Unknown Unknown 30,015 40,000 4 Cat Bi International Airport: Hai Phong: Hai Phong: Unknown Unknown 17,128 Unknown
On 4 September 1992, Vietnam Airlines Flight 850, an Airbus A310-300 en route from Bangkok to Ho Chi Minh City, was hijacked by Ly Tong, a former pilot in the Republic of Vietnam Air Force. Tong proceeded to drop anti-communist leaflets over Ho Chi Minh City before parachuting out of an emergency exit.
Saigon Port is a network of ports in Ho Chi Minh City. It is a major main port for Vietnam (which has six main sea ports), and the only able to handle post-Panamax ships. The port name is derived from the former name of the city. In 2013, it became the 24th busiest container port in the world. [1]
In 2011, it increased additional flights on ten routes, adding more than 100,000 seats. About 63,000 of these seats were between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This represented a remarkable 41% increase against normal days. [173]
Notes: Among 10 international airports mentioned above, only five are served with current international flights including Tan Son Nhat (Ho Chi Minh City), Noi Bai (Hanoi), Da Nang (Da Nang), Cam Ranh (Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa province) and Phu Quoc (Phú Quốc, Kiên Giang province).
The master plan for Long Thanh International Airport was approved by the Prime Minister of Vietnam, Phan Văn Khải, in 2006, and several adjustments have been made over time. The project faced mixed public reaction for its expensive cost and far distance from the center of Ho Chi Minh City. [17]
Operations started on 16 January 2019, with a leased Airbus A320 linking Ho Chi Minh City with Hanoi. [25] A firm order covering ten Boeing 787-9s was made public in early 2019. [26] The carrier received its first A320neo in November 2019. [27] The airline's first Boeing 787-9 was delivered a month later. [28]