Vietnam’s deputy prime minister Hoang Trung Hai has inaugurated the passenger terminal of Cam Ranh Airport in the country’s south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa. The terminal, built at a cost of over US$10.9 million, has a total floor area of 14,000m2 and is able to handle 800 passengers per hour.

Under the Transport Development Master Plan to 2020 with vision for 2030, which has been approved by the government, Cam Ranh Airport will handle domestic and international flights and accommodate Boeing 777s. It will be upgraded to serve 5.5 million passengers a year by 2020, and eight million by 2030.

After the inauguration a Silk Airlines aircraft touched down, becoming the first international airline landing at the airport. (passengerterminaltoday.com)