All three reputable airlines in the aviation industry, which are Inter-Pacific, Vietjet and Vietstar Airlines, have requested sponsorship without funding conditions for planning Tuy Hoa airport.
The People’s Committee of Phu Yen province has just issued an official letter No. 6062 / UBND – DTXD requesting the Ministry of Transport to pay attention to implementing and adjusting the detailed planning of Tuy Hoa airport.
In the official letter No. 6062 dated December 3, 2020, Mr. Tran Huu The, Chairman of Phu Yen Provincial People’s Committee, said that this locality had contacted and received the proposal of Inter-Pacific Import and Export Co., Ltd. – IPP (August 2020); Vietjet Joint Stock Company (October 2020) and Viet Star Aviation Joint Stock Company – Vietstar Airlines (November 2020). These units all voluntarily finance the adjustment of the detailed planning of Tuy Hoa airport, and the planned products, after being approved, will be handed over to relevant State agencies to receive and manage physical.
“The People’s Committee of Phu Yen province requested the Ministry of Transport to consider and select a sponsor and assign the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam to receive the funding source, organize the implementation of detailed planning adjustment for Tuy Hoa airport”, Document number 6062 clearly.
In the document requesting funding for planning adjustment, Mr. Nguyen Hanh – IPP Chairman said, the sponsorship will be done in the form of a 3-party contract, in which the representative of Phu Yen Provincial People’s Committee is the owner. contract; the planning consultant and IPP are the donor.
“After completing the product planning, we will hand over to the authorities to carry out the procedures for approving and selecting investors in accordance with the law”, said Mr. Nguyen Hanh.
Previously, in August 2020, the Ministry of Transport sent official letter No. 8023 / BGTVT -KHĐT to the People’s Committees of Phu Yen and Khanh Hoa provinces to respond to the proposals of the two provinces for upgrading Tuy Hoa airport.
According to the Ministry of Transport, to have a basis to upgrade Tuy Hoa airport in accordance with Decision No. 236 / QD-TTg dated February 23, 2018 of the Prime Minister approving the adjustment of the aviation transport development planning period By 2020, with a vision to 2030, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has submitted to the Ministry of Transport for approval the task of adjusting the master plan – estimate the adjustment of the planning of Tuy Hoa airport. However, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on the balance of the state budget, the Government has instructed the Ministry of Finance to prioritize the allocation of budgets for the prevention and control of natural disasters and epidemics. funding for the prevention of the Covid-19 epidemic and some adjustment of recurrent expenditures.
Therefore, the budget allocated for the implementation of the task of preparing and adjusting airport plans is in difficulty, the Ministry of Transport has not been able to approve the task of adjusting the above planning.
It is expected that the Ministry of Transport will propose the arrangement in the 2021 State budget for implementation. In case the People’s Committee of Phu Yen province can actively arrange legal funding to organize the adjustment of the detailed planning of Tuy Hoa airport, the Ministry of Transport supports and will direct the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam, the Relevant units closely coordinated in the formulation, receipt and approval of the master plan.
“After the detailed plan of Tuy Hoa airport is prepared and approved, the Ministry of Transport will direct relevant agencies to implement the upgrading of Tuy Hoa airport according to the detailed plan, serving economic development. local economic – social and security – defense “, the leader of the Ministry of Transport affirmed.
Source: baodautu.vn