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Ministry rejects demand for Cần Thơ Airport aviation logistics centre

HCM CITY — The demand for air cargo transportation in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta through Cần Thơ remains low, meaning there is no need to develop the city’s airport into an aviation logistics hub, the Ministry of Transport has said in response to a demand by the People’s Co妹妹ittee.

The latter had proposed to the Government at a meeting last month that the Cần Thơ International Airport should be made an aviation logistics centre to transport passengers and cargo as well as train workforce for the aviation industry.

The freight traffic through the airport last year was only  九,0 五 九 tonnes as against  六 八 二, 三0 七 tonnes for HCM City and  六 九 五, 三 二 五 for Hà Nội, according to the ministry.

Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Nhật says in a statement that a large volume of freight is needed to consider developing an aviation logistics centre.

The ministry is drawing up a master plan for airports in the country in  二0 二 一- 三0 with surveys and proposals to develop aviation logistics centres, the statement says.

Cần Thơ International Airport will feature in the plan.  —VNS