Terminal 2 of the Phu Bai International Airport. - Vietnam News/ANN
THUA THIEN-HUA, June 17 (Vietnam News/ANN): The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) and the People's Committee of central Thua Thien-Hue province held a ceremony on Saturday o inaugurate Terminal 2 of the Phu Bai International Airport.
Speaking at the event, Chairman of the Commission for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises Nguyen Hoang Anh said the operation of Terminal 2 will contribute to fostering socio-economic development of Thua Thien-Hue province while providing important transportation infrastructure for regional connectivity and ensuring national defence and security.
Designed to look like the famous Hue Citadel in Hue Town, the former imperial capital of Vietnam, the new terminal is the second of Phu Bai airport, which lies in Xuan Thuy Town of Thua Thien-Hue Province, 15 km from Hue.
Construction of Terminal 2 began in 2019 at a total cost of nearly 2.3 trillion VND (97.75 million USD) funded by the ACV. It was designed to serve 5 million passengers each year.
It is also the first terminal of the ACV to apply digital transformation, upgrade digital infrastructure, and digitalise operational processes to standardise operational procedures and provide convenience for passengers.
The terminal has two floors.
The first floor will have a lobby, a baggage claim area, a VIP waiting room, a lost and found room, as well as customs and security zones.
The second floor will have check-in counters, exit and entry counters, and waiting areas.
