Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat airport attracts 80% of domestic passengers

With a capacity of 20 million passengers per year, Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat Airport will attract 80% of domestic passengers, sharing the burden of the overloaded Terminal T1.

2 "giants" in the aviation industry move to terminal T3 to operate

In the operation plan of Tan Son Nhat International Airport, after the upcoming peak period of April 30 - May 1, Terminal T3 will officially serve all domestic flights of two airlines Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air.

Other airlines such as Vasco, Bamboo Airways, Vietravel Airlines and Pacific Airlines continue to operate at the existing T1 terminal.

Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat airport has a capacity to serve 20 million passengers/year. Photo: ACV.

Before implementing the T3 terminal exploitation plan, Tan Son Nhat International Airport will coordinate with relevant units to test operating procedures, and check the system's stability, customer service, training, communication, etc.

Specifically, from April 24-27, test flights will be organized on the Tan Son Nhat - Van Don - Tan Son Nhat route operated by Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air.

From April 28 to May 4, the airport will test the main flight route Ho Chi Minh City - Hanoi of the two above airlines.

Tan Son Nhat International Airport plans to open the T3 terminal on April 30 (2 months earlier than planned).

By May 5, Vietnam Airlines and Vietjet Air, two giants in the aviation industry, will move to terminal T3 to operate, serving all domestic routes.

Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat airport is expected to officially operate from May 5. Photo: ACV.

With terminal T3, Tan Son Nhat airport will avoid overload

Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the largest international airport in Vietnam with an area of ​​850 hectares (as of now). The airport currently operates two terminals, T1 and T2. T1 serves domestic flights, and T2 serves international flights.

For many years, Tan Son Nhat airport has been overloaded during holidays and Tet due to its capacity exceeding its operating capacity. Specifically, the initial design capacity of the two terminals was only 28-30 million passengers. However, for many years in a row, the number of passengers passing through the airport has exceeded 40 million passengers per year.

Therefore, when terminal T3 is put into operation with a capacity of 20 million passengers/year, it will help increase the total capacity of Tan Son Nhat airport to 50 million passengers/year.

Of which, terminal T3 will handle an expected 80% of domestic passengers, helping to relieve the burden of terminal T1, which has been overloaded for many years.

Terminal T3 will start construction in December 2022 with a total investment of nearly VND 11,000 billion, with Vietnam Airlines Corporation (ACV) as the investor.

According to the design, the terminal has 1 basement, 4 floors above ground, with a total floor area of ​​112,500m2. The terminal is connected to the parking lot through 26 aircraft gates (13 telescopic gates and 13 bus gates); there are 6 departure baggage handling islands and 10 arrival baggage return islands.

The terminal also has 89 check-in counters, 20 automatic baggage drop counters (bagdrop) and 42 check-in kiosks, applying new technology combined with national population database for check-in procedures; 25 security control gates; 1 separate area serving business class passengers.

Terminal T3 of Tan Son Nhat airport officially operates after April 30 - May 1 holidays

Tan Son Nhat Airport's domestic passenger terminal T3 will officially operate after the peak period of April 30 - May 1, 2025.

Construction of Tan Son Nhat Airport Terminal 3 to be completed in the next 90 days

Up to now, Tan Son Nhat Airport Terminal 3 has completed 83% of the construction volume. The contractor consortium will strive to complete the project in the next 90 days.

200 days to complete Tan Son Nhat Airport Terminal 3

In the next 200 days, the investor and contractor will focus all their efforts on completing the T3 terminal project at Tan Son Nhat airport one month ahead of schedule, inaugurating the project on April 30, 2025.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nha-ga-t3-san-bay-tan-son-nhat-khai-thac-hut-80-luong-khach-quoc-noi-2380946.html