Vietnam agency seeks to build airport on disputed Spratly islands: media


File picture of a Vietjet plane landing at the Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport in Ho Chi Minh CM City. — Photo courtesy of Vietjet

HANOI (Bloomberg): Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority is proposing the construction of an airport on the disputed Spratly Islands, Thanh Nien newspaper reported.

The aviation agency seeks to include a Spratlys airport in the transport ministry’s 2021-2030 master plan, Thanh Nien reported, citing the proposal sent to the ministry. The aviation agency’s May 10 proposal also includes airports on Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai province and Binh Thuan province’s Phu Quy Island, the newspaper said.

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