In addition to technical reasons and information updates, in recent days bad weather has seriously affected aviation operations. A series of flights had to be rescheduled or even canceled.
Specifically, on February 1 and 2 (December 22 and 23), at airports in the Northern region, fog, low clouds, and reduced visibility below flight operation standards occurred, affecting negative impact on flight operations. A series of flights had to be diverted to land or delayed or delayed.
Bad weather has a major impact on operations at Tan Son Nhat airport, the country’s largest aviation hub, which is entering its peak period.
Flight delays have a knock-on effect on departure times between airports; Passengers were congested, causing overload in the waiting room area of the aircraft.
Passengers struggled to wait for flights on the morning of December 24 due to a series of flight delays.
According to statistics from the Tan Son Nhat Airport Operations Center, the impact of weather in the 3 days from February 1 to 3, there were 659/1,103 flights taking off late, accounting for nearly 60% of the total. with total number of flights operated.
Meanwhile, the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting predicts that the weather phenomenon of dense fog, low clouds, and limited visibility that directly affects aircraft operations may appear until the 8th. /2 (29th day of Tet), especially at night to early morning.
Passengers struggled to wait for their flight home.
Recently, Director of the Vietnam Aviation Administration Dinh Viet Thang signed a Directive to enhance safety of flight operations in adverse weather conditions; Create favorable conditions for people to travel during the Lunar New Year of Giap Thin 2024.
Leaders of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam requested units to proactively monitor weather developments to have appropriate plans and options to operate flights; Timely notification and readiness of plans to serve passengers in case of change in operation plan.
Units need to review and strengthen preparations, adjust flight plans accordingly, supplement fuel for circling and diversion flights as necessary to ensure flight safety. At the same time, provide maximum support to passengers according to the provisions of law in case of delay, cancellation, or redirection of flights.
Airport Corporation – JSC and airports affected by weather need to strengthen the arrangement of service and operating forces at the port, promptly release aircraft, and coordinate with airlines to deploy Handling plans in case mining activities are affected by adverse weather effects; Monitor and promptly provide information on takeoff and landing runway conditions that may affect the takeoff and landing operations of aircraft to relevant air traffic facilities.
