According to a reporter from Lao Dong newspaper, the plane landed at Long Thanh airport, Long Thanh commune, Dong Nai province at 4:00 p.m. on December 15.
The plane used Boeing 787 of Vietnam Airlines, with the number VN5001, taking off from Tan Son Nhat airport.
After landing safely on runway No. 1, the plane moved through the taxiway to the passenger terminal.
According to Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV), technical flights only have flight crews and technical staff, no passengers, no cargo.
Vietnam Airlines carries out technical flights.
Mr. Nguyen Tien Viet - Deputy General Director in charge of Vietnam Airports Corporation (ACV) said that up to now, the airport's connecting transport infrastructure has been completed, the work of planting trees and completing the landscape has been basically completed.
All preparations along with equipment are ready, ensuring the flight takes place on December 19, Mr. Viet said.
On December 19, Long Thanh airport will welcome the first official flight. It is expected that 3 aircraft of the 3 airlines departing from Noi Bai airport will land at Long Thanh airport one by one, then return to Noi Bai.
Some images recorded by reporters at the Long Thanh airport site:
Long Thanh International Airport is planned to reach level 4F (the highest level of the International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO); is an important international airport of the country, aiming to become one of the air transit centers of the region, with a scale and capacity after completing all 3 phases of 100 million passengers/year and 05 million tons of cargo/year.
In the immediate future, phase 1 will invest in the construction of 2 runways, a passenger terminal with a capacity of 25 million passengers/year, a cargo terminal with 1.2 million tons of cargo/year and synchronous auxiliary items.
With a level 4F standard, Long Thanh airport is capable of receiving the largest aircraft types today, including the largest aircraft today such as Airbus A380 or Boeing 747-8, serving transcontinental operations with maximum payload. Long Thanh Airport aims to become a smart airport (Smart Airport) and a green airport (Green Airport) with the integration of biometrics, AI, and CO2 emissions reduction, with 5-star international standards.
