The seven competitors from around the world include: Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport (USA), Carlisle Lake District Airport (UK), Corvera Airport Murcia (Spain), Eilat Ramon Airport (Israel), Pakyong Airport (India), Seletar Airport (Singapore) and Yogyakarta Adisucipto Airport (Indonesia).
The “World’s Leading New Airport” category was first awarded by WTA last year. This category is based on strict evaluation criteria for overall airport design, service quality and passenger satisfaction, especially enhancing customer experience through the application of new technologies.
Vietnam's Van Don International Airport has met these criteria excellently to deserve the award.
Van Don Airport has an impressive architecture, inspired by the beauty of the world natural heritage - Ha Long Bay. The project bears a strong imprint of indigenous culture, with a brilliant red-orange dome like wind-filled sails stacked on top of each other facing the vast ocean. Indigenous architectural materials such as wood, steel, glass, stone, water and trees are flexibly used in all architectural and interior details, creating a space close to and in harmony with nature.
Van Don International Airport (Doan Ket Commune, Van Don District, Quang Ninh Province) has a total investment capital of 7,463 billion VND. This is the first international airport invested by a private corporation in Vietnam and completed after only two years of construction.
Van Don International Airport is a 4E-class airport (according to the standard code of the International Civil Aviation Organization - ICAO), which can accommodate all the most modern aircraft in the world such as Boeing 787, with 7 parking positions, including 3 remote parking lots and 4 near parking lots. The terminal capacity in phase 1 is 2.5 million passengers per year and is expected to reach 5 million passengers per year by 2030.
Van Don International Airport has a total investment capital of up to 7,463 billion VND.
Modern and state-of-the-art equipment is installed.
Mr. Pham Ngoc Sau - Director of Van Don International Airport said: "This noble award helps Van Don airport put its name on the world aviation map, becoming vivid proof that Vietnamese aviation is recognized by the world. It is also a source of pride and motivation for us to continue to improve and enhance service quality, bringing customers the best experiences."
5 star interior in business class lounge.
According to the latest figures as of November 22, there were 1,796 flights landing and taking off at Van Don International Airport, including 117 international flights. The total number of passengers passing through the airport reached nearly 235,000, including nearly 10,000 international passengers.
Although it has only been in operation for less than a year, Van Don Airport has been continuously honored at prestigious international awards. In October 2019, Van Don Airport surpassed 3 other candidates to become the only airport to receive the Asia's Leading New Airport award at the WTA Asia - Oceania awards ceremony held in Phu Quoc.
