In the document sent to the Civil Aviation Authority on October 9 signed by Mr. Do Tran Ho Thang - General Director of Dien Hong Hanoi Joint Stock Company, it was stated that many elderly people living at Dien Hong Nursing Center always wish to experience sitting on an airplane, but their current health does not allow them to travel by real plane.
"While trying to make the elderly's dream come true, we learned that Noi Bai airport is currently holding an abandoned plane for 12 years," Dien Hong Nursing Center stated.
Therefore, this center has sent a document requesting the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to request a plane for Dien Hong Nursing Center, not only to serve the elderly living at the center but also other elderly people with similar wishes.
Dien Hong Nursing Home also proposed a plan in case of not being able to pay, the center proposed to exchange 3 places at the Nursing Home for 12 years for an abandoned plane at a cost of 8.8 million VND/month. The total value of 3 places for 12 years is equivalent to more than 3.8 billion VND.
Document from the Nursing Home sent to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (Source: Pham Gia Hien)
The Boeing 727-200 aircraft with registration number XU-RKJ abandoned at Noi Bai airport used to be owned by Royal Khmer Airlines (Cambodia), and has been parked at Noi Bai since May 1, 2007.
Previously, on September 30, Tiffany & Son Company (TiffSon - a unit specializing in providing solutions and handling inventory by exchanging goods and services) also sent a document to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam asking to "exchange" this plane. Specifically, TiffSon wanted to exchange goods such as beer, wine, cakes, and candies worth 3 billion VND for the above plane, in order to use it as a cafe, restaurant, entertainment venue or advertise brands, characters, products, etc.
However, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam said there was no legal basis to exchange the aircraft for goods worth 3 billion VND and rejected the company's request.
Vietnam Aviation Academy also requested to use the abandoned Boeing 727 as a teaching aid.
It is known that the Civil Aviation Authority has proposed two options for handling this abandoned aircraft: auctioning it or handing it over to the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).
