Construction of a new terminal at Da Nang International Airport is due to be completed in March 29. — Photo taseco.vn

Construction of a new terminal at Da Nang International Airport is due to be completed in March 29.

The terminal will serve delegates to meetings held within the framework of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Year 2017.

The VND3.5 trillion (US$154 million) project will be put into trial operation from April to September before being officially inaugurated to serve the high-level APEC Week in November 2017.

The project, which is among the city’s key infrastructure projects to celebrate the city’s liberation day, has three main components -- an international passenger terminal, an overpass and a parking area.

Beside these facilities, the Vietnam Airlines Corporation is also investing in a VIP lounge at the airport, which aims to serve high-level delegations to Da Nang, especially those attending APEC meetings.

Deputy director of Da Nang International Airport Management Board Hoang Viet Ha said with more than 1,000 workers at the construction site, contractors have to date completed some 80 per cent of the work.

With the construction begun in November 2015, the 48,000sq.m terminal has a designed capacity of four million passengers per year by 2025 and provides parking space for over 400 automobiles. — VNS