Airport to see Phu Quoc take off

October 01, 2012 | 17:08

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Phu Quoc international airport is ready to touch down to improve the island’s tourism fortunes.

According to the provincial People’s Committee, Southern Airports Corporation, the investor of Phu Quoc international airport project, has agreed to put the airport into operation in December after nearly four years of upgrading and building some new items for the airport.

The airport covers 905.31 hectares costing VND16.2 trillion ($779.1 million) and can handle three million passengers each year. Along with Can Tho airport, Phu Quoc international airport will help the Mekong Delta region directly connect with cities in Asia.

“Phu Quoc international airport is a break-through aviation work. When operational, it will boost the overall development of Phu Quoc island district and firstly it will help speed up construction pace of a wide range of registered investment projects in the island,” said Le Khac Ghi, director of Kien Giang Department of Planning and Investment.

With an area of 589.23 kilometres, Phu Quoc is considered the island of pearls and will be developed to be compared with Phuket in Thailand or Bali in Indonesia. The island has been catching eyes of a lot of investors, particularly those in tourism.

According to Phu Quoc Island Development and Investment Management Board, Phu Quoc has attracted 299 investment projects which register to cover 10,700ha, most of these projects are in the field of developing tourism, residential areas and urban areas.