The Tan Son Nhat International Airport under the Airport Corporation of Vietnam welcomed the 25 millionth passenger in 2015 on December 5.
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The 25 millionth passenger is Mr. Chen/Chenho who arrived on a flight No. VN 581 from Taiwan (China) to HCMC on December 5; the 24,999,999 th passenger is Mr. Nguyen Quang Son at the flight VJ153 from Ha Noi to HCMC on the same day and the 25,000,001th passenger is Mr. Pham Doan Son at VN277 from Hanoi to HCMC.
It is estimated that HCMC international airport will receive 26 million passengers in 2015, with 16 million domestic passengers and 10 million international passengers (equal to a 18 percent increase compared to last year).
In the 2010 to 2014 period, the passengers arrived in TSN International airport increased from 10 to 15 percent. In 2014, TSN airport welcomed over 22.15million passengers and transported 412,009 tons of cargo.
Currently, the airport receives 400 flights per day and it is expected to increase to 689 flights per year during Tet holidays, a 10 percent increase compared to last year.
