In the video, airport staff used plastic buckets to catch water leaking from the roof and cleaned water on the floor while passengers were walking around and sitting in the waiting area near the departure gates.
This modern terminal was just inaugurated shortly before the National Reunification holiday, making people surprised by the incident.
Earlier, Sai Gon Giai Phong (SGGP) Newspaper reporters observed that floor tiles in the concourse had many cracks, with gaps between tiles without the adhesive and some tiles even broken.
A representative from the Terminal T3 Construction Project Management Board stated that the water leak occurred on the evening of May 7 in the passenger waiting area near the departure gates.
The unit explained the incident was due to thermal shrinkage and heat exposure making materials expand.
In recent days, the intense heat has made the adhesive seals on the skylight roof loosen, leading to water leaks during heavy rains.
Terminal T3 at Tan Son Nhat Airport had a total investment of nearly VND11,000 billion (US$423 million), inaugurated on April 19, two months ahead of schedule.
