Before the flight delay, the passenger almost fainted because the airline turned off the air conditioner, Con Dao airport had a series of unforgettable incidents.
Con Dao is a land chosen by many passengers as a tourist destination because of its beautiful landscape and heroic history, but due to difficult climate and infrastructure conditions in the operation and exploitation of airports.
It is known that this airport is currently serving and operating 3 domestic airlines (Vasco, Bamboo Airways and Vietnam Airlines) with 3 domestic routes to Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Can Tho.
The frequency of operation at Con Dao airport is from 20-22 flights/day; In which, the Hanoi route has just been put into operation since September 2020 with a frequency of 3-4 flights/day by E195 aircraft.
However, due to the characteristics of the airport on the island, affected by weather and terrain, so far, flight activities at this airport are quite erratic. Although the demand for visitors to Con Dao is very high, it is difficult to upgrade and expand the airport, not only in terms of large investment costs, but also other objective factors, leading to difficulties in increasing the airport’s capacity. this.
In an article shared with the press, Mr. Do Tat Binh – Deputy General Director of Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) said that at present, Con Dao airport lacks night lights, so night flight operations are limited. is not possible. At the same time, this airport can only operate ATR-72 aircraft, so other larger aircraft cannot reach this airport.
According to Mr. Binh, Con Dao airport has a special location in the middle of a valley, with high mountains on both sides and the sea at both ends. ACV has studied to extend the runway so that large aircraft can land, but this work is very difficult and very expensive.
“If on the mainland, it will be easy to set up lamp posts, but in the sea, it is very difficult because the sea water flow is very complicated, no matter how much eddy water can be filled, it will be swept away. If you build two ends of the airport to install lights. Lighting will cost a lot, so Con Dao airport is difficult to deploy at night,” said Mr. Binh.
Despite the difficulties in climate and facilities, airlines also need to arrange flights to ensure convenient travel for passengers and minimize flight delays and cancellations.
For example, on the evening of March 17, many passengers expressed their frustrations on MXH when the flight from Con Dao to Ho Chi Minh City was delayed, the airline’s staff suggested that guests get off the plane and stay overnight for the reason of the airport. The plane was closed and could not take off. In addition, many people also reported that the airline suspected that turning off the air conditioner in the cabin made it difficult for passengers to breathe and almost fainted.
According to an announcement from Bamboo Airways, flight QH1048 making the Con Dao – Ho Chi Minh City route was unlucky when it was affected by the difficult weather landing of QH1047 making the Ho Chi Minh City – Con Dao route before Therefore, it was not possible to take off when the airport’s operating time expired.
Although the airline apologized, arranged accommodation for passengers and pledged that the next flight would not be delayed or canceled, but the above incident has made many passengers angry.
Many passengers were upset when the flight was delayed to the next day
This is not the first time that flights to Con Dao have had problems with delays or cancellations. Before that, on January 2, 2019, due to the influence of typhoon No. 1 (international name is storm Pabuk) leading to bad weather in Con Dao, to ensure safety, Aviation Service Company (VASCO) had to cancel a series of flights operating on the routes between Ho Chi Minh City – Con Dao, Can Tho – Con Dao.
On March 31, 2021, a Bamboo Airways plane taking off from Cat Bi airport to Con Dao had to change direction to land at Noi Bai due to suspicion of hitting a bird.
On May 3, 2021, flight QH1063 (journey from Da Nang – Con Dao) collided with a bird during the approach to landing at Con Dao Airport, causing the aircraft to temporarily stop operating to fix technical errors. art. Affected by the chain, 8 flights were canceled (Con Dao – Can Tho; Con Dao – Da Nang; Hanoi – Rach Gia; Thanh Hoa – Con Dao…).
The flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao had to return because the plane had smoke on March 14, 2021
Not only encountered a problem with weather or natural factors, but on March 14, 2021, a flight operated by Air Service Flight Company (Vasco), from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao has been had to return to Tan Son Nhat airport (HCMC) due to detecting smoke emitted from the following aircraft The plane had just taken off about 30 minutes ago.
Vasco’s representative confirmed the above incident and the airline arranged to change another plane for passengers to continue their schedule from Ho Chi Minh City to Con Dao. The problem was caused by a technical glitch. It is known that the plane that encountered the problem was an ATR 72-500 aircraft, symbol VN B 219. This is a small short-range aircraft carrying about 68 to 72 passengers.
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