7 flights to Tan Son Nhat had to land at another airport because of heavy rain

News from Tan Son Nhat International Airport, tonight (May 3), there is heavy rain at the airport area.

Due to bad weather, 7 flights to Tan Son Nhat had to be diverted and landed at another airport.

Specifically, flight BL6518 from Phu Quoc airport to Tan Son Nhat had to return to Phu Quoc airport.

Flight VJ307 from Phu Bai airport (Hue) to Tan Son Nhat, landed at Can Tho airport.

Flights VJ159 and VJ161 departed from Noi Bai airport to Tan Son Nhat and had to land at Cam Ranh airport.

Three flights including VJ385 from Phu Cat airport (Binh Dinh), VN7143 from Da Nang airport and VN261 from Noi Bai airport to Tan Son Nhat had to land at Buon Ma Thuot airport.

After the weather at Tan Son Nhat airport improved, flights took off and landed normally again.

This afternoon, bad weather also affected the operation, causing a series of flights from localities to Tan Son Nhat airport to be delayed.

According to the aviation operation plan on May 3, the end of the 4-day holiday from April 30 to May 1, Tan Son Nhat airport will operate 650 flights. The number of passengers continued to be maintained at a high level with 100,480 people.

It is forecasted that tomorrow (May 4), the number of passengers passing through Tan Son Nhat airport will decrease sharply, to about 85,000 passengers. In which, domestic tourists account for about 41,000 people.

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