HCM City (VNA) - A number of bidding packages under the Green Transport Development Project, to develop a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in HCM City, are scheduled to be kick started in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to the HCM City Management Board for Traffic Works Construction and Investment. Invested by the management board, the BRT project has total investment of over 121.2 million USD, lent from the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA), and nearly 423 billion VND (over 18.38 million USD) in reciprocal capital. A high-quality bus route, called BRT No 1, will be built along the Vo Van Kiet - Mai Chi Tho Highway, with technical characteristics and quality of service similar to light BRT systems around the world, fully satisfying all of the requirements of smart traffic. It is one of six BRT routes planned by the city’s government. With a total length of 26 km, 28 stops, and two transfer stations, and passing through the districts of … [Read more...] about HCM City accelerating work on bus rapid transit route
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As travel demand surges, Vietnamese airlines plan more late-night flights during holiday season
According to Trung, ticket price for the 2021 Lunar New Year has dropped 10 percent compared to the previous holiday season, while Vietnam Airlines has not kept on offering new options to customers with new economy ticket class and promotion programs. … [Read more...] about As travel demand surges, Vietnamese airlines plan more late-night flights during holiday season
Vietravel Airlines to offer 50,000 tickets at zero dong starting today
Chairman of Vietravel Airlines told the Saigon Times that the carrier has not announced its detailed ticket prices for commercial flights. Its airfare will be lower than that offered by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, but will be higher than that of local low-cost carrier Vietjet Air on some routes. … [Read more...] about Vietravel Airlines to offer 50,000 tickets at zero dong starting today
Vietravel Airlines ready for commercial flights
To commemorate the occasion, the new carrier will offer 50,000 tickets at VND 0 (excluding taxes and fees) from January 19 to 25 or until tickets are sold out. General Director of Vietravel Airlines Vu Duc Bien said that its first commercial flights are scheduled to take off on January 25, with most routes seeing two flights a day. The airline will increase flights and expand its network in the time to come, especially during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday. Vietravel Airlines recently added a second Airbus A321ceo to its fleet, with a third expected to arrive on January 21. … [Read more...] about Vietravel Airlines ready for commercial flights
Maximum expansion proposed for Hanoi expressway
According to the firm, the expansion would cost VND5 trillion (USD217.391), including site clearance. A representative from Phap Van-Cau Gie JSC said that the expressway was initially projected to reach 92,000 passenger car units (PCU) every day in 2022. However, the figure was at 84,240 PCU daily on average in 2019, and 144,265 PCU during the holidays. This year, it would be 101,088 PCU per day, 9.6% higher than the designed maximum capacity. He added that the expressway expansion is necessary to help deal with the route’s traffic congestion, particularly on holidays. Besides, the route operation has brought good revenues. Under the company’s proposal, the expansion would be carried out under the form of BOT (build-operate-transfer) between three and five years. … [Read more...] about Maximum expansion proposed for Hanoi expressway