Tan Son Nhat Airport opens new exit linking international and domestic terminals
Ho Chi Minh City 11:42 29/08/2026Tan Son Nhat International Airport has opened a new internal road linking International Terminal T2 with Domestic Terminal T1 to improve traffic flow and reduce congestion during the September 2 holiday.
Man arrested after kite-flying incident disrupts 16 flights at Ho Chi Minh City airport
Ho Chi Minh City 15:33 28/08/2026Police in Ho Chi Minh City have detained and charged a 42-year-old man for allegedly obstructing air traffic after he was found flying illuminated kites in restricted airspace near Tan Son Nhat International Airport, disrupting 16 flights in mid-August.
Vietnam holds airport drone response drill after Tan Son Nhat disruptions
Vietnam News 19:59 25/08/2026Vietnam Airlines has joined air traffic and airport authorities in a simulation exercise to strengthen coordination in responding to unauthorized drone incursions, which can disrupt flight operations and affect thousands of passengers.
Police ID flyers, seize equipment after kites disrupt 21 flights at Vietnam's busiest airport
Vietnam News 15:06 14/08/2026Vietnamese police have identified the individuals responsible for flying several large, strobe-lit kites that paralyzed operations at Ho Chi Minh City's main airport on Thursday night, the latest in a string of aerial intrusions that have sparked calls for advanced detection technology.
'UFOs' over Ho Chi Minh City airport spark flight delays, turn out to be LED kites
Vietnam News 21:23 13/08/2026A sudden 'unidentified flying object' scare briefly grounded flights and kept incoming planes circling over Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday night, only for authorities to discover three LED-lit kites floating nearby.
Vietnamese lawmakers urge stronger drone controls after Tan Son Nhat incident affected over 60 flights
Vietnam News 18:41 13/08/2026Vietnamese lawmakers have called for stricter management of unmanned aerial vehicles after unauthorized drones disrupted operations at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday, affecting more than 60 flights.
Drone intrusion disrupts 60 flights at Tan Son Nhat Airport, passengers wait overnight
Ho Chi Minh City 13:43 12/08/2026Sixty flights were disrupted, with dozens being delayed by three to five hours and several aircraft being diverted, after a drone entered restricted airspace around Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, leaving passengers and relatives waiting late into the night on Tuesday.
Tan Son Nhat Airport resumes take-offs, landings after drone disruptions
Vietnam News 22:36 11/08/2026Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City resumed take-offs and landings at 8:34 pm on Tuesday after suspending flight operations twice following reports of drones flying near aircraft operating areas.
BREAKING: Tan Son Nhat Airport suspends take-offs, landings twice after drones spotted
Vietnam News 20:57 11/08/2026Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City suspended take-offs and landings twice on Tuesday evening after pilots reported spotting drones flying near aircraft operating areas.
Vietnam’s Long Thanh airport to launch with 4 int’l routes in December
Economy 15:53 31/07/2026Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai City, southern Vietnam is scheduled to begin commercial operations from December 1 this year, starting with four international routes as domestic carriers prepare to reshape their networks.
Vietnam airport operator proposes underground link between Tan Son Nhat's T1 and T3 terminals
Ho Chi Minh City 18:03 12/07/2026The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) is studying a proposal to rebuild T1 Terminal at Tan Son Nhat International Airport and construct an underground connection to the newly opened T3 Terminal to improve passenger transfers.
Air tickets to Ho Chi Minh City remain scarce, expensive after Tet
Travel 13:15 24/02/2026Air tickets from northern and central Vietnam to Ho Chi Minh City, the southern economic hub, have remained in short supply, with prices staying high since the end of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.
