Ministry resumes research of new Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang has directed the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) to conduct a research project to shorten the Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City air route, as suggested by Dr. Tran Dinh Ba in 2012. Image may be NSFW. Clik here to view.  The current route (blue) and the direct route proposed by Dr. Tran Dinh Ba (red). At a recent meeting with CAAV, Minister Thang said he would work with the General Staff and the Air Defense - Air Force on the plan to shorten the current route, ensuring economic effectiveness and national defense. Mr. Dinh Viet Thang, CAAV Deputy Director, said the agency has a research organization specializing in shortening air routes. For example, the Thang said if flying through For the "This August we will negotiate with the partners to reduce the transit costs for the The According to Tuan, a direct air route along 106th meridian east will cut the distance between A 200-seat passenger uses 25,000 liters of fuel on the route but could save 5,000 liters of fuel per flight by flying in a straight line between the two cities, Tuan said. Fares for Hanoi-HCMC flights could be cut by 16 percent with the new route, he said. After the proposal was put forward in late June, the Transport Ministry and the CAAV met with Tuan to discuss the proposal further. But the ministry asked the PM to put an end to the plan as it said the route does not meet ‘technical requirements’ and may affect aviation safety. In August 2009, Dr. Tran Dinh Ba, a member of the Vietnam Association of Economic Sciences, challenged the CAAV to a US$5 million bet that the new Hanoi-HCMC air route would be more efficient than the agency’s estimate. According to Ba, the current The Ba said Tuan’s idea to fly straight over Indeed, Tuan had already said that the flights from In a note sent to VCAA, Ba bet the agency that its figures were incorrect. The original bet was that if VCAA’s calculations underestimated the efficiency of the new route by 20 percent or more, it would have to pay Ba $5 million. However, if Ba was wrong and VCAA could prove that its calculations were within a 5 percent margin of the exact figures, he would have to dole out the sum to the agency from his own pocket. However, as a state body, the CAAV could not accept the bet. This agency asked related agencies to stop researching or discussing the “golden route”. Earlier this year, Dr. Tran Dinh Ba sent letters to the Government proposing measures to revamp the aviation sector to benefit the airlines, passengers and the state budget. Na Son, |
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