According to Thanh, during meetings with the business community in southern cities and provinces, he has received complaints from enterprises about the inconvenience of flying to Thanh Hoa.
Tho Xuan Airport: Photo by T.L
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, there were eight daily flights from Tho Xuan Airport to Da Lat, Nha Trang, Quy Nhon, Buon Me Thuot, Danang, HCM City and Can Tho. But to date, only two daily flights are operated from the airport to HCM City and Phu Quoc compared with six flights per day from Vinh Airport in the neighbouring province of Nghe An.
People from Thanh Hoa often have to travel to Vinh Airport or Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi to take flights to southern localities.
Thanh Hoa has attracted a large influx of investors. Meanwhile, Cao Bo-Mai Son-QL45 Expressway has been put into use, so it is more convenient for people from the northern provinces of Ninh Binh and Nam Dinh to fly to southern localities from Tho Xuan Airport than from Noi Bai International Airport.
Tho Xuan Airport has a modern terminal which meets international standards. It is among airports recording the highest growth.
In the 2016-2020 period, passengers through Tho Xuan increased by 17 percent annually.