November 27, 2017 | 21:00 (GMT+7)
RoK wants cooperation with Vietnam in air accident investigation
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport of the Republic of Korea (RoK) wants to work with Vietnam in holding inquires into aircraft accidents, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Ten airlines of Vietnam and the RoK run flights
between the two countries. Photo for illustration: ktdt.com.vn
The CAAV said that the collaboration
is necessary for both sides to respond to accidents on Vietnam-RoK routes.
Experience exchanges through the cooperation will help improve the
investigation capacity of both sides.
Regarding air accident investigation
cooperation, Vietnam has
joined cooperative frameworks in the ASEAN bloc, between ASEAN and China and with France.
Ten airlines of Vietnam and the RoK run flights
between the two countries. Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jin Air,
Jeju Air, Korean Air and Tway Air operate 168 one-way flights per week from
Incheon, Busan and Dacgu to Vietnam’s
Hanoi, Khanh Hoa, Ho Chi
Minh City and Da Nang.
Meanwhile, Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet
Air and Jetstar Pacific operate 76 one-way flights per week to Busan and
Incheon.
In the first eight months of the
year, carriers of both sides transported more than 3.16 million passengers, up
19.8 percent from the same time last year.
Source: VNA