Phu Quoc International Airport is about to remodel right into a fully automated aviation hub by July 2027, forward of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum. Sun Group, a number one Vietnamese conglomerate, has partnered with SITA to implement this next-generation know-how, aiming to accommodate 24 million passengers yearly with the brand new Terminal 2, and doubtlessly scaling up to 50 million.
The mission will introduce an end-to-end suite of SITA’s airport applied sciences, enabling passengers to test in, choose seats, print boarding passes, and drop baggage by means of automated methods. The terminal will function SITA Flex Hybrid, supporting 204 common-use workstations, and SITA Local Departure Control System for operational resilience.
Travellers will utilise 150 SITA Smart Path kiosks for check-in processes and 100 Smart Path Bag Drop items for self-service baggage dealing with. Additionally, 38 dual-lane Smart Path Gates will facilitate automated boarding, all coordinated by means of SITA’s biometric know-how.
Nguyen Chi Thanh, President of Sun Group, expressed enthusiasm concerning the collaboration, stating, “This partnership reflects our shared vision of elevating Vietnam’s aviation sector.” The initiative is a part of a broader technique to combine aviation with Sun Group’s tourism and hospitality choices on Phu Quoc Island.
Beyond Phu Quoc, the partnership with SITA will function a mannequin for future airport developments in Vietnam, together with Phan Thiet and Con Dao. This enlargement aligns with Sun Group’s purpose to set up 5 airports throughout Vietnam, every assembly the 5-Star Skytrax customary
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