Vietnam gets approval to fly over Cambodia, Lao airspace

25 August 2014
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A Hanoi-HCM City direct air route, which was once described as “impractical” by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), has come closer to reality as the Cambodian and Lao governments have pledged to create favorable conditions for Vietnam to use Cambodian airspace on the route. …

Vietnamese Minister of Transport Dinh La Thang on August 21 had talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sok An during a working visit to Cambodia.

The two sides came to an agreement to create favorable conditions for the establishment of direct air route between Hanoi and HCM City that would fly across Cambodian airspace. …

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