’New Air Traffic Flow Management’ based on international cooperation is expected to reduce ground delays by 70 percent
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT, Minister WON Hee-ryong) announced that the New Air Traffic Flow Management that significantly reduces flight departure delays to Da Nang in Vietnam, a popular overseas travel destination, would be officially operated from 15 August.
There are an average of 24 flights per day (around 8,700 flights a year) from Korea to Da Nang Airport*, but inveterate departure delays** have caused huge inconvenience to airlines and travelers.
As the ’Calculated Take Off Time’ is an air traffic flow management that Korea proposed to Taiwan, Hong Kong, and other relevant countries at the Meeting of the East Asia Air Traffic Management Coordination Group, the average ground delay of aircrafts bound for Da Nang was reduced by more than 70% from 273 minutes (11 minutes per aircraft) to 78 minutes (3 minutes per aircraft) by informing airlines of departure times adjusted in advance in consideration of landing availability at the arrival airport.
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