Fees, charges and air service prices in Vietnam

Specifically, according to Clause 5 Article 1 of the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation amended in 2014 amending and supplementing Article 11 of Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation 2006, charges, fees and prices for specialized aviation services are specified as follows:

- Specialized aviation services include:

+ Aviation services, which are directly related to aircraft operation, air carriage operation and flight activities;

+ Non-aviation services, which are provided at airports and airfields or onboard aircraft other than aviation services.

- Specialized aviation charges and fees include:

+ Charge for flight through the airspace of Vietnam, charge for the transfer of operation rights and other charges prescribed by the law on charges and fees;

+ Fees for the grant of certificates and licenses related to civil aviation activities.

- Aviation service prices include:

+ Price of the takeoff and landing service; price of the administration service for arrival and departure flights; price of the air navigation assurance supporting service; price of passenger services; price of aviation security assurance, and price of the administration service for flights through flight information regions managed by Vietnam;

+ Prices of other aviation services.

- Non-aviation service prices include:

+ Price for ground lease and prices of essential services at airports and airfields;

+ Prices of other non-aviation services at airports and airfields.

- The Ministry of Finance shall prescribe rates of charges and fees at the request of the Ministry of Transport.

- The Ministry of Transport shall prescribe service price of the takeoff and landing service; price of the administration service for arrival and departure flights; price of the air navigation assurance supporting service; price of passenger services; price of aviation security assurance, and price of the administration service for flights through flight information regions managed by Vietnam according to the pricing method prescribed by the Ministry of Finance.

- Enterprises may decide on service prices of other non-aviation services at airports and airfields and price for ground lease and prices of essential services at airports and airfields within the price frames prescribed by the Ministry of Transport and declare them to the Ministry of Transport.

- Enterprises may decide on service prices of other non-aviation services at airports and airfields and display them under regulations.

Specialized aviation services include:

- Aviation services, which are directly related to aircraft operation, air carriage operation and flight activities;

- Non-aviation services, which are provided at airports and airfields or onboard aircraft other than aviation services.

View more: Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation amended in 2014 effective from July 01, 2015, amending the Law on Vietnam Civil Aviation 2006.

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