Time limit for submission of request and for issue and modification of flight permit in Vietnam

According to the Decree No. 125/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, the time limit for submission of request and for issue and modification of flight permit is as follows:

1. Within ten (10) working days prior to the estimated date of flight permit performance for the regular flights.

2. Within seven (07) working days prior to the estimated date of flight permit performance for the following cases:

- Testing, performance, demonstration or training flights;

- Flights in service of scientific study, national economy, cultural, sports and tourism activities;

- Flights of foreign military aircraft performing the civil flight activities in Vietnam.

3. Within five (05) working days prior to the estimated date of flight permit in the following cases:

- The foreign special aircraft flights transporting the guests of the Party and State and flights performing the escorting or preparation duty for those special flights; Other foreign special flights and escorting or preparation flights those special flights;

- The international chartered flights or increased flights to and from Vietnam;

- The flights of foreign public service aircraft not subject to the cases specified in section 2.

4. Within three (03) working days prior to the estimated date of flight permit performance for the following cases:

- The irregular flights over the airspace of Vietnam or technical landing in Vietnam;

- The flights are performed as decided by the Court or the competent state authorities of Vietnam;

- The flights are performed under the aircraft lease/ sale contract;

- The flights transferred to international aerodrome;

- The flights in service of separate needs of the bodies, organizations and individuals.

5. Within twenty four (24) hours prior to the estimated hour of flight permit performance for the flights specified under Point c, Paragraph 4, Article 14 of Decree No. 125/2015/NĐ-CP; the flights for humanitarian purposes and the flights of joint aviation activities.

6. Do not apply the time limit in the following cases:

- The flights in urgent circumstances;

- The flights specified under Points a, b and d, Paragraph 4, Article 14 of Decree No. 125/2015/NĐ-CP;

- Modification of flight permit specified under Point dd, Paragraph 4, Article 14 of Decree No. 125/2015/NĐ-CP.

7. The time limit for submission of request for issue or modification of flight permit for the special aircraft flights, escorting flights, preparation flights complies with the regulations on special aircraft assurance.

8. The flight permit issuing body shall review and inform the flight permit or reply upon disapproval of permit issue to the requester within the following time limit:

- Seven (07) working days after receiving the request for the cases specified in section 1;

- Five (05) working days after receiving the request for the cases specified in section 2;

- Three (03) working days after receiving the request for the cases specified in section 3;

- Two (02) working days after receiving the request for the cases specified in section 4;

- Twelve (12) hours after receiving the request for the cases specified in section 5;

- The flight permit issuing body and the air traffic controller shall reply and issue the order to change the flight plan immediately to the requester for the cases specified in section 6.

9. Where the request for issue or modification of flight permit is not submitted at the prescribed time limit, the flight permit issuing body shall review the factors of reasons for late submission of request, characteristics and necessity of flight and other relevant matters to decide on issue or denial of issue of flight permit.

10. The flight permit issuing body must ensure the conditions and restricted operation of aerodrome airspace, airway, mode of flight and the conditions to ensure the safe flight activities specified in the Rules of civil aviation air traffic and the Rules of the air in the aerodrome areas and the policies announced in the aeronautical information publication (AIP) of Vietnam when issuing the flight permit.

11. The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam shall provide instructions and assess the compliance with the standards of aviation safety and security of the airlines before issuing the flight permit to the flights to and from Vietnam. Where there are grounds that the foreign aviation authority does not ensure the safety supervision over the aircraft operation of the relevant airlines according to the standards of ICAO, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam shall assess the aviation safety supervision capacity of that aviation authority. The requester for issue of flight permit must submit with the request for issue of flight permit the necessary documents as required by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam in service of assessment.

View more details at the Decree No. 125/2015/NĐ-CP of Vietnam’s Government, effective from January 26, 2016.

Thuy Tram

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