• A worker cleans glass panels at the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. The four-storey facility has been built since December 2011 by a workforce of 1,300 people. Kham / Reuters
    A worker cleans glass panels at the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. The four-storey facility has been built since December 2011 by a workforce of 1,300 people. Kham / Reuters
  • Noi Bai international airport's new terminal is 996 metres long and has a total gross floor area of over 139,000 square metres. Kham / Reuters
    Noi Bai international airport's new terminal is 996 metres long and has a total gross floor area of over 139,000 square metres. Kham / Reuters
  • Workers paint on traffic lanes at the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines became the first airline to use the terminal for its Flight VN661 from Hanoi to Singapore on Christmas day. Kham / Reuters
    Workers paint on traffic lanes at the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines became the first airline to use the terminal for its Flight VN661 from Hanoi to Singapore on Christmas day. Kham / Reuters
  • Workers put the final touches to the new terminal at Noi Bai international airport. Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines became the first airline to use the terminal for its Flight VN661 from Hanoi to Singapore on Christmas day. Kham / Reuters
    Workers put the final touches to the new terminal at Noi Bai international airport. Flag carrier Vietnam Airlines became the first airline to use the terminal for its Flight VN661 from Hanoi to Singapore on Christmas day. Kham / Reuters
  • A man pastes advertisements on trolleys at the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport. Kham / Reuters
    A man pastes advertisements on trolleys at the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport. Kham / Reuters
  • A worker leaves the immigration hall of the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. Vietnam's passenger traffic almost doubled between 2008 and 2013, according to the International Air Transport Association. Kham / Reuters
    A worker leaves the immigration hall of the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. Vietnam's passenger traffic almost doubled between 2008 and 2013, according to the International Air Transport Association. Kham / Reuters
  • Vietnam Airlines airplanes are parked at the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. Kham / Reuters
    Vietnam Airlines airplanes are parked at the new terminal of Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. Kham / Reuters
  • Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi has been overstretched for years with only one terminal and capacity of 12 million annual passengers. The new facility formally opens on December 31. Kham / Reuters
    Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi has been overstretched for years with only one terminal and capacity of 12 million annual passengers. The new facility formally opens on December 31. Kham / Reuters
  • The departure area of the new terminal at Noi Bai international airport. Kham / Reuters
    The departure area of the new terminal at Noi Bai international airport. Kham / Reuters
  • Workers sweep the road of the new terminal at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. The four-storey facility has been built since December 2011 by a workforce of 1,300 people. Kham / Reuters
    Workers sweep the road of the new terminal at Noi Bai international airport in Hanoi. The four-storey facility has been built since December 2011 by a workforce of 1,300 people. Kham / Reuters

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Vietnam opens new terminal in Hanoi airport — in pictures

Julie Nicholson

December 25, 2014

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Vietnam has started operating a new $900 million terminal at Hanoi’s Noi Bai international airport, which will nearly double the capital’s flight capacity to 10 million passengers a year.

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