Noi Bai, Tan Son Nhat airports to apply automatic toll collection next week

A representative from the Airport Corporation of Vietnam said more than VND210 billion (US$8.6 million) was spent setting up the ETC systems at the airports.

Car owners with valid ETC accounts used for expressways can use them at the airports without having to go through any more procedures, the source said.

Cars enter Tan Son Nhat Airport in HCMC in January 2023. Photo by VnExpress/Gia Minh

Vietnam’s two largest airports receive 16,000-20,000 cars every day and the toll collection has been conducted manually, causing congestion during days of high travel demand such as the Lunar New Year.

With the ETC system adopted, the fee remains at VND10,000-25,000 every 10 minutes, depending on the car size.

Nearly five million cars in Vietnam, 96% of registered ones, have ETC accounts.