At 2:00 PM on November 9, 2021, Noi Bai International Airport was awarded the Safe Corridor Initiative (SCI) certification and officially recognized as an SCI member airport. The certification ceremony was held online.

The Safe Corridor Initiative was launched by Incheon International Airport in South Korea to assess whether participating airports' COVID-19 prevention and control measures meet the relevant criteria established by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the World Health Organization (WHO) and Airports Council International (ACI).

Following a period of bilateral cooperation and assessment, Incheon International Airport confirmed that Noi Bai International Airport had successfully addressed all recommendations made by the assessment team and fully satisfied the program's requirements.

As a result, Noi Bai International Airport was officially recognized as an SCI member airport, demonstrating its eligibility to participate in a safe travel corridor.

The Safe Corridor Initiative between Incheon and Noi Bai International Airports is expected to provide important advantages for both airports, particularly during the early stages of aviation recovery.

Passengers traveling between the two countries can feel reassured that both airports are implementing appropriate health and safety measures in accordance with international standards.

Alongside its SCI certification, Noi Bai International Airport has also completed the assessment procedures for renewing its Airport Health Accreditation (AHA), initially awarded by Airports Council International (ACI) in November 2020.

ACI was expected to issue the renewed AHA certification to Noi Bai International Airport in November 2021.

These certifications demonstrate Noi Bai International Airport's continued efforts in COVID-19 prevention and control, with the aim of protecting the health and safety of passengers and airport employees while supporting the national strategy of “safe and flexible adaptation and effective control of the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Noi Bai International Airport hopes that, through the collective efforts of the entire political system and the country as a whole, Vietnam's aviation industry will be able to reopen and restore connectivity in a safe and sustainable manner.

These efforts are expected to facilitate the industry's early recovery and strengthen its competitiveness within the regional and international aviation markets.