HANOI, May 3 (Xinhua) -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has issued an instruction on ensuring aviation safety after recent incidents, especially the landing of a Vietnam Airlines' flight in a runway that has not been ready to use.
The authority asked Vietnam Airlines' pilots to make thorough preparations prior to flights including updating themselves on information of the scheduled flight and study the structure of the landing airport.
The pilots were also asked to make early contact with the air traffic control station of the landing airport to get meteorological information as well as landing methods and runway, Vietnam News Agency reported on Thursday.
The pilots must double check important information, strictly adhere to aviation regulations, and immediately report on unusual signs that may confuse the pilot and threaten the fight's safety, according to the instruction.
On April 29, Vietnam Airlines' flight VN-7344, which departed from Ho Chi Minh City carrying a seven-member crew and 203 passengers, landed on a runway that was under construction at Cam Ranh International Airport in central Khanh Hoa province. No passenger or crew member was hurt.
All crew members of the fight have been suspended for investigation.
Vietnam Airlines said mistakes committed by the flight crew were an important reason for the April 29 wrongful landing.
Vietnam's aviation sector transported 16 million passengers and 90,300 tons of cargoes in the first four months of this year, up 12.3 percent and down 3.5 percent on-year, respectively, according to the country's General Statistics Office.
