1. Those who commit one of the following acts of obstructing air traffic, causing loss
of lives or serious damage to the health and/or property of other persons or have
already been disciplined or administratively sanctioned for such act or sentenced for
such offense, not yet entitled to criminal record remission but continue to commit it,
shall be subject to a fine of between ten million dong and fifty million dong, noncustodial reform for up to three years or a prison term of between one and five years:
a) Placing barricades which obstruct air traffic;
b) Illegally removing, dislocating, shielding or destroying air traffic safety signs
and/or signals;
c) Wrongly using or interfering with communications frequencies;
d) Providing wrong information, posing danger to flights;
e) Damaging airport equipment or other support facilities;
f) Other acts of obstructing air traffic.
2. Committing the crime in one of the following cases, the offenders shall be
sentenced to between three and ten years of imprisonment:
a) They are persons directly responsible for ensuring the air traffic safety or directly
manage air traffic safety equipment;
b) Causing very serious consequences.
3. Committing the crime and causing particularly serious consequences, the
offenders shall be subject to between seven and fifteen years of imprisonment.
4. Committing the crime which may actually entail particularly serious consequences
if not warded off in time, the offenders shall be subject to a fine of between five
million dong and twenty million dong, to non-custodial reform for up to three years
or a prison term of between six months and three years.
5. The offenders may also be banned from holding certain posts, practicing certain
occupations or doing certain jobs for one to five years.
Article 218.- Putting into use aircrafts which fail to meet safety standards
1. Those who are directly responsible for the mechanical status of aircrafts but
permit the use of such aircraft which obviously fail to meet technical safety
standards shall be sentenced to between one and five years of imprisonment.
2. Committing the crime and causing the loss of lives or serious damage to the health
and/or property of other persons, the offenders shall be sentenced to between three
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