To help you plan your layover or overnight sleepover, here is a quick run-down of what travellers have reported to us during their time at Ho Chi Minh City Tan Son Nhat International Airport. Once, I gave this guy some cash, he opened his wallet to put it away and I saw his wallet full of different currencies (US $, Canadian $, Euros).
They will discretely bribe you for money. If you chose to take a vacation to Vietnam fly through this airport not Hanoi it is much better and is rapidly improving.I had to bribe my way out of a few situations in the baggage screening room. This airport is nice for Vietnam standards and I think that it will continue to improve as it is with complete renovation of the old terminal now used for only domestic flights. There is no information booth and the only way to get information about facilities etc is to ask staff at the restaurants and shops or to look at signs. Security is easy to get through with friendly and efficient staff who can speak moderate English. The customs officers are not friendly either but they are efficient.
The immigration officers are not friendly and they take ages to finish their job. The lines at check-in and immigration can be long you can wait in a line for almost 20-30 minutes depending on the staff efficiency and passenger traffic. The staff at the restaurants are friendly and will hook you up to their shop's wifi if it is for customers however there is no public wifi network at this airport which is a problem. The cleanliness and facilities are fair there are a couple options of food and retail not many and the restrooms are fairly maintained. I have visited far worse airports but this airport does not meet the standards of an international hub like Singapore Hong Kong or Bangkok. As an expat living in Ho Chi Minh City I fly in and out of this airport almost every month.
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