Penang International Aiport expansion to start next year
The expansion of Penang International Airport (PIA) is expected to take place in the third quarter of 2024.
State Tourism and Creative Economy Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said the expansion would take about four years to complete.
“The next Visit Malaysia Year has been set for 2026 and it is crucial for Penang to have a spillover publicity,” he told Buletin Mutiara when contacted recently.
Wong was asked about the PIA expansion progress.
In tabling the Budget 2024, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim stated that the Government has targeted 26.1 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2026.
Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH Penang Chapter) chairman Tony Goh said the Visit Malaysia Year in 2026 is expected to project Penang as one of the popular tourist spots to visit.
“The PIA expansion is an important project for the state to cater to the needs of the tourism industry,” he said, adding that the influx of foreign tourists into Penang has risen over the years.
Source: Buletin Mutiara
earlier talk was that this expansion was to complete by 2024, now construction will only start by end of 2024, take the car park building as yardstick, they won’t finish it by 2030…
What expansion ? The airport is landlocked on all sides with industrial buildings ..
The only way to expand the airport is to find a new location, dont wait for a crash into the industrial estate of worse into the residential buildings surrounding the airport, then only investigate and move to safer area..
what about LRT? i understand that now it become private and public project? where to get fund? wait another 10,15 20 years?