Poised to take off


Overdue expansion: The Penang International Airport has exceeded its capacity of 6.5 million passengers a year. ― Photo by KT GOH/The Star

With an open tender to be called soon for upgrading work at Penang International Airport to start this year, visitors have high hopes of more passenger-centric facilities.

THE recent announcement that the Penang International Airport (PIA) will be expanded and upgraded is raising expectations that the tourism-dependent state will receive a much-needed boost.

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