Malacca airport begins taking in flights from China


Strait talking: Idris (third from right) and wife Datin Seri Fadhilah Abdullah welcoming tourists from Guangzhou at the Malacca International Airport in Batu Berendam. Looking on (from left) are Dr Wee, Chinese ambassador to Malaysia Dr Huang, singer and Tourism Malaysia ambassador Chiang Yu Heng and JE International group executive chairman Datuk Jojo Wang.

MALACCA: The arrival of an Airbus A319 from Guangzhou at the Malacca International Airport (LTAM) at Batu Berendam here is a milestone for the development of the state, says Chief Minister Datuk Seri Idris Haron.

He said the maiden flight operated by China Southern Airlines marks the start of a RM30bil investment set to flow into the state over the next two decades.

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