RM30mil set aside for two rural airports in Sarawak

Up and running: Hasbi launching the National Madani Taxi Renewal Programme for Sarawak at the Unifor Complex in Kuching. — ZULAZHAR SHEBLEE / The Star

KUCHING: The Federal Govern­ment has approved RM30mil to upgrade the Ba’kelalan and Long Banga STOLports (short take-off and landing airports) in rural Sarawak, with work targeted to begin this year.

Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Hasbi Habibollah said RM15mil was allocated for each STOLport under the Airport Development Fund for terminal upgrades and runway extensions where possible.