Transport Ministry: All expansion, construction of new airports frozen pending study
Monday, 03 Aug 2020 07:05 PM MYTTransport Minister Datuk Seri Wee Ka Siong speaks during a press conference at the Parliament Lobby in Kuala Lumpur July 15, 2020. — Bernama pic
Wee said the proposals for new airports including the Tioman Island airport, Kulim airport and Penang airport expansion will be studied under the National Airport Strategic Plan . “The study is also conducted to determine the direction of airport construction based on airspace requirement, economic and strategic studies,” said Wee in Parliament today during his winding-up speech.
“With Penang airport having a 20 million capacity and Kulim another 26 million, that is about 50 million traffic we are talking about,” he said in reference to the current Covid-19 situation.
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