RM1.5bil Penang airport upgrade works begin

The Star
Lo Tern Chern
16 October 2024

Expansion works on Penang International Airport (PIA) have begun, with the RM1.5bil project split into three packages to be completed by 2028.

Penang tourism and creative economy committee chairman Wong Hon Wai said the appointed project team has started work and is now on site for further preparations.

"Package 1 covers ancillary buildings and associated works.

"Package 2 is for apron and airside facilities.

"Works on the main terminal building will commence under Package 3," he said after a meeting with Malaysia Airlines Berhad at the airport on Tuesday (Oct 15).

The expansion is undertaken by the Federal Government, he added.

Wong said additional upgrades to the airport include 10 autogates each in the international departure and international arrival halls, with the four-month installation work to begin in November.

The expansion will also increase aircraft parking capacity from 16 commercial planes to 28 at any one time.

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