Monday, January 4, 2010

08-11-2009: Ipoh airport gets RM60m facelift

Sunday November 8, 2009
Ipoh airport gets RM60m facelift

IPOH: The Cabinet has approved the allocation of RM60mil to extend and upgrade the underutilised Sultan Azlan Shah Airport.

The grant is to be used to extend the airport’s runway by 200m from the present 1.8km and to up­­grade the airport terminal. Work is expected to start next year.

Second Finance Minister Da­­­­­tuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said a government survey showed that Perak had immense potential to become a top tourist destination.

“With the extension, the government hopes more budget airlines will be attracted to use the airport,” he said yesterday after a ground-breaking ceremony for a market at the Tanah Hitam new village in Chemor near here. Currently, only Firefly flies out of Ipoh with daily flights to Singapore.

SOURCE (Sumber): The Star: 08-11-2009

1 comment:

  1. About RM20 million of the RM60 million will be used to renovate the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport terminal. The balance RM40 million will be used to extend the runway from 1,798 metres to 2,000 metres (RM198,019.80 per metre). While another RM60 million will be used to build the taxiway along 2,000 metres (RM30,000.00 per metres). Total: RM60 million + RM60 million = RM120 million.

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