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| The RM89 million Langkawi International Airport (LIA) expansion project will begin this September and is expected to be completed by next August. |
State Education, Transport and Housing Committee chairman Datuk Tajul Urus Mat Zain said the project, which has two phases, will be carried out in 10 months.
Tajul told the state legislative assembly that the project was approved in the National Economic Council Meeting chaired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak in June.
He said the project will be carried out by Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB).
The first phase involving the expansion of the parking area will begin next month while the second phase will begin by Oct 15.
“The second phase involves the expansion of the arrival hall, commercial terminal, toilet, prayer rooms and driveway to the main terminal,” he said in his answer to Nor Saidi Nayan (BN-Kuah) this morning.
To an additional question from Saidi on whether an aerobridge would be built at the terminal, Tajul said it has been taken into consideration.
According to Tajul, the RM89 million cost did not take into account an aerobridge.
“If an aerobridge needs to be built, MAHB has to upgrade the terminal building from one to two floors.
“The cost to upgrade the terminal building is estimated at between RM300 and RM400 million,” he said.
Tajul said as at the end of July, a total of 278 flights landed at the airport weekly while the number of chartered flights increased from 24 in 2013 to 77 last year.
He added that between January and July this year, LIA received a total of 23 chartered flights.
“At the moment Langkawi has two international flights connecting the island with Singapore and Guangzhou in China,” he said.
Source: New Straits Times | 16 August 2017
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