Tag: Kulim international airport
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Kulim International Airport? KXP. This is the company building it
I remember quite some time back, this was quite hotly debated between Penang and Kedah since this new international airport in Kulim known as KXP is estimated to be less than 1 hour away from the Penang International Airport which is already Malaysia’s 3rd busiest airport. First is Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), then followed…
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Another international airport in northern to be ready by 2024.
We should treat this piece of news as something positive for the northern region instead of thinking of one ‘killing’ the other. Whether the arrivals (passengers or cargoes) were via Kulim or even Bayan Lepas, what’s not to rejoice if the investments could spur both states instead of just one? Of course, this would also…
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KIA (KXP) and PIA MUST be complementary please.
I have stressed many times that Penang needs a much bigger international airport for its future because the best way into Penang from overseas is through the air. (PIA) Earlier article way back in 2016 here: Penang International Airport, what’s next? Well, I did not have that many supporters even among Penangites. Perhaps now there is really a need…
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KIA vs PIA, cargo vs passenger.
K.I.A? Kulim International Airport, if they do adopt such a name in the future. In a news article which I consider as positive for both Penang and Kulim industrial parks, the proposed international airport for Kulim is aiming at satisfying the demand for cargo services for which the Penang international airport (PIA) is unable to…
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Penang international airport expansion and full capacity in 2017
Many friends know my position about Penang’s current international airport. I feel it needs a bigger more holistic plan and that includes moving out of Bayan Lepas for which it has limited expansion capacity to a new site. Most likely in the mainland. Maybe Batu Kawan. Recently, there has been a proposal for another international…