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.
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