Making a case to expand Penang International Airport

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COMMENT | Building a new airport in Kulim doesn't make good business sense.

| Recently, there has been an active debate about the government’s announcement to build a new airport inThe argument that the Penang International Airport is constrained by space for further expansion is a myth.

a) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, India - this is a single runway airport. It handled 50 million passengers in 2018 and is the second busiest airport in India. Whether the proposed Kulim airport can pick up these businesses, if at all, is doubtful but the loss of these businesses for Penang and Malaysia is a near certainty.

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