Langkawi International Airport capacity to be increased

LANGKAWI: Langkawi's International Airport capacity will be increased to accommodate the growing number of tourists to the island.

Langkawi Development Authority chairman Datuk Johari Abdul Ghani said visitor arrival reached 3.6 million last year and is expected to increase this year.

"I will ensure as LADA chairman that Langkawi receives sufficient allocation for the capacity increase for this airport," he said while opening the 42nd Finance Ministry Sports Festival here last night.

Johari, who is also Finance Minister II, said the main jetties on Langkawi and nearby islands would be rehabilitated.

"Fourteen sites have also been marked for promotion to international investors for tourism infrastructure development," he said.
Meanwhile, he said the ministry's sports festival was initiated in 1974 to promote greater rapport among the ministry's workforce.

Besides having qualification and skill, the employees need to be healthy and active so as to be able to do their job efficiently, he said.

More than 2,300 participants from 13 agencies under the ministry are involved in the week-long sports festival. — Bernama