Airport road to be demolished

Airport road to be demolished

THERE will only be one level for the public to drop off and pick up passengers at the Penang International Airport in future.

The present road leading to the departure level of the airport will be demolished soon as part of the ongoing upgrading works at the airport.

Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) senior manager Arif Jaafar said the road would be demolished by the end of this month.

He said MAB decided to merge down the drop-off point to the same level where passengers are currently being picked up to better monitor traffic flow.

He said there was currently congestion at the drop-off level for departures as many arriving passengers chose to be picked up at this level as well.

“Despite signs informing them that the level is strictly for dropping off departing passengers, arriving passengers will still head towards this level as it is more convenient for them,” Arif said.

He said there would be three vehicle lanes each for departing and arriving passengers at one level in future.

He said the upgrading at the airport was scheduled for completion by June next year and that MAB was doing all it could to minimise inconvenience during this period.

Arif advised passengers departing from Penang to come to the airport early as well as to check in early to avoid missing their flights.

He said MAB had received many complaints of passengers missing their flights during the recent Chinese New Year period due to traffic congestion on the way to the airport.

-News courtesy of The Star-