<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-center">History Penang International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The airport, then named Bayan Lepas International Airport, was completed in 1935, when Penang was part of the British crown colony of the Straits Settlements.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In the 1970s, a major expansion of the airport was carried out, during which a terminal building of Minangkabau architecture was built and the runway extended to accommodate Boeing 747s, then the largest passenger jet aircraft. Upon the completion of the expansion works in 1979, the airport was renamed Penang International Airport.</p>
<p class="blog-para">In December 2019, MAHB announced a RM800 million expansion plan for the airport, with work on 4 phases starting in March 2020 and to be completed by 2024.</p>
<p class="blog-para">This would raise the capacity of the airport from 6.5 million passengers yearly, to 12 million a year. This compares with actual passenger numbers of 9.5 million. However, in May 2020, Chief Minister of Penang Chow Kon Yeow says the planned expansion of the airport might well be by between six months to a year due as a result of the COVID-19.</p>
<p class="blog-para">On 5 April 2020, Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow said that all international flights into Penang had ceased, although domestic flights continued.</p>
<h2 class="blog-hed2 pb-lg-4 pb-3 text-lg-left">TRANSPORT Penang International Airport</h2>
<p class="blog-para">The following Transportation options are available to and from Penang International Airport:</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Bus:</strong> Public transportation is a great way to transfer to downtown Georgetown.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Taxi:</strong> Transfer in just 30 minutes to Georgetown city centre by taxi.</p>
<p class="blog-para"><strong>Car Rental:</strong> See the car rental options at Penang Airport through our search engine!</p>
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