IN A BID to have more airlines operate international flights from Penang, the state government is offering subsidies on services connecting to Yangon, Seoul and Bandung.
According to Malaysian newspaper The Sun, which quoted the state’s chief minister Lim Guan Eng, Penang is offering RM37 (US$10) per passenger on direct flights to the three cities.
The scheme is open to all airlines for a limited period.
Penang has already approached Malaysia Airlines, Firefly, Malindo Air and Korean Air about the subsidy, said Danny Law, Penang tourism development committee chairman in the same report.
The incentive will be funded by local government hotel fees collected by local councils, with RM6.5 million currently in the pot.
