LANGKAWI: Langkawi recorded more than 2.6 million air passengers in the first 11 months of the year, a 13.8 per cent increase from the same period last year.
The number also exceeded the island's total air passenger volume for the whole of last year.
Langkawi Development Authority (Lada) deputy chief executive officer Wan Kamarul Faisal Wan Kamardin said Langkawi International Airport (LTAL) handled 2,623,049 passengers from January to the end of November, up from 2,305,218 passengers in the same period last year.
"The figure reflects strong and sustained demand for air travel to Langkawi.
"LTAL is not just a gateway to the island, but a key driver of Langkawi's tourism economy," he said after welcoming the inaugural Batik Air flight from Tashkent, Uzbekistan, at LTAL today.
Malaysian ambassador to Uzbekistan Ilham Tuah Illias was on board
the flight.
Wan Kamarul said LTAL currently handled about 210 flight movements a week, comprising 188 domestic and 22 international flights, and was expected to receive 90,000 to 100,000 air passengers over the next two weeks.
The Tashkent-Langkawi weekly service uses a Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft with a capacity of 162 seats. A total of 152 passengers arrived on the inaugural flight, which was welcomed with traditional performances.
Ilham said the Tashkent-Langkawi route was expected to boost the
Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign, citing Malaysia's diverse tourism offerings as a
strong draw for Uzbek travellers.
-nst online.
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