Editing Penang (section)

===Air===
[[File:Penang International Airport Dec2024.jpg|thumb|The [[Penang International Airport]] (PIA) has an annual capacity of 6.5 million passengers, but passenger traffic had already exceeded its capacity even before the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Annual Report 2022 |url=https://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/sites/corporate/files/2023-04/MAHB-ANNUAL-REPORT-2022.pdf |journal=[[Malaysia Airports]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Jason Ng, Yimie Yong |date=2 July 2019 |title=Malaysia Airports Gets Finance Ministry Nod to Expand Penang Terminal |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Markets/Nikkei-Markets/Malaysia-Airports-gets-finance-ministry-nod-to-expand-Penang-terminal |access-date=15 December 2023 |work=[[Nikkei, Inc.]] }}</ref>]]
{{Main|Penang International Airport}}
The [[Penang International Airport]] (PIA) is located {{cvt|16|km}} south of [[Central George Town, Penang|downtown George Town]]. It serves as the main airport for northwestern Malaysia, with services to major regional cities such as [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Singapore]], [[Bangkok]], [[Taipei]], [[Hong Kong]], [[Xiamen]], [[Shanghai]], [[Doha]] and [[Dubai]].<ref name="Penang state govt-2021a">{{Cite journal |title=Penang Tourism Master Plan 2021-2030 |url=https://gtwhi.com.my/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Penang-Tourism-Master-Plan-2021-2030-Report.pdf |journal=[[Government of Penang|Penang state government]] |isbn=978-967-19661-0-5 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=4 January 2024 |title=Tourism Minister: China Eastern Airlines to Introduce Nanjing to Kuching, Kota Kinabalu Direct Flights Earliest June |url=https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2024/01/04/tourism-minister-china-eastern-airlines-to-introduce-nanjing-to-kuching-kota-kinabalu-direct-flights-earliest-june/110687 |access-date=7 January 2024 |work=[[Malay Mail]] }}</ref> PIA is [[List of the busiest airports in Malaysia|Malaysia's second busiest airport]] for aircraft movements and recorded more than 7.6 million passengers in 2024.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="Ministry of Transport-2023a">{{Cite web |title=Statistic of Aviation Transport |url=https://www.mot.gov.my/en/aviation/reports/quarterly-statistics-of-transport |access-date=14 December 2023 |website=[[Ministry of Transport (Malaysia)|Ministry of Transport]] }}</ref> It is also the country's second busiest in terms of cargo tonnage and handles the [[List of Malaysian states and municipalities by exports#Exports by city and municipality|largest export volume of all entry points nationwide]].<ref name="Dept Statistics Malaysia-2023" /> {{As of|2025}}, the airport is being upgraded to raise its annual capacity from 6.5 million passengers to 12 million by 2028.<ref name=":0" />