Summary
- Penang delegation visits China Southern Airlines headquarters in Guangzhou.
- State seeks stronger air connectivity and tourism links with China.
- Penang will have scheduled direct flights to nine Chinese cities with Haikou added in October.
- Guangzhou is positioned as a key transit hub connecting Penang with wider China.
GEORGE TOWN, August 15 — Penang is seeking deeper aviation cooperation with China Southern Airlines to strengthen connectivity and expand its tourism reach across China.
State Tourism and Creative Economy Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai met senior airline executives at its Guangzhou headquarters, highlighting Guangzhou’s role as a major transit hub.
Penang currently has scheduled direct connectivity with eight Chinese cities, with Haikou expected to become the ninth in October. Two charter links from Guiyang and Kunming bring the network to “9+2”.
Wong said China Southern’s 35-year-old Guangzhou–Penang route remains an important bridge for tourism, trade and people-to-people exchanges.
