Pelangi Air serves Padang

PADANG, West Sumatra (JP): Malaysian air carrier Pelangi Air plans to increase its flights to Padang, the capital city of West Sumatra, anticipating an increase in the number of people traveling between West Sumatra and Malaysia.

Malaysian Tourism Promotion Board director Ahmad Kosnen said on Saturday Pelangi Air was expected to double its schedule from the current three times a week.

He said the increase of flights was needed to anticipate the surge in demand for air transportation, especially from West Sumatra to Malaysia.

He said more Malaysians were also traveling to Indonesia through West Sumatra. (28)