KOTA BHARU, May 13 — The government welcomes airline companies to initiate international flight operations at Sultan Ismail Petra Airport (LTSIP) near Pengkalan Chepa, here.

KLANG, Aug 8 —Economy Minister Rafizi Ramli said PAS Kelantan's offer to upgrade Pengkalan Chepa Sultan Ismail Petra Airport to an international airport if Perikatan Nasional (PN) remains in charge of the state after the state election this Saturday is something half-baked.