Penang a holiday hit!!

Local tourists are flocking to the island for the school holidays.
Since the two-week break started last week, AirAsia recorded “almost 100%” passenger loads for its domestic flights from Johor Baru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Kuala Lumpur to the state, said the budget airline's Penang station manager Kenneth Tan.
“On normal days, all our domestic flights are between 75% to 80% full. We are the only budget airline with direct flights from Johor Baru, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching to the state so we do get many domestic tourists on board,” he said, adding that all its domestic passengers, except for Kota Kinabalu, travelled on the new 180-seater Airbuses.
“During the school holidays, the majority of our passengers are families,” he said.AirAsia passenger Alexandra Wong, 39, from Kuching, said she came mainly for the nightlife.
“I came to visit my friend and we’ll be heading to Batu Feringghi soon.
“We usually go out partying in Penang pubs and clubs,” she said, adding that food is “cheap and good”.
A check at several popular tourist spots revealed a large number of domestic tourists.
Despite the early downpour yesterday, Penang Hill was swarming with visitors eager to ride the funicular train.
Kelly Koh, 26, from Malacca, said this was her third visit to the state.
“I came with my family for two-and-a-half days only.
“Apart from visiting my relatives, we’ve gone to the Snake Temple and Kek Lok Si. Besides the famous char koay teow and Teluk Kumbar seafood, we even tried some of the food highlighted in The Star’s SundayMetro segment,” she said.
For Che Rohaya Abd Wahab, 43, Penang Hill was “special” because it was unique to the state.
Computer salesman Jeffrey Lim, 34, from Kuala Lumpur said he visited the Kek Lok Si temple, the Tropical Spice Garden and Penang Hill.