10,000 ferry tickets sold for LIMA ’25, signalling keen interest
LANGKAWI: A total of 10,000 ferry tickets to Langkawi for the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition 2025 (LIMA '25) have been sold over the past four days.
LIMA '25 is set to take place from May 20 to 24 in Langkawi, Malaysia. This prominent biennial airshow and maritime exhibition showcases the latest in aerospace and maritime technology. Ferry Line Ventures Sdn Bhd (Ferry Line) operations manager Norhafiz Abdul Wahid said the tickets sold cover return trips on the Kuala Perlis and Kuala Kedah routes to Langkawi.
"Ferry Line opened ticket sales for the public to attend Lima '25 through the website www.cuticutilangkawi.com four days ago, Berita Harian reported.
"As of today, 10,000 tickets have been sold for the Kuala Perlis and Kuala Kedah routes to Langkawi and back," he said when contacted today. Norhafiz said the Malaysian Marine Department (JLM) has granted the company permission to operate from 7am to 10pm throughout the biennial exhibition.
"A total of 184 ferry trips for Lima '25 have been approved by JLM, with an estimated 100,000 visitors expected to travel in and out of Langkawi during the five-day exhibition.
"If there is an unexpected surge in demand, the Ferry Line will request to extend ferry operations until midnight. However, this will depend on the completion of dredging works along the navigation channel. "This plan can be realised if the dredging works at Kuala Perlis and Kuala Kedah, currently in progress, are completed a week before Lima '25," he added.
He also expressed concern about the capacity of the Kuala Perlis and Kuala Kedah passenger terminals, which can only accommodate two ferries at a time. "This situation is worsened by the limited waiting area at both terminals, which cannot accommodate more than 800 passengers at any given time.
"In reality, we are prepared to handle the increase in tourist numbers, as most of our ferries have large capacities and can carry up to 650 passengers per trip," he said.
Ferry Line was established in 2005 through the merger of seven ferry companies, making it the largest passenger ferry operator in Langkawi and Malaysia.
