Malaysia Penang Island Beach ban paragliding activities of tourists can not use a boat landing

According to "Malaysia daily" reported Malaysia Guanghua, Penang Island Beach has banned paragliding take-off and landing. From January 1st onwards, water sports industry must use the mooring boat (Winch Boat) for paragliding activities, can not use the boat to make parachute landing or taking off in Penang Island beach.

Malaysia City Hall said Penang Island Management Service Director Mohamoa g Bali Mustapa, previously used boats drag parachute activities can be carried out in Penang Island on the beach, because in recent years there have been several cases of paragliding activity accident, so the water industry and the city hall to discuss the results, paragliding activity only in the distance 100 meters coastline.

"If the industry refused to comply will be kept, and the face of the fate of the business license is revoked." He believes that it can achieve a win-win situation, people in the enjoyment of the beach, people do not have to worry about a parachute accident again.

There are currently 24 stores provide water activities of Penang Island, of which 6 owners have used mooring boats for paragliding activities, he hoped that in the future can increase 4.

Earlier beach paragliding activities by way of tourists, standing on the beach by boat pulled off, must then return visitors to manipulate landing.

Once the use of mooring boats, the industry will take visitors to the sea, allowing visitors to wear equipment, just like a kite like cable to tourists ascended into heaven, and then use the rope to drop back to tourist boats.

(Evangle Luo of TTFLY shared with you)