LOW-COST CARRIER TERMINAL @ KLIA Thread - Lotsa Pix! [Archive]

hetfield85

March 24th, 2006, 08:43 AM

Malaysia opens Asia's first low-cost carrier terminal
By Kang Siew Li
siewli@nstp.com.my

March 24 2006

NATIONAL carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and budget airline AirAsia Bhd have been urged to work together to bring more people into the country.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said both airlines can be a "champion" in their respective market segment.

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Friday/Corporate/BT559185.txt/Article/Current_News/BT/Images/dailyn/lcct.jpg

"The two airlines are competing for different purposes. AirAsia is competing to be the best in the low-cost carrier (LCC) segment and MAS as a full-service carrier (FSC). Both airlines have to do their best in their respective market," he told a news conference after opening Asia's first LCC terminal at the KL International Airport (LCCT-KLIA) in Sepang yesterday.

He added that tourism is a major income earner for the country, and attracting tourists is a top priority which is only possible with the two airlines operating and working together.

Abdullah also said that MAS and AirAsia are still in discussions on the rationalisation of the domestic sector and is confident that both airlines can reach a win-win situation or "smart partnership".

The Prime Minister has given the two airlines until Monday to submit their plan under the Government's domestic air rationalisation policy.

The Government is of the view that the rationalisation process of the domestic flights sector is needed to ensure the long-term success of MAS and AirAsia.

Meanwhile, Abdullah expressed satisfaction with the new LCCT-KLIA, but warned that maintenance on the airport must be a continuous process.

"Our (Malaysians) maintenance culture is poor. This shouldn't be. These facilities are for all and must always be functional, safe and comfortable," he said.

He added that some degree of rivalry is to be expected between the LCCT-KLIA and the Singapore budget airline terminal at Changi, which is due to open in two days.

Also present at the event was Datuk Tony Fernandes, AirAsia group chief executive officer.

Fernandes said it is AirAsia's intention from day one to work with MAS.

"I think I have a good relationship with the CEO (chief executive officer) of MAS (Idris Jala). Let's see (what the restructuring of the domestic routes will be). I always believe in a win-win situation and that we (AirAsia and MAS) can help each other tremendously.

"A strong MAS is good for AirAsia and a strong AirAsia is good for MAS," he said.

MAS and AirAsia urged to work together to attract more tourists into Malaysia

fairul

March 24th, 2006, 08:45 AM

By the way, how cheap will the parking be?

Parking rate: RM1.00 for 1st 2 hours, RM2.00 for subsequent hours
but the first month can park free of charge..dunno why..maybe they havent install the parking machine yet..hahaha

Subangite

March 24th, 2006, 08:48 AM

Parking rate: RM1.00 for 1st 2 hours, RM2.00 for subsequent hours
but the first month can park free of charge..dunno why..maybe they havent install the parking machine yet..hahaha

So got long term parking lah? Say you have to be in Kuching for 1 week and a half, can you leave your car at the LCCT parking lot, would it be viable??

fairul

March 24th, 2006, 09:09 AM

So got long term parking lah? Say you have to be in Kuching for 1 week and a half, can you leave your car at the LCCT parking lot, would it be viable??

not sure if the LCCT have long term parking..but since they don't charge you for the first month, i think its possible to park it therefor a week...though the idea to park my car there for a week would be very scary..heheh..

subangite, what do u think of the LCCT? i think it looks nice....as long it has all the basic facilites,then it wud be ok..somemore theres a Mcdonald there..cant get that at Kuching airport..hahaha

TYW

March 24th, 2006, 03:21 PM

i think the LCCT looks quite ok;)

szehoong

March 25th, 2006, 08:11 AM

thats why they call it LOW COST TERMINAL...
thanks Sze for the pics...maybe later this weekend i make a trip to the terminal to see it for myself..i wont be satisfied just seeing it through the photos..hehe:D
but the terminal is really nice indeed..

Thanks! :)

Tsk...tsk.....call me to see if I am free......I also wanna see. ;)

Is the terminal 24 hrs? :?

White_soX

March 25th, 2006, 08:26 AM

Thanks! :)

Tsk...tsk.....call me to see if I am free......I also wanna see. ;)

Is the terminal 24 hrs? :?

Of course since the McDonald 24/7 :)

szehoong

March 25th, 2006, 08:33 AM

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c207/matny/KLIA-LCCT%20220306/K700i-pic115.jpg

^^ Hahaha.....stupid question.....din see this just now hehehe.....if McD opens 24hrs the terminal also rite? :D

szehoong

March 25th, 2006, 08:46 AM

Of course since the McDonald 24/7 :)

Oh thanks! :D I din notice that earlier on ;)

ignoramus

March 25th, 2006, 09:01 AM

Even the KLIA webbie says its 20km from the MTB. Looking at the map, and at the route it takes to travel from MTB to LCCT, its certainly 20km.

fairul

March 26th, 2006, 05:35 AM

bro fox@musang, here are the LCCT pics..as u requested :D
Sze, sorry i didnt contact you..i was on my way from Malacca back to KL this morning, so dont want to trouble u early in the morning..;)

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/toLCC.jpg
there are lots of this banners along the highway, so no one will lost their way to LCCT

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/checkin.jpg
morning traffic...lots of pax. cheking-in

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/unoccupycheckin.jpg
unoccupy check in counter..Air Asia occupy check in booth number 1 till 45

fairul

March 26th, 2006, 05:38 AM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/domestic.jpg
domestic departure hall ...there's a retail outlet inside..

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/International.jpg
International departure hall

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/Internationalarrival.jpg
international arrival hall

fairul

March 26th, 2006, 05:44 AM

makan time!!!!

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/AsianKitchen.jpg
u want Asian Kitchen?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/McD.jpg
Mcdonald?

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/CoffeeBean.jpg
or you want to have coffe latte??

fairul

March 26th, 2006, 05:47 AM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/BusBooth.jpg
this booths available at both international and domestic arrival halls..

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/SkyBus.jpg
getting to the LCCT is easy..can use the Skybus..

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/AirportLiner.jpg
or can use the airport Liner from Jalan Duta/Chan Sow Lin

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/Parking2.jpg
aha..thats why the parking still free for first few months..wiring not complete yet..hehe

travellator

March 26th, 2006, 06:08 AM

musang

March 26th, 2006, 08:50 AM

bro fox@musang, here are the LCCT pics..as u requested :D

tq d'so d'very much heh heh nampak cun.

how come no warong jual nasik lemak or teh tarik or roti canai ek? that dapur asian have ker? boleh gak gi lepak2 stms.. but tabik la, nama jer lcct, tapi siap ada coffee bean lagi.. how eh the prices kedai2 mkn kat situ? murah or simply cam rate KLIA MTB?

White_soX

March 26th, 2006, 09:07 AM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/BusBooth.jpg

One counter for Skybus, second one for Taxis and third one for Limo service I believe :banana: :cucumber: :nocrook:

fairul

March 26th, 2006, 10:04 AM

thanks 4 the pics. :) the terminal seems ok, basic & good for getting in & out quickly i think it will fulfil the needs of low cost carriers wont b surprise if other carriers op to use it. Have been 2 commuter air terminals in LA & San Diego, LA is nice but have to take a bus from the main terminal to reach it travelling on the airside roads, the San Diego commuter air terminal is small & very basic not comfortable at all, comparatively the lct looks good

no problem dude...yeah...to me it looks ok..all basic facilities are there..its a budget terminal..cant expect anything like KLIA..

tq d'so d'very much heh heh nampak cun.

how come no warong jual nasik lemak or teh tarik or roti canai ek? that dapur asian have ker? boleh gak gi lepak2 stms.. but tabik la, nama jer lcct, tapi siap ada coffee bean lagi.. how eh the prices kedai2 mkn kat situ? murah or simply cam rate KLIA MTB?

sama2 encik musang... :) no nasi lemak stall there la...u later suggest to MAB to open mamak there la..maybe Pelita nasi kandar or Subaidah..? hehehe..

didnt check out the price at asian kitchen...but i think the price is reasonable la...

i like the LCCT..reminds me of T3 of Subang...

musang

March 26th, 2006, 10:49 AM

^ sekali mkn kat subaidah sg petani dulu, fuiyo.. bau kat tgn tak hilang, then lepak kat dermaga butterworth masa nunggu shipment nak arrive.. alamak, sedapnya masa tu.. siap bawak bungkus lagi.. skrunk drooling sorang2 kat sini ngenangkan masa makan tu..

i think kalau air asia or mas ada serve nasik kandar onboard kan sodap..

musang

March 26th, 2006, 10:56 AM

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/BusBooth.jpg
this booths available at both international and domestic arrival halls..
kesian kakak baju hijau tu.. nama lcct, x kan tak sedia kerusi untuk dia, dah kena duduk atas railing besi.. hu hu hu...

baqthier

March 26th, 2006, 11:17 AM

Nice industrial look. Thanks fairul :)

White_soX

March 26th, 2006, 08:54 PM

Looks like LCC are better than what we expected, congrat!
I think the "kakak" is waiting for service etc. , can't be lack of seats

Magician

March 27th, 2006, 02:23 AM

This is ironic... the Low Cost Terminal looks better than a lot of domestic airports which serve international routes...

ZaHiRnYa???

March 27th, 2006, 03:28 AM

Non related here. But Magician..couldnt not stop but keep thinking about your sentence :

It is so hard to love someone...who does not love you

szehoong

March 27th, 2006, 04:02 AM

This is ironic... the Low Cost Terminal looks better than a lot of domestic airports which serve international routes...

Hmmmm.....example? :? I have to say that these airports which I've been or seen in pictures does looks nicer than the LCCT:

- Penang Intl Airport (Bayan Lepas)
- Kota Baru (Ismail Petra)
- Senai Intl Airport
- Kuching INtl Airport
- Langkawi Intl Airport

Anyway the LCCT had to look nice because it itself is part of KLIA and it is also an international terminal abeit a budget version. Since it is part of KLIA, I dun think MAHB would wanna compromise. However I think most other airports in other parts of Malaysia does looks better on the outside than the LCCT which actually looks like a warehouse. ;)

ZaHiRnYa???

March 27th, 2006, 04:20 AM

Another 1 month to go before I can step myself in this building ;)

Subangite

March 27th, 2006, 07:03 AM

This is ironic... the Low Cost Terminal looks better than a lot of domestic airports which serve international routes...

I don't know... I think Penangs Bayan Lepas looks nice.

szehoong

March 27th, 2006, 07:43 AM

Sze, sorry i didnt contact you..i was on my way from Malacca back to KL this morning, so dont want to trouble u early in the morning..;)

No prob......I probably can't make it this early in the morning also :D

ANyway I plan to go there probably this weekend with some of my friends. WOuld you be around? If I tada kaki....maybe you would like to accompany me to go spotting as well. I am free on Sunday ;)

White_soX

March 27th, 2006, 07:43 AM

Penang airport carpet is so colorful iirc

musang

March 27th, 2006, 09:07 AM

I think the "kakak" is waiting for service etc. , can't be lack of seats
heh heh was joking only la, that kakak works for dat company.. itu uniform they all la..

last nite i watched this brit comedy (2 pints whatever cant recall the tajuk) and at one scene, it showed the lcc terminal (donno the name) which looks cool. KULcct pun kool jugak kan..

cant get enuf of the pics la, sze nanti jgn lupa ambil banyak2 gambar tau ;)

musang

March 27th, 2006, 09:11 AM

Non related here. But Magician..couldnt not stop but keep thinking about your sentence :

It is so hard to love someone...who does not love you
hmm.. if u luv someone, let them free ;)

Greg

March 27th, 2006, 09:39 AM

By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Siemens AG says it can build a rail link between the main terminal and the newly-opened low cost carrier terminal at the KL International Airport (KLIA) at Sepang.

Both terminals are now only connected by road.

Siemens Malaysia Sdn Bhd President and chief executive officer Rainer Althoff, said the company is glad to offer Malaysia its expertise to connect the newly-opened LCCT and the main terminal.

Siemens, regarded as a global powerhouse in electrical engineering, and electronics, was involved in the construction of the 57 kilometre Express Rail Link (ERL) from KL Sentral to the main terminal at KLIA which took 34 months to complete.

"The company could at least conceptualise the idea mooted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for the LCCT to have a comprehensive transportation system," he told Bernama recently.

The prime minister said this during the official launch of RM108 million terminal on Thursday.

"Maybe, we can talk about the extension of the rail connection as the prime minister said. I understood the prime minister because he spoke about transportation which included taxis, buses and rail," said Althoff.

"We may take a look at it. It make sense for the airport and it is a good idea to get the rail link connected," he said.

When asked how long will it take to build a rail track for LCCT and connect it with the existing express rail system, Althoff said it would depend on the design and the layout.

"Rail tracks takes a bit longer. It is not as easy as constructing a road system, because it is more complicated. So therefore, I can't make any comment I don't know how long the distance will be. That will be discussed by the government," he said.

Asked whether would Siemens put up a proposal to the government, Althoff said: "I can discuss about the idea, we cannot put up the proposal unless there is a real requirement."

The Siemens group is regarded a market leader in turnkey systems having secured major projects in Malaysia, Thailand, China and Taiwan.

Siemens Tramsportation Systems Group has been involved in numerous railway projects around the globe.

In the Asian region, the group has successfully designed, supplied, implemented and commissioned the Express Rail Link) in Malaysia and the Bangkok Transit system, among others.

Siemens ventured into Malaysia over three decades ago since 1972 and since grown to become the largest German company in Malaysia with an annual turnover of approximately EUR 281 million (RM1.3 billion) in 2005.

Today, two-thirds of the Siemens Group business is international and Siemens Malaysia is a key player in the Group's Asia Pacific business development strategy.

szehoong

March 27th, 2006, 09:49 AM

^^ That's great news! :okay:

It is only natural that the ERL are connected to the LCCT ;)

Subangite

March 27th, 2006, 10:18 AM

^^ That's great news! :okay:

It is only natural that the ERL are connected to the LCCT ;)

Hmm? Is it really necessary?? I don't think its a compelling arguement to link it up to the ERL. The bus service should suffice.

fairul

March 27th, 2006, 10:27 AM

remember what Dato Bashir said? that the current LCCT is only a temporary terminal..once it reach its capacity..it will move to a new location which till today, i dont still understand why they built this temporary LCCT in the first place....i think the bus service is suffice enough, though the idea of ERL extending to LCCT is a great news!!! have to wait and see la..

Subangite

March 27th, 2006, 10:29 AM

^^ Temporary terminal some more, so no real need.

Magician

March 27th, 2006, 11:05 AM

Hmmmm.....example? :? I have to say that these airports which I've been or seen in pictures does looks nicer than the LCCT:

- Penang Intl Airport (Bayan Lepas)
- Kota Baru (Ismail Petra)
- Senai Intl Airport
- Kuching INtl Airport
- Langkawi Intl Airport

Anyway the LCCT had to look nice because it itself is part of KLIA and it is also an international terminal abeit a budget version. Since it is part of KLIA, I dun think MAHB would wanna compromise. However I think most other airports in other parts of Malaysia does looks better on the outside than the LCCT which actually looks like a warehouse. ;)

I agree... I mean I guess maybe a lot of the domestic airports dont like as nice as LCCT...

hmm.. if u luv someone, let them free ;)

well... just a statement... hehe nothing special... but don't you think if you happen to love someone that doesnt love you... that will be painful?

ZaHiRnYa???

March 27th, 2006, 11:24 AM

well... just a statement... hehe nothing special... but don't you think if you happen to love someone that doesnt love you... that will be painful?

Well..sometimes it is better for you to love someone from afar. Sometimes we cant have everything that we want in life. In this case, we have to be happy within the limitation caused by the situation..

N yes..it is damn damn painful. Tell me about it.

szehoong

March 27th, 2006, 12:40 PM

Hmm? Is it really necessary?? I don't think its a compelling arguement to link it up to the ERL. The bus service should suffice.

remember what Dato Bashir said? that the current LCCT is only a temporary terminal..once it reach its capacity..it will move to a new location which till today, i dont still understand why they built this temporary LCCT in the first place....i think the bus service is suffice enough, though the idea of ERL extending to LCCT is a great news!!! have to wait and see la..

Why Malaysia always have to do things half-hearted? The ERL is one of the better things that we have and it won praises from people all over the world. It connects KL with the airport seemlessly and fast. :yes:

Most people would say that the AirBus is efficient and its hub at KL Sentral is very convenient. But have we all forgotten about those whom are seemlessly connected to the airport by the ERL? ERL have more stations/stops than the buses and it is definitely faster and more efficient. It is also tend to be a more reliable mode of transportation.

Folks at Cheras (like myself) often take the ERL from Bandar Tasik Selatan rail hub. So does Putrajaya folks as well as those staying around Salak Tinggi. Should we want to take the ERL to get to the LCCT, we have to disembark at the MTB and then the hassle of transferring to another bus to the terminal. I always take the ERL when I am travelling alone and many of such trips are made when I am on an AirAsia flight although the ERL ticket might cost more than the plane ticket hehehe :D Bus is cheaper but the hassle of going downtown isn't worth it so ERL is my best choice. Thus the ERL is only natural should it be extended to the LCCT. Afterall it is just a mere a couple of kms away from the MTB. ;)

Furthermore ERL are well-connected with Starline which doesn't go to KL Sentral. And that makes folks living within Ampang, Salak Selatan and Seri Petaling area without a direct connection to the airport and they had to go all the way downtown to catch the bus. :ohno:

travellator

March 27th, 2006, 01:42 PM

Well..sometimes it is better for you to love someone from afar. Sometimes we cant have everything that we want in life. In this case, we have to be happy within the limitation caused by the situation..

N yes..it is damn damn painful. Tell me about it.

wow....cheer up :grouphug:

musang

March 27th, 2006, 02:18 PM

well... just a statement... hehe nothing special... but don't you think if you happen to love someone that doesnt love you... that will be painful?
true, but dont let it linger..

dis is all like one scene of winter sonata la (err i mean since this is after all an airport thread kan..) last minute when ujin pergi ke airport only to find that jun-sang has left thru the gate...

anyway, dont dwell on it. life moves on kan.

salem

March 27th, 2006, 10:46 PM

fairul

March 28th, 2006, 06:59 AM

true, but dont let it linger..

dis is all like one scene of winter sonata la (err i mean since this is after all an airport thread kan..) last minute when ujin pergi ke airport only to find that jun-sang has left thru the gate...

anyway, dont dwell on it. life moves on kan.

hhehe..jiwang nye..aha..that part very sad....still remember watching that scene with my housemates...i was like :ohno: watching that scenes..hehehe

fairul

March 28th, 2006, 07:01 AM

what u guys think bout the lcct.even it is temporary, but i think the design is quiet simple but nothing elegant.nothing then low cost.it is like asal ade jer, even old kuching int airport i think more nicer then it.it will down the klia reputation....

to me its ok..7/10..all basic facilities are there albeit its warehouse look la..hope MAB can maintain it ..
a fellow forumer fom cari.com said that there are flies in the departure hall... :eek2:

musang

March 28th, 2006, 07:54 AM

what u guys think bout the lcct.even it is temporary, but i think the design is quiet simple but nothing elegant.nothing then low cost.it is like asal ade jer, even old kuching int airport i think more nicer then it.it will down the klia reputation....
reputation aside, which i believed will not affect KLIA at all, the aviation industry will move forward to a greater height..

musang

March 28th, 2006, 07:56 AM

hhehe..jiwang nye..aha..that part very sad....still remember watching that scene with my housemates...i was like :ohno: watching that scenes..hehehe
kena paksa tengok, nak buat camner.. come 2think of it, ok per.. now i am wtchng the rerun on Kurdistan TV.. ha haa

ZaHiRnYa???

March 28th, 2006, 09:14 AM

wow....cheer up :grouphug:

Im okay. Life has to go on. That why I said "just be happy within the limitation caused by the situation". Cause I know that I will never get the things that I want.....regardless what happen.

ZaHiRnYa???

March 28th, 2006, 09:21 AM

Wah...Winter Sonata..I guess that is the start of the craziness over Korean drama in Malaysia.

szehoong

March 28th, 2006, 12:04 PM

what u guys think bout the lcct.even it is temporary, but i think the design is quiet simple but nothing elegant.nothing then low cost.it is like asal ade jer, even old kuching int airport i think more nicer then it.it will down the klia reputation....

Nope....it won't let down KLIA's reputation cos eveyone supposed to know it is low cost. ;)

szehoong

March 28th, 2006, 12:07 PM

I dun know why so many people (not only in this forum but also people I've met) complain cos last time people complain KLIA too extravagant lah.....too big lah......use expensive materials lah.

Now we have LCCT and people say it is cheap-looking lah......looks like warehouse lah.......colour not nice lah..........No aerobridges lah (hello?!?!?!).........

Malaysians are either darn hard to be pleased or they just like to complain banyak-banyak :ohno: Or simply ignorant and tak faham/kisah tentang this low-cost concept at all :ohno:

johnsonooi

March 28th, 2006, 01:32 PM

Haih, ah sze...just use to that MALAYSIAN SPECIAL ATTITUDEs-BEST IN SOUTH EAST ASIA, SOME SAY AT ASIA TOO....

Majority of the Malaysians do not appreciate what they have now......they just always complaint and hope to get more for selfs.....so sad...

:(

szehoong

March 28th, 2006, 01:57 PM

^^ Sadly......It is true :yes:

Just take a look at the Singapore's Budget Terminal thread and the reaction there speaks volumes. They are proud of Changi being able to offer from luxury to budget ;)

here's a fine example:

Wow. very budget building. No fancy walls, glorious walls, or carpeting. Very good.

At last, Changi Airport has everything from glorious main terminals to budget terminals. Clap Clap!

Simple, efficient and functional.....I think thats what the budget terminal is about.....:yes:

Here we complain that it might not 'suit' KLIA's glamour lah.........it looks cheap lah......blah blah.....hmmm :ohno:

Really......here people just do not care what a budget terminal is all about. They think it is all about glamour. Anyway this isn't just limited to the forums but also some of my friends and relatives. 4 years ago it is the same people whom complain about AirAsia also.....sigh........they want full service they fly MAS lah......why bother to complain AK not good lah, no food lah, have to walk to the plane lah, seat too small lah....this and that?!?!?! Sorry.....have to vent my frustration here hehehe :D

johnsonooi

March 28th, 2006, 02:09 PM

It is ok ah sze.......as you know, Malaysians are fussy enough and that the ways that Malaysians behaved.

Well, before construction of LCCT, people voiced their suggestions to government to built LCCT, and now they just complaint about LCCT...haih

Malaysians always want to get the most biggest or large portion things but the condition is the things must be cheapest. Like Hokkien people said that 'ko ai pan gi ko ai tua teh' (wanna cheap and then wanna large portion)....:D

rembau1958

March 28th, 2006, 03:19 PM

SIGH!

Szehoong, Johnsonooi. There were times when I feel that we Malaysians could do with a kick in the rear once in a while to remind us not to be spoiled and pampered and turn into ugly Malaysians.

johnsonooi

March 28th, 2006, 04:06 PM

So, what do you think about Malaysian, Rembau? Just want to ask your opinion...:)

pynshi91

March 29th, 2006, 10:40 AM

fairul

March 29th, 2006, 11:11 AM

why would they expand if the both the terminals are not fully utilised to their max?

since AK moved their operation to LCCT already, it will ease the traffic at MTB, then MAS can move some of their operation from satellite building to the current MTB..
so there's no need to build a new satellite in this 2/3 yrs time..thats how i see it..

johnsonooi

March 29th, 2006, 11:38 AM

I agree with u fairul.....

Dont waste tax-payer money....use it wisely....

rembau1958

March 29th, 2006, 12:59 PM

So, what do you think about Malaysian, Rembau? Just want to ask your opinion...:)

We Malaysians could do with a reality check. And to remember that nobody owes us a living. Nobody owes us subsidies. Anything that is done or a decision made must be purely on the most appropriate decision. For example, if the LCC terminal needs to look like it is now, so be it if that is the most cost effective and efficient design.

AFL

March 29th, 2006, 02:34 PM

szehoong

March 29th, 2006, 08:00 PM

I wonder will KLIA build another satellite terminal.....Other countries like Singapore already building Terminal 3 and is completing while England already got around 5 terminals which them one of the busiest airports in the world...But KLIA still no expansion......Why??????They should expand...

Well....just to echoed what Fairul and Johnson had said, KLIA do not need any expansion now as it had not reached its targeted expansion capacity yet. Singapore's Changi handled much more passenger than KLIA and please do not try to compare with Heathrow which is the world's busiest airport ;)

Building more terminals doesn't mean that it would increase the traffic of an airport lah :D For example: Imagine yourself and your wife living in a 50 rooms mansion. That is what you would get if you expand KLIA too fast :D

sisepatu

March 30th, 2006, 12:36 AM

`Ulat' mula cemari LCCT

SEPANG 29 Mac - Walaupun baru lima hari beroperasi, Terminal Penerbangan Tambang Murah (LCCT) di sini sudah mula dicemari `ulat' yang mencari penumpang teksi secara haram.

Tinjauan Bernama mendapati beberapa orang dipercayai `ulat' menjalankan aktiviti mereka dalam kawasan terminal tanpa mempedulikan pihak berkuasa di situ.

Mereka kelihatan menghampiri para penumpang yang baru tiba di balai ketibaan sambil menawarkan perkhidmatan.

Penumpang yang bersetuju dengan harga yang ditawarkan, akan dibawa ke kenderaan yang diletakkan di kawasan letak kereta berhampiran terminal terbabit.

Bagaimanapun, ada penumpang yang tidak menghiraukan `ulat-ulat' itu dan sebaliknya menggunakan perkhidmatan teksi berkupon yang disediakan di terminal berkenaan.

Selain itu tempat duduk yang disediakan di terminal itu didapati tidak dapat menampung jumlah kehadiran pengunjung yang ramai sehingga ada yang terpaksa berdiri dan duduk di atas lantai.

Keadaan kaunter daftar masuk bagi beberapa destinasi seperti Kuching dan Kota Kinabalu, kelihatan agak sesak dengan orang ramai yang beratur panjang dalam kawasan yang agak sempit.

Fungsi LCCT sebagai terminal penerbangan tambang murah juga boleh dipersoalkan kerana harga makanan yang dijual agak mahal selain penumpang tidak mempunyai pilihan tempat makan.

Sebagai contoh, sebuah restoran makanan segera yang beroperasi di terminal itu mengenakan harga yang hampir sama dengan harga di KLIA.

Penumpang juga mempunyai pilihan tempat makan yang terhad kerana hanya terdapat dua buah restoran sahaja di terminal itu.

Sementara itu, orang ramai yang ditemui rata-ratanya berpuas hati dengan LCCT walaupun ada yang mengeluh kedudukannya yang agak jauh.

Mereka yang ditemui turut meminta pengurusan LCCT menyediakan tempat simpanan beg bagi kemudahan penumpang transit di terminal itu selain menyediakan lebih banyak tanda arah.

Mohammad Asmawi, 36, berkata, beliau bersama keluarganya menaiki penerbangan transit pesawat AirAsia dari Labuan untuk balik ke Pulau Pinang.

Menurutnya, beliau bercadang menyimpan beg di terminal itu sementara menunggu penerbangan transitnya namun tiada perkhidmatan simpanan beg disediakan.

Dalam pada itu, pengurusan LCCT juga diminta mengambil tindakan tegas terhadap pemandu yang meletakkan kenderaan mereka sesuka hati walaupun ruang yang disediakan lebih daripada mencukupi.

Sikap mementingkan diri golongan itu menyebabkan laluan di kawasan letak kereta menjadi sempit dan menyukarkan pemandu kenderaan melaluinya.

- Bernama

^tamago^

March 30th, 2006, 04:28 AM

And Changi Airport will also have its third runway currently u/c on a reclaimed land...it has already been built and called Changi East Runway. it was operational since mid-2004.

it is currently reserved for RSAF military use and will be returned to CAAS/civilian use when the need arises.

it is called 02R/20L, i think. the current runways became 02L/20R and 01/19.

johnsonooi

March 30th, 2006, 05:26 AM

If I not mistaken, the KLIA masterplan is consisted 2 Main terminals, 4 satellite terminals, 5 runways and so on. The overall layout is putting the Air Traffic Control Tower as focus point. It targeted to accommodate 100M of passengers after all the phases have been built.

nazrey

March 30th, 2006, 06:14 AM

Taxi touts turn up at KLIA’s budget terminal
Thursday March 30, 2006

SEPANG: The Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) that began operations only five days ago, has already been tainted by the presence of taxi touts.

They approach passengers coming out of the arrival hall to offer their service in full view of the authorities.

Passengers who agreed to the fare would be taken to their vehicles at the nearby carpark.

Some ignored the touts and bought coupons to board authorised taxis.

Bernama also saw many people standing up or sitting on the floor because there were not enough seats for them.

The check-in counters for several destinations like Kuching and Kota Kinabalu were packed with people standing in long queues in a rather small area.

Although the LCCT is meant for passengers of low-cost carriers, the prices of food sold there is the same as in KL International Airport.

In addition, there is limited choice because there are only two restaurants at the terminal.

People met at the terminal said the LCCT management should provide a baggage storage area for transit passengers.

Mohammad Asmawi, 36, said he and his family were heading home to Penang from Labuan and wanted to have their baggage stored while waiting for their transit flight.

But there was no such service, he said.

The LCCT management should also act against drivers who park their vehicles haphazardly.

The Usual Suspect

March 31st, 2006, 04:04 AM

Hmmmm I'm getting Subang Terminal 3 memories....

fairul

March 31st, 2006, 05:42 AM

Hmmmm I'm getting Subang Terminal 3 memories....

yerp..it definitely remind you of T3 Subang..but with less retail outlets for sure..

The Usual Suspect

March 31st, 2006, 07:44 AM

True. But given time I think the retail outlets will definitely grow. Low cost regional travel is the new wave!

fairul

March 31st, 2006, 08:41 AM

i dont think there's any more empty space at the current LCCT for any new retail outlet...unless they open the small booth like the one in Kuching airport..
MAB is utilising every inch of the terminal's area..

infact, not enough seats/benches for the passengers in the concourse area...this matter being raised in the paper recently..some passenger had sit on the floor..so kasihan..

The Usual Suspect

April 1st, 2006, 03:02 AM

Wow..that's really low cost (I've not been there actually)

musang

April 1st, 2006, 08:44 AM

^ next time kena bawak tikar sendiri kalau kerusi still x mncukupi.. ha haa

TYW

April 1st, 2006, 09:22 AM

Friday March 31, 2006

Low-cost terminal tackles teething problems

By SIM LEOI LEOI

PUTRAJAYA: More seats for passengers waiting for their flights and lower food prices are among the issues that the management of the week-old Low-Cost Carrier Terminal is working on to make it more attractive for passengers.

“At present, there are some 1,500 seats but we plan to add 500 more. Hopefully, we can get this done in two weeks,” Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd general manager Azmi Murad said.

“We are also in talks with restaurant operators at the terminal to lower their food prices, particularly fast food operators, to lower their prices to the level of that in their outlets downtown,” he said in an interview here yesterday.

A baggage storage area for passengers is also in the pipeline, said Azmi.

He was responding to passengers’ complaints about high food prices, taxi touts and lack of a baggage storage area.

Many passengers also complained that they had to stand, or sit on the floor, as there were not enough seats at the terminal which Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi launched last Thursday to position Malaysia as a regional hub for no-frills airlines.

Just three days after the terminal was launched, a similar one opened in Singapore.

Azmi said he was aware of a few cases where passengers had “pre-booked” taxis for their rides home after arriving at either the KL International Airport or the low-cost terminal.

“It’s really the passengers’ choice,” he said. “But we are working with officers from the Road Transport Department, the Commercial Vehicle Licensing Board and the police to stamp out taxi touts.”

He said the Civil Aviation Department was also looking into extending the taxiway from KLIA leading into the terminal to ease aircraft traffic flow.

baqthier

April 9th, 2006, 06:02 AM

Pics from flickr.com

seems like there is no landmark attraction in the building e.g. like the "rainforest oasis" in the satellite terminal of KLIA

http://static.flickr.com/38/125198396_c341ab3b61_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/51/125196436_aa65f93464_b.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/55/125197580_83769e16a9_b.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:35 AM

Pics from flickr.com

seems like there is no landmark attraction in the building e.g. like the "rainforest oasis" in the satellite terminal of KLIA

Baq.....you have high expectations :D This is supposed to be a budget terminal so no fancy-fancy stuffs lah :yes:

Anyway I think it is quite good already.....at least better than my expectation ;)

I have some pictures to share and they are taken slightly more than a week ago (2nd April 2006) :yes:

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:42 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6595sm.jpg

^^ Departure entrance ;)

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:43 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6610sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:43 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6612sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:44 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6616sm.jpg

^^ Domestic Arrival exit ;)

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:45 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6617sm.jpg

The LED flight info board ;)

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:46 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6619sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:46 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6620sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:46 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6621sm.jpg

baqthier

April 11th, 2006, 02:06 AM

Reminds me of Labuan Airport :)

Anyway, the attraction I meant shouldn't necessarily be an extragavant one lah..a medium size replica of sang kancil should be fine :D

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 02:20 AM

Reminds me of Labuan Airport :)

Anyway, the attraction I meant shouldn't necessarily be an extragavant one lah..a medium size replica of sang kancil should be fine :D

Wah.......one month plus tak jumpa....how come you so tacky already wan har? :D

Sang Kancil? :rofl:

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 02:20 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6622sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 02:20 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6623sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 02:20 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6626sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 02:21 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6627sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 02:21 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6628sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 02:21 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6629sm.jpg

fairul

April 11th, 2006, 06:13 AM

gr8 coverage sze :okay:
what time were u there? after midnight? notice the terminal empty already..

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:12 PM

gr8 coverage sze :okay:
what time were u there? after midnight? notice the terminal empty already..

Thanks! ;)

Yea.....I was there after midnight.....prolly about 1am :D

ANyway call me if ya wanna go spotting ya cos I think it is so easy to spot AK planes with this terminal already. BTW where's the KLIA mamak? (not the MTB mamak) :D

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:14 PM

More pictures:

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6633sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:20 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6634sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:22 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6635sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:24 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6638sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:25 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6639sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:26 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6641sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:27 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6642sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:31 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6643sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:32 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6645sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:33 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6646sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:34 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6648sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:37 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6649sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:39 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6650sm.jpg

szehoong

April 11th, 2006, 01:40 PM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6651sm.jpg

Nissan_FUGA

April 11th, 2006, 05:07 PM

for an LCCT, that is good......if u see from food concerns...haha

Greg

April 11th, 2006, 06:20 PM

Great pics as always Sze. No security tried to stop you? ;)

cicaklaut

April 12th, 2006, 12:03 AM

Great pics as always Sze. No security tried to stop you? ;)
We don't take security very seriously. This is not a condemnation of the people running the airport but merely a reflection of our sense of safety, warranted or otherwise. Everyone loves Malaysia, at least those who know us but maybe not Singapore :gunz:.

:tiasd: On a different note, can anyone explain this smiley?

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 02:53 AM

Great pics as always Sze. No security tried to stop you? ;)

Nope.....security here is funny. They dun allow and they intimidate you when taking pictures at some malls but in all our airports, you could take all you want and no one is there to stop ya ;)

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 02:58 AM

We don't take security very seriously. This is not a condemnation of the people running the airport but merely a reflection of our sense of safety, warranted or otherwise. Everyone loves Malaysia, at least those who know us but maybe not Singapore :gunz:.

:tiasd: On a different note, can anyone explain this smiley?

NOt that we do not take security lesser or what but we are not that paranoid. Furthermore I've not seen any airports anywhere that doesn't allow photography ;)

Anyway the reason why he asked is because I've been complaining to him of how sometimes security chases me away when taking photographs at certain malls around the country ;)

Why you have to bring Singapore into the picture? I think it is pointless :yes:

:tiasd: This smiley is used when there is a spire debate goin on :D

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 02:59 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6652sm.jpg

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:03 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6653sm.jpg

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:06 AM

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szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:10 AM

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szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:12 AM

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szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:12 AM

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szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:13 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6659sm.jpg

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:13 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6660sm.jpg

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:15 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6661sm.jpg

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:16 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6662sm.jpg

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:16 AM

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b283/szehoong/KLIA/LCCT%20KLIA%20-%20April%202006/IMG_6663sm.jpg

szehoong

April 12th, 2006, 03:16 AM

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musang

May 17th, 2006, 07:36 AM

At the Dewan Negara yesterday: LCCT facilities to be improved
17 May 2006
Reports by V. Vasudevan and Minderjeet Kaur

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THE Low-Cost Carrier Terminal in Sepang will be improved to ensure smoother travel for the public.

Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Azlan Sultan Abu Bakar said the ministry was aware that LCCT users faced problems when boarding and leaving aircraft, particularly during heavy rain and thunderstorms.

He said the problem arose as there was no covered passage from the terminal to the aircraft parking bay.

"The ministry is making efforts to address all shortcomings at the LCCT for users’ comfort," he said when replying to a supplementary question from Senator Datuk Dr Chin Fook Weng during question time.

Refuting claims that construction of the LCCT was a waste, Tengku Azlan said the terminal was crucial for the growth of the nation’s aviation industry.

He said the LCCT did not affect passenger arrivals at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport as the country’s premier airport.

"Last year, about 25 million foreign passengers used KLIA. This shows that the LCCT did not pose any problems."

Neither did passengers face prohibitive transport costs to get to the LCCT from KLIA, as the Government had provided "budget fare" bus and taxi services, Tengku Azlan said.

Three bus companies had been given permits to operate from 5am to midnight daily, charging RM1.50 for a one-way trip per person, while 18 taxi companies were operating between the LCCT and KLIA for a one-way fare of RM18.50, he added.

musang

May 17th, 2006, 07:39 AM

"Last year, about 25 million foreign passengers used KLIA. This shows that the LCCT did not pose any problems."
i'm slightly confused with T. Azlan statement here, i mean the LCCT was not even up n running last year... so whts the problem he's relating to then?

forrestcat

May 17th, 2006, 10:23 AM

I belive there are some teething problem with LCCT...this is Malaysia after all.

BTW, besides Air Asia..what other low cost carriers that are operating from LCCT.

musang

May 17th, 2006, 11:23 AM

'teething probs' happened elsewhere as well.. HKIA and Denver for instance, so i doubt it is actually a phenomena associated with/to our country alone.

now, from my understanding, TA was associating LCCT with KLIA performance last year, whereby in actual, the terminal did not even exist till like 2 months back. so what kind of problem did he refer to? or was his statement being misconstrued by our ever highly professional journalists?? and that 25million figure was not solely foreigners..

nazrey

June 8th, 2006, 06:38 AM

MAHB may bring two budget airlines to LCCT
By Ashwin Raman & Bernard Tong, 07 Jun 2006 9:57 PM
THEEDGEDAILY

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is in talks with two budget airlines which are interested to operate at the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT), its managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid said.

However, he declined to name them.

Such a move may enable LCCT to be better utilised. Currently, AirAsia and its two associates, Thai AirAsia Co and PT Indonesia AirAsia, are the only airlines using the LCCT.

Bashir (pic) said demand for budget travel was expected to increase this year as MAHB had projected the number of low-cost carrier passengers to increase to five million this year from 4.3 million in 2005.

Speaking to reporters after the company’s AGM in Sepang on June 7, Bashir said MAHB was also in talks to bring in two international airlines to operate at the KL International Airport (KLIA) by year-end. As at Dec 31, 2005, a total of 51 international airlines were operating at KLIA.

On MAHB’s foray into overseas markets, Bashir said it was discussing with the relevant parties the possibility of managing airports in Kazakhstan, Saudi Arabia and a few other countries in the Middle East, adding that the outcome of the talks should be known by year-end.

MAHB currently provides airport operation and technical services for the development, operation and maintenance of the new Hyderabad International Airport in India and also holds a 10% stake in the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL) consortium, which was set up to modernise and restructure the Indira Gandhi Airport.

“We are going to sign four consultancy agreements with DIAL to cover retail, to manage low-cost terminal, to manage Haj operations because that’s where the revenue will come from,” Bashir said.

For MAHB’s domestic expansion plans, he said a second terminal would be completed at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport by year-end, adding that there were also plans to upgrade the Labuan Airport and Batu Berendam Airport in Melaka.

On the company’s financial restructuring plan, he said MAHB had submitted its proposal and was expecting a decision from the government soon.

The restructuring plan includes issues pertaining to outstanding lease rental and payment of RM856.7 million owed to the government, international and domestic airport taxation, and commitment on airport development.

klbloke

July 29th, 2006, 07:33 AM

To KLIA from KL Sentral

In addition to Skybus, two other bus companies are now operating from KL Sentral to KLIA. Aerobus serves KL Sentral - LCC-T (RM 9) and Airport Coach serves KL Sentral - KLIA (RM 10).

AEROBUS operates at KL Sentral from 5.50 am until 8.45 pm. Travelling time approx. 1hr 15 min

It is operated by:
WAWASAN SUTERA TRAVEL & TOURS SDN BHD
Tel: 03-33441999, 03-3344 2999
wawasansutera@yahoo.com

AIRPORT COACH SDN BHD operates at KL Sentral from 5.00 am to 10.30 pm on hourly basis.

Tel: 03-8787 3894

SKYBUS

Skybus details are available at its website:

http://www.skybus.com.my

Skybus operates at KL Sentral from 3.30 am until 7.30 pm

info@skybus.com.my

ethan

July 30th, 2006, 04:37 PM

Skyprince

August 30th, 2006, 07:23 PM

Will be there next Tuesday... I will fly to Terengganu with my Korean fren ( flight AK6334--- departs at 07:05

Skyprince

August 30th, 2006, 07:24 PM

Will be there next Tuesday... I will fly to Terengganu with my Korean fren ( flight AK6334--- departs at 07:05.. Never took flight that early-- at what time should I leave home ?? ( i live in Shah Alam )

klbloke

September 7th, 2006, 07:30 PM

SKYBUS TICKETS CAN NOW BE PURCHASED ONLINE

http://www.skybus.com.my (http://www.skybus.com.my/)/

baqthier

September 9th, 2006, 01:21 PM

Taken from KLIA

http://i8.tinypic.com/2eg7ihv.jpg

klbloke

October 11th, 2006, 05:12 PM

Cebu Pacific to fly to Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR - Philippine budget airline Cebu Pacific Air will fly from Manila to Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur starting November, a senior aviation official said Tuesday.

"They are flying to Malaysia from November 23 and will mount four flights weekly," the official told AFP.

Cebu Pacific is expected to use its Airbus A319 or A320 to service the route, he said.

The budget carrier will use the facilities at Malaysia's dedicated low-cost carrier terminal which is now only utilized by AirAsia. The terminal is located near the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.

AirAsia's chief executive officer Tony Fernandes hailed Cebu Pacific's arrival at the low-cost terminal.

"I welcome them," he told AFP. "We support more airlines coming into the LCC terminal and we are offering our services for on-the-ground handling."

Fernandes also lauded the entry of Cebu Pacific, whose new route will compete with AirAsia's service between Kuala Lumpur and Manila's Clark Air Base, as a plus for the country.

"It's all the better for Malaysia ... We are ready (for their entry) and we think Malaysian tourism and the economy should come first," he said.

Cebu Pacific, which is controlled by the family of tycoon John Gokongwei, started up in 1996 and flies to 19 destinations in the Philippines.

Its other international points are Hong Kong, Seoul and Singapore. AFP

fairul

October 14th, 2006, 05:56 AM

Cebu Pacific will operate every Tue, Thur, Sat and Sun.
The flight will depart from Manila at 8:55pm, arriving in Kuala Lumpur at 12:25am the following day.
The flight then leaves Kuala Lumpur at 1:10am and arrives back in Manila at 5:00am

Too bad cant spot the plane, unless brave enough to go the hill at night, which is creepy...:runaway:

musang

October 14th, 2006, 06:40 AM

is that considered a good timing from mnl to kul? i dont mind arriving at 5am kat manila, but 12:25am kat kl.. ?

CP is building up the route that was left by PA.

Skyprince

October 14th, 2006, 07:02 AM

I went to LCC terminal and I want to say it is COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOLLLL

It`s a replica of T3 Subang .

Being in LCC terminal especially at around 6 in the morning is like being in a dunia kebiru-biruan yang indah~~~~

fairul

October 14th, 2006, 11:51 AM

is that considered a good timing from mnl to kul? i dont mind arriving at 5am kat manila, but 12:25am kat kl.. ?

CP is building up the route that was left by PA.

now there are 3 airlines doing the KUL-MNL route, CP,MH, and AK, though AK is doing it from Clarks Airport Manila...not sure whether Cebu Pacific based at Ninoy Aquino or Clark...better check it out later...

i dont mind arriving at 1225am at KUL...but to depart there at 0100ish am...the terminal is quite deserted during that hour..no more flight...except for the Macau flight..maybe should retime it for better connection perhaps? :dunno:

musang

October 15th, 2006, 09:57 AM

^ mm KLM KUL-MNL dah x der lagi ker?

u know camner Kuwait Airways nya jadual to KL?

fairul

November 4th, 2006, 03:47 AM

^ mm KLM KUL-MNL dah x der lagi ker?

u know camner Kuwait Airways nya jadual to KL?

did KLM fly KUL-MNL in the first place...maybe i tak ingat...tp there's flight to CGK...freakinh cheap...way cheaper than MH..only RM425 with tax n surcharge..

Kuwait Airways to KUL? one stop at BKK...2x a week...depart from KUL THU and SUN

bro...just incase u nak balik kampung naik Kuwait airways...do PM me ya..:)
i treat you lunch..:cheers:

Subangite

November 4th, 2006, 04:16 AM

did KLM fly KUL-MNL in the first place...maybe i tak ingat...tp there's flight to CGK...freakinh cheap...way cheaper than MH..only RM425 with tax n surcharge..

Yes, KLM did fly KUL-MNL. I was on a KLM flight AMS-KUL-MNL, (my trip was only to KUL). This was before KLIA was built, KUL was actually Subang Airport at the time. Anyways the reason why this is so memorable to me was because KLM had lost my bags, they ended up all the way in Manila, it took weeks before KLM got my bags back to me. :bash: :nuts:

I think KLM now goes nonstop to Manila with a T7.

Skyprince

November 4th, 2006, 08:01 AM

musang

November 4th, 2006, 08:59 AM

Kuwait Airways to KUL? one stop at BKK...2x a week...depart from KUL THU and SUN

bro...just incase u nak balik kampung naik Kuwait airways...do PM me ya..:)
i treat you lunch..:cheers:

saw the pics dlm paper sini smlm of two FA KuewTeow Airways.. all gleaming suka2 posing kat KLIA.. mayb i shud fly with them biler balik nanti, naik GulfAir can make yr bottom kebas.. ha haa

aiya.. lunch ajer ker?

fairul

November 4th, 2006, 09:31 AM

I have one question

I will visit my Nigerian friend in Lagos next February , the travel itinerary is to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam then connecting to Lagos, but for KUL-AMS sector I can choose whether to fly KL or MH, so what you guys think , is it better to fly by KL ?

if i were you..i'll choose KL...cause i like variety and just for a change...hehe..but do remember...nothing much to offer in KL long distance flight..no PTV if im not mistaken...

White_soX

November 4th, 2006, 09:32 AM

I have one question

I will visit my Nigerian friend in Lagos next February , the travel itinerary is to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam then connecting to Lagos, but for KUL-AMS sector I can choose whether to fly KL or MH, so what you guys think , is it better to fly by KL ?

Choose MAS of course, KLM is not up to standard, how bout EK to LOS via DXB, that's what I did 2 weeks ago(LOS-DXB-KUL)

fairul

November 4th, 2006, 09:38 AM

saw the pics dlm paper sini smlm of two FA KuewTeow Airways.. all gleaming suka2 posing kat KLIA.. mayb i shud fly with them biler balik nanti, naik GulfAir can make yr bottom kebas.. ha haa

aiya.. lunch ajer ker?

KuewTeow? hahaha..:lol: .took me some time to figure that out..im a bit slow..hehehe:ohno:

its nice there's new airlines here in KUL...next year there will be Etihad..Finnair..Aeroflot..yippy!!

u make sure balik naik Kuwait..nak pesan safety cards ..hehe...u want more? hehe..just PM me..haha

fairul

November 4th, 2006, 09:40 AM

Choose MAS of course, KLM is not up to standard, how bout EK to LOS via DXB, that's what I did 2 weeks ago(LOS-DXB-KUL)

yeah...EK..that way its better...can save your time..no need to fly all the way to europe..

Skyprince

November 4th, 2006, 10:18 AM

EK is very pricey one ! The next cheapest is to fly by BA via London, the third is by Egyptair

globocentric

November 4th, 2006, 03:27 PM

I have one question

I will visit my Nigerian friend in Lagos next February , the travel itinerary is to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam then connecting to Lagos, but for KUL-AMS sector I can choose whether to fly KL or MH, so what you guys think , is it better to fly by KL ?

Doesnt make any difference since both of them are code share partners anyway. You can buy a ticket on either airline and fly the aircraft of another

globocentric

November 4th, 2006, 03:30 PM

EK is very pricey one ! The next cheapest is to fly by BA via London, the third is by Egyptair

EK was actually quite cheap when i flew MEL - AKL. I actually got a free upgrade to business class on the AKL - MEL route. I enjoyed every minute of that. The PTV has 500 channels. It even has a seperate remote that operates the massage device. This is a feature that is only available in first class usually.

nazrey

November 8th, 2006, 07:44 AM

Rail track to link terminals
08-11-2006
The Star

PUTRAJAYA: Travel to the low-cost terminal from KL International Airport will be easier and faster as the Government has in principle approved the construction of a railway track between the two terminals.

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak announced yesterday that once the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) had completed a study on the cost and decided whether it should be government funded, the project would take off.

กงThe Cabinet committee on public transportation has agreed in principle that a rail track be built between the two terminals,กจ he told reporters after chairing the committee meeting here.

กงTravelling time will be reduced to 11 minutes from the present 20 minutes by bus.กจ

Najib declined to announce the financing involved, saying the EPU would be working with the Transport Ministry, the Finance Ministry and the Public Works Department before deciding on the track model, and would present its decision at the next committee meeting.

The Deputy Prime Minister also said the committee was briefed by representatives from MMC Corp Bhd and Gamuda Bhd on the electrified double tracking project from Ipoh to Padang Besar.

The Government had in 2004 postponed the project because of pressing financial needs, but has now decided to revive it.

Najib said the project would be carried out as a Private Funding Initiative under the 9th Malaysia Plan.

^tamago^

November 8th, 2006, 07:05 PM

Subangite

November 9th, 2006, 07:14 AM

my guess is it'll skirt around the Right runway in the picture, maybe even go under that runway.

nazrey

November 9th, 2006, 01:28 PM

LCCT passengers set to reach six million soon
Thursday November 9, 2006
TheStar

PUTRAJAYA: Although the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) started operation less than a year ago, the number of passengers has been recorded at 4.8 million and the figure is expected to reach six million by year end.

“Eventually in a few years’ time, the number will grow to 10 million annually,” said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy.

“Inter-transfer between the two terminals has become an important component of the KLIA and aviation industry, so we need to provide efficient, reliable and comfortable service,” he told reporters after attending the ministry’s Deepavali and Hari Raya gathering here yesterday.

The Government had in principle approved the construction of a railway track between the two terminals and Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, who chaired the Cabinet committee on public transportation on Tuesday, said the Economic Planning Unit had been instructed to conduct a study on the project.

Chan said apart from the determining the cost, the EPU would also decide on the best model and the role of Malaysia Airports Bhd.

The project will cover a 13.4km track and cut travelling time of 20 minutes by bus to 11 minutes.

Asked whether passengers would be charged for the ride, Chan replied: “Wait for the report. This is one of the issues the study will look into.”

The EPU would submit its study to the committee in two months after which the Cabinet would make the final decision.

Chan also said Malaysian ports were expected to register double-digit growth this year based on the performance of the ports until September.

fairul

November 9th, 2006, 01:38 PM

most probably Siemens will get this project since they did the ERL track...

nazrey

November 9th, 2006, 01:51 PM

KLIA-LCCT Rail Link To Be Built Next Year
November 08, 2006 16:36 PM

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 8 (Bernama) -- A rail link between the KL International Airport (KLIA)'s main terminal building and the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) will be built next year, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy announced Wednesday.

A detailed study of the project would be carried out by the Economic Planning Unit and submitted to the cabinet in two months time for decision, he said.

He said the study would also look into whether the project would be 100 percent funded by the Federal Government, partially funded or a private initiative.

Approved by the government yesterday, the project would see the construction of a 13.4 km rail link with a travel time of 11 minutes between the two entities.

Chan said this would cut the current travel time of 20 minutes taken by buses and taxis for the 20 kilometer journey.

"It would take off next year," he told reporters here today.

Chan also refused to comment when asked whether ERL, the current operator of the high speed train between KL Sentral and KLIA would be given the job to construct the link.

He, however, said that the company had submitted a proposal.

Chan said that except for the decision on having the link, nothing conclusive has been drawn and decisions on other matters have not been made as it planned to wait for the detailed report from the EPU and the Ministry of Finance.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

November 9th, 2006, 01:53 PM

Malaysia Airports May Expand Kuala Lumpur Airfield
09-11-2006
Bloomberg
By Chan Sue Ling and Kyunghee Park

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd., which operates 39 airfields in the country, may expand its Kuala Lumpur International Airport, the nation's biggest, to handle between 10 million and 15 million more passengers.

'' As for the main terminal, we're looking at a second satellite three to four years from now,'' Managing Director Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid said in an interview today in Singapore, where he is attending an aviation conference. The move will boost the airport's passenger handling capacity by between 10 to 15 million passengers, Bashir said.

Malaysia is joining its neighbors in expanding airport facilities as air travel becomes more affordable in Southeast Asia. Malaysia's sole airport operator is trying to attract more airlines from China and India to grab more aviation traffic amid mounting competition from Bangkok's new Suvarnabhumi airport and from neighboring Singapore.

KL International Airport, or KLIA, handled 23.2 million passengers and 653.6 million kilograms of cargo last year, according to Malaysia Airport's Web site. The airport has an existing capacity to handle 25 million passengers a year.

Malaysia Airports plans to spend about 180 million ringgit ($49.4 million) to upgrade facilities and services at KLIA this year, the Star reported on July 1, citing Azmi Murad, senior general manager of operations.

The country's airport operator will expand a second runway to accommodate the Airbus SAS A380 aircraft, the report said. The A380 is set to be the world's biggest commercial plane.

Budget Terminal

Malaysia opened in March this year its low-cost carrier terminal, the first in Asia, with a capacity of 10 million passengers a year.

'' We have built a low cost terminal and we may expand it further,'' Bashir said today, without elaborating.

Malaysia received a record 8.17 million tourists in the first half of this year, 3.5 percent more than a year earlier, the Ministry of Tourism said in an Aug. 3 statement. The country has been receiving a steady average of about 1.3 million foreign investors a month.

Shares of the airport operator have risen 5.2 percent this year compared with the 13 percent gain in the benchmark Kuala Lumpur Composite Index. The stock fell 1 percent to 2.03 ringgit, the lowest closing price in six weeks.

The KLIA serves 46 airlines, about half the number of carriers that arrive in Singapore. Philippine-based Cebu Air Inc., which flies as Cebu Pacific, will start flights to Kuala Lumpur by the end of this year and Finland's Finnair Oyj would do so by mid-2007.

On its restructuring, Malaysia Airports is in talks with the government for more than a year now, Bashir said. The restructuring includes future repayments to the government and a review of its rates, he said.

The company has to repay the government more than 800 million ringgit in concession fees for the right to manage 37 of the country's airports.

'' We need a formula that works and that is sustainable,'' Bashir said. ``We have not set ourselves a timeline because we do not want to be under pressure to meet a deadline and not come up with the right formula.''

nazrey

November 9th, 2006, 01:56 PM

Low Cost Carriers Help Stimulate Tourism In Asia, Says PATA
09-11-2006

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- The continuing trend of aviation liberalisation and the corresponding growth in the low cost airline sector has had significant impact on the continuing revival of Asia's tourism figures, says John Koldowski of the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).

"The spread of the low cost carrier service has brought more city pairs together and has significantly helped the overall sector grow," he said at Outlook 2007, an annual two-day conference organised by the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) beginning in Singapore Thursday.

Koldowski, Managing Director of PATA's Strategic Intelligence Centre, said international arrivals into the region hit 331 million in 2005, according to a despatch by CAPA.

Although continued growth was potentially at risk to volatility factors like government travel advisories and the threat of terrorism, he said PATA remained "bullish" on the sector's long-term prospects.

"The key issue will not be stimulating demand for travel to Asia, it will be managing it," he said.

Another speaker, Andrew Herdman, director-general of the Kuala Lumpur-based Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA), said Asia's full-service carriers also wanted liberalisation.

He said the call for liberalisation was not coming uniquely from the LCC sector alone.

"A big mistake is made in thinking that the established players are not in favour of liberalisation," he said. "Often they are liberalisation's biggest winners."

Herdman, who heads AAPA, which represents 17 airlines across the Asia Pacific, said the need to conduct negotiations bilaterally often slowed down reform and that more speed was still possible and necessary.

"We must ensure that the regulatory framework keeps pace with industry needs," he said.

Chris Tarry, an aviation finance analyst, told the conference that one of the bigger obstacles soon to confront airline managers was the availability of aircraft finance.

The airline industry's low returns on equity would push capital to more profitable arenas, he cautioned.

Tarry said the current airline sector cycle showed signs of peaking in 2007/2008, with a consequence that affordable capital would become scarce for airlines whose fundamentals were not solid.

With the industry as a whole likely to post operating returns of just 3.0 per cent at the peak of the current cycle, he said investors would find places to put their money offering better returns with less risk.

The conference also heard Mike Lumley, a marketing manager with Shell Aviation, saying that although recent jet fuel price reductions had provided some relief, the fundamentals suggested future rises were highly likely.

"It's too early to call it the beginning of the end," he said.

Lumley, whose company supplies jet fuel to about 1,100 airports in more than 90 countries, said supply constraints would result in upward movement in prices although when this would happen was less certain.

"Spare capacity is tighter than it's ever been," he said, a situation exacerbated by under-investment in extraction and refining infrastructure.

forrestcat

November 9th, 2006, 11:03 PM

November 09, 2006 22:30 PM

LCCT-KLIA Named Low-Cost Airport Of The Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd's (MAHB) low-cost carrier (LCC) terminal at KL International Airport (KLIA) has won the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) "Low-Cost Airport of the Year" Award in Singapore.

"KLIA established its dedicated LCC facilities in record time, providing a terminal well-suited to the needs of the fast-growing LCC sector," Peter Harbison, CAPA executive director, said in a statement released by MAHB here.

MAHB managing director, Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad, received the award.

-- BERNAMA

James Foong

November 11th, 2006, 07:46 PM

November 09, 2006 22:30 PM

LCCT-KLIA Named Low-Cost Airport Of The Year

We r good in doing low cost thingy, dont we?

nazrey

November 12th, 2006, 11:30 AM

Malaysia Airports May Expand Budget Terminal in Six Months
10-11-2006
Bloomberg
By Liza Lin

Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd wants to expand its low-cost terminal to accommodate a million more international passengers within the next six months, its managing director said.

``We find that there is good growth on international passengers,'' Managing Director Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid said in an interview today in Singapore, where he is attending an aviation conference.

The move follows AirAsia Bhd.'s quick expansion of its international operations in the region, Bashir said. AirAsia, Southeast Asia's largest budget carrier, said it may carry 15 million passengers in the year ending June 2007, 61 percent more than the 9.3 million a year earlier.

Malaysia opened its discount carrier terminal, which has a capacity of 10 million passengers a year, in March this year. The country, the first in Asia to open a low-cost terminal, is joining its neighbors in expanding airport facilities as air travel becomes more affordable in Southeast Asia.

The country received a record 8.17 million tourists in the first half of this year, 3.5 percent more than a year earlier, the Ministry of Tourism said in an Aug. 3 statement. Malaysia has been receiving a steady average of about 1.3 million foreign investors a month.

Malaysia Airports said in March that the terminal may see the number of passengers doubling to 10 million by 2010.

klbloke

November 13th, 2006, 08:06 AM

LCC Growth Roils Asian Distribution

By Neelam Mathews

NOVEMBER 06, 2006 -- The growth of low-cost carriers in Asia and their need to cut operating costs has caused global distribution systems to reconsider their business models, as low-cost carriers in many cases do not list full content in GDSs. Several, including Asian GDS firm Abacus Distribution Systems, are expanding to reach the travel agent community.

Via a general sales agent model, Abacus has a physical presence in 10 cities across India, with the rest covered by GSA partners, said managing director Viveck Verma. Last year, Abacus launched WebConnect, its online booking engine for travel agents, helping it get a share of the online market in India with Makemytrip.com, Indiatimes, Yatra and Travelguru.com among its customers.

"We are working very hard to enhance airline content on Abacus," Verma said. "One of the key achievements was getting Kingfisher Airlines content on Abacus, which has helped our travel agents benefit immensely. It will be difficult for the low-cost carriers to ignore this distribution channel. The clear benefit that airlines gain as a core function of the global distribution system is distribution following efficient management of inventory."

Abacus distributes inventory of major Asian budget carriers, including Jetstar Asia, Jetstar, Valuair, Adam Air, Cebu Pacific, Lion Air and PT Batavia. Verma said this trend would enter India very soon.

The impact of low-cost carriers on the Asian market was making travel distribution firm Travelport "anticipate trends and develop solutions that arm the industry with innovative technology and products that help make change easier to manage," said Brad Holman, managing director of airline services for Asia/Pacific for Galileo, Travelport's global distribution system division, at last month's Wired Travel Asia 2006 conference in Singapore.

Nowhere is the rise of LCCs more apparent than in India, where six startup carriers have debuted in the past three years and already account for 37 percent marketshare. With around 10 more waiting in line for licenses to start operations, the country is expected to be the world's largest low-cost carrier market by 2010, with a predicted marketshare of 70 percent.

However, even though GDS alternatives are not a visible factor in Asia, traditional GDSs are aware they will need to reduce transaction costs per ticket.

In India, the online market is split between bookings done directly through suppliers and those through online travel agencies, a breed gathering momentum.

"Increasing e-commerce brings a challenge—making information available readily, online booking faster and more user-friendly. We see online travel agencies as our partners and another distribution channel for us," explains Raj Halve, chief commercial officer of budget GoAir.

With the growth of Internet penetration and rising disposable income, more OTAs will enter the market before consolidation starts to take place. At a recent Eyefortravel.com travel distribution conference, it was apparent Indian travel online is on an upward drive. This was exemplified by the spate of well-funded online ventures launched this year.

Ashwin Damera, founder and CEO of one-year-old Travelguru.com, said the company already was looking at increasing its staff from 250 to 350 by March 2007 and opening 20 retail outlets in five to seven cities, especially Delhi and Mumbai, by the end of next year. "We are about to invest $10 million in the expansion plan, which would be through venture funding." The company is expecting revenues of $40 to $45 million by the end of this year.

Deep Kalra, founder and CEO of Makemytrip.com, India's market leader in the online travel agency segment, estimated the online market in travel and aviation was US$300 million in 2005, and will cross $750 million in 2006. By 2008, Kalra said, it will exceed $2 billion. So apparent is the new equation that Makemytrip.com became the largest issuer of domestic air tickets in India within one year of launch.

Kalra added that the 30 million credit card users and 40 million Internet users in the country were providing a boost to the business.

klbloke

November 13th, 2006, 08:14 AM

Singapore Changi - Looking to the future

Since opening 25 years ago, Singapore's award-winning gateway has consistently invested in new facilities, anticipating future growth.

Airports, by their very nature, are not generally popular with the public. Locals tend to object on environmental grounds, while travellers view them as an unavoidable means to an end: the starting, transit or finishing point to any journey.

To some extent, Singapore Changi, which opened in 1981, started to change those perceptions. Located at the eastern tip of Singapore, some 20 kilometres from the city centre and along the coastal line of the island, there is minimal noise pollution as flight paths are generally over the sea. From the outset, it was designed to be more than ust a passenger processing plant: an excellent shopping complex, cafes, bars and restaurants, and a wide range of entertaining distractions were seen as essential elements for success. So, too, were the in-terminal transit hotels to enable the weary to get their heads down between flights.

And successful it has been, consistently winning accolades from around the world, including, once again, best airport in OAG's Airline of the Year Awards 2006, recapturing the title after briefly ceding it to Dubai last year.

Since the initial ‘Aeropolis’ concept, Singapore Changi added a second terminal in 1990 and extended both Terminals 1 and 2 in the mid-Nineties, with an annual handling passenger throughput now running at around 32.4 million.

Earlier this year, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore opened a Budget Terminal to accommodate the anticipated growth of low-cost carriers in the Asia/Pacific region, and work is now well advanced on Terminal 3, which is scheduled to open in early 2008. Costing S$1.75 billion (US$1.1 billion), it will increase Changi's handling capacity to 64 million a year, which should be sufficient until 2020. The new facility will add 28 aerobridge gates to the existing 67, with up to eight designed to handle the new generation of Airbus A380 super-jumbos, of which Singapore Airlines has 10 on order and options for a further 15. The airport authority has already spent S$60 million (US$38 million) on preparing the existing two terminals to handle the A380, which is now expected to enter service early next year.

A key feature of the new Terminal 3 will be a S$121 million state-of-the-art baggage handling system, designed to enhance Changi's reputation as a major regional hub. Fully-automated, it will include high-speed inter-terminal transfer and early bag storage facilities. This will ensure that the baggage of those passengers with connecting flights at different terminals will be transported individually through underground tunnels at a speed of 7m/second, taking around three minutes for a bag to be transferred from one terminal to the other. And there is an automated storage and retrieval system for bags that are checked-in early or those in transit with lengthy connection times.

The system will also be capable of automatically updating changes in passenger itineraries and to discharge bags to the right connecting flights.

Changi is currently served by more than 80 airlines flying to over 180 cities in 50 countries. In this anniversary year, it plans a series of celebratory events, including a 25-week long shopping festival now under way. To date, more than 30,000 passengers have walked away with prizes ranging from shopping vouchers worth between S$250 and S$25,000, to pens and limited edition airport souvenirs.

Skyprince

December 4th, 2006, 11:59 AM

Air Asia to fly KL - Lahad Datu direct

http://www.airasia.com/site/en/promotion.jsp;jsessionid=FB2D0D7FD62632B1A6ECC4F21AD4E5E5?id=28688213-ac1e00ae-2d80ae00-6e691073

fairul

December 4th, 2006, 12:18 PM

Air Asia to fly KL - Lahad Datu direct

http://www.airasia.com/site/en/promotion.jsp;jsessionid=FB2D0D7FD62632B1A6ECC4F21AD4E5E5?id=28688213-ac1e00ae-2d80ae00-6e691073

KUL-LDU? must be a sharing flight with FAX..the same as KUL-MYY-MZV ...

Skyprince

December 4th, 2006, 12:50 PM

No ! The price starts at RM 49.99, so it must be direct !

ntly1

December 4th, 2006, 03:15 PM

It could be code sharing with FAX beos the biggest aircraft can Lahad Datu Airport accommodate is only Fokker 50. It is impossible for Air Asia's Airbus320/Boeing737-300 to land there.

cheers

fairul

December 31st, 2006, 03:48 AM

guys....great news!!!! heard from my AK friends that the ticket will be as low MYR 500 excluding tax..( thats what he said ...no concrete news yet..) :cheers:

Flying cheap from KL to London - Budget flights expected to start in July

30 Dec 2006
Anna Maria Samsudin

KUALA LUMPUR: After dominating the regional low-cost-carrier (LCC) market within just five years, airline whizzes Datuk Tony Fernandes and Datuk Kamaruddin Meranun are now ready to take on Europe, and London is the likely maiden destination.

Word has it that the Kuala Lumpur-London route would be the first of several more low-cost long-haul air services to be offered.

Scheduled to take off by July next year, it is believed that the service would be the world’s longest LCC route and would fast-track Malaysia into becoming a leading global LCC hub.

Fernandes, who is AirAsia chief executive officer, declined to confirm or deny speculation when contacted by Business Times.

He said the long-haul service was not a model for AirAsia because the airline focused on short-haul travel with flight times of three to four hours.

He said that while he believed there was huge potential for a budget long-haul air service model, “currently, there is no budget long-haul model that we really like”.

“It is just a matter of time before someone comes up with a good model for a low-cost carrier and I hope the innovation would come from Malaysia.

“This would complement our efforts in turning KLIA into the Dubai and Changi for LCCs," he said yesterday.

Although details are sketchy, sources close to the deal said the Kuala Lumpur-London service would be a partnership between AirAsia and Fly Asian Xpress (FAX).

FAX — privately owned by Fernandes, Kamaruddin (picture) of AirAsia and former AirAsia chief financial officer Raja Azmi Raja Razali — is the operator of rural air services in Sabah and Sarawak.

In conjunction with the plan, FAX is in talks with several parties to look for wide-body aircraft, namely Boeing 777s or Airbus 330s, to lease or buy.

The Kuala Lumpur-London flight service would most likely stop over in Dubai and may have two seat classes, economy and "super economy", which is equivalent to business class.

The budget flights will probably seek to land at airports near London where landing charges are lower.

Malaysia Airlines (MAS) is the only carrier operating non-stop full-service Kuala Lumpur-London routes 18 times weekly.

A check showed the lowest return trip on MAS costs between RM4,000 and RM5,000, including taxes, and RM18,000 for business class.

For the budget flights to be competitive, because they have a stopover, the pricing must be substantially lower to attract travellers.

Analysts contacted by Business Times were positive about a budget Kuala Lumpur-London service, which they believe would open up a new market segment for long-haul flights.

Nevertheless, they said the nature of long-haul flights was different from normal LCC business and required thorough planing to work.

Oasis Hong Kong Airlines is the sole operator of a budget long-haul service via its Hong Kong-London flights that started in October.

It is the second airline in the world, after the defunct Laker Airways Skytrain, to adopt the long-haul budget service model.

Although Oasis has plans to expand to other parts of Europe, market observers said the airline was having difficulties due to the complexity of running a budget long-haul model.

Aviation analyst Shukor Yusof, from Standard & Poor’s Equity Research in Singapore, said the market for long-haul flights was different from the normal LCC market.

He said long-haul business was more complicated and had a higher risk factor.

"LCCs flying long haul must be prepared to see their costs rise in return for lower yields."

On whether the new service would have a negative impact on the national carrier, TA Securities analyst Rosnani Rasul was optimistic that the "cake" was big enough for everyone.

"The new service will create a new market segment. It will not cannibalise MAS."

While optimistic that a budget long-haul service would work, she said details such as food, beverage and entertainment had to be looked into because of the lengthy flight time involved.

"I don’t think they can adopt AirAsia’s current no-frills model."

Subangite

December 31st, 2006, 08:34 AM

guys....great news!!!! heard from my AK friends that the ticket will be as low MYR 500 excluding tax..( thats what he said ...no concrete news yet..) :cheers:

Thats great news!! We'll have to wait for the official announcement though. I don't think govt. owned MAS would be too pleased with this development, they'd probably want to fight and keep their monopoly of the KL-London route. Did your friend say anything about what the MAS position is on all of this? Is MAS agreeable to it?

fairul

December 31st, 2006, 08:43 AM

Thats great news!! We'll have to wait for the official announcement though. I don't think govt. owned MAS would be too pleased with this development, they'd probably want to fight and keep their monopoly of the KL-London route. Did your friend say anything about what the MAS position is on all of this? Is MAS agreeable to it?

nah..she didnt mentioned abt MAS at all...but she did mentioned it wont be LHR ...most probably it will be LGW or STN..

Skyprince

January 1st, 2007, 07:26 AM

Fuiyooo..... RM 500 je..betol ke tu Fairul ??? Tapi nape London je.... sebab beta ni kalau pergi Eropah selalunya pergi ikut Amsterdam .... ada banyak saudara-mara duduk kat situ...

Oasis HK pun guna LGW kan ??

White_soX

January 1st, 2007, 06:07 PM

And you guyz really think government will allow AK operate to LON. Think, this is MH trunk route, where money flow in, I doubt the Malaysia government that nice, they even give AK a hard time to fly to Singapore. Sure, today they talk big, but AK chances to UK is low.........next thing you know the politicians will ask MH to drop their price in response to stop AK.

2 cent

Subangite

January 2nd, 2007, 09:58 AM

From an purely simplistic economic analysis of the market behavior. It should be a good thing, competition drives down prices, increases innovation. Competition would be great for MAS!! And most importantly consumers!!

fairul

January 2nd, 2007, 12:27 PM

White_soX

January 2nd, 2007, 01:50 PM

never under estimate AK...Richard Branson is behind this....this project will further put KUL as the major low cost carrier hub in Asia...

This is not underestimate issue, but more political and rights. Have you heard any word from the gov. yet?

fairul

January 2nd, 2007, 02:47 PM

This is not underestimate issue, but more political and rights. Have you heard any word from the gov. yet?

look out for major announcement this Friday by the Transport minister..

Subangite

January 2nd, 2007, 03:16 PM

look out for major announcement this Friday by the Transport minister..

What, sir Branson himself is behind this??? I hope this is not from the grapevine and that there is some truth to this. Should be great, looking forward to Friday!

Mr. Fairul, are you at liberty to say more?? Whats Bransons involvement in all of this is.

tomkat

January 2nd, 2007, 05:53 PM

Saw the news on CNN just now.

The rumour of the formation of an international budget airlines comprises AirAsia + EasyJet + Virgin Atlantic is getting more concrete everyday..

White_soX

January 3rd, 2007, 06:07 AM

Easyjet denied having such talk with AK and Virgin.............so how this rumour start afterall...............reason Virgin wants AK is they want their metal to fly to SIN, ThAI and MAS? What ever the annoucement will be, it's gonna be real interesting.................

^tamago^

January 3rd, 2007, 10:10 AM

AirAsia to announce new service on Friday
January 3 2007

BUDGET carrier AirAsia said yesterday it would make a major announcement on a new service on Friday after a report that it was considering an alliance with Britain's easyJet and the Virgin group.
"It's a huge announcement. The Transport Minister will be attending the event in Kuala Lumpur at 10am on Friday," a company spokeswoman said by telephone. "It's about a new service." She declined to give further details.

AirAsia's chief executive Datuk Tony Fernandes declined on Monday to comment on a Malaysian newspaper report on the alliance.

The report, quoting unidentified sources, said the three airlines were in talks to form a global no-frills alliance that would offer cheap flights within Asia as well as between Europe to Australia via Kuala Lumpur.

It said the tie-up would give AirAsia access to London's Stansted airport. In return, Richard Branson's Virgin and easyJet would have access to Kuala Lumpur International Airport's low-cost terminal which is the home for AirAsia, it added.

Fernandes told the New Straits Times on Saturday that there was a potential for a budget long-haul air service model.

"It's a matter of time before someone comes up with a good model for a low-cost carrier and I hope the innovation would come from Malaysia," he told the newspaper.

But a spokesman for easyJet said on Monday the British airline had not discussed any such alliance with AirAsia.

"We are not in any talks with AirAsia or Virgin," he said.

The Times newspaper in London reported yesterday that Virgin had re-entered talks with AirAsia about taking a stake in the group, which was founded in 2001 by Fernandes, who began his career in the finance department of Virgin Records.

Virgin Blue, Virgin Group's Asian unit, had discussed investment possibilities with AirAsia in 2003 but this did not materialise at that time.

It is believed a link-up with AirAsia will give Virgin access to Malaysia as well as other countries in the region, including Thailand and Indonesia, The Times said.

A Virgin spokesman refused on Monday to deny Virgin Atlantic has held talks with AirAsia. - Reuters

http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Wednesday/Nation/BT602319.txt/Article/

fairul

January 3rd, 2007, 10:40 AM

What, sir Branson himself is behind this??? I hope this is not from the grapevine and that there is some truth to this. Should be great, looking forward to Friday!

Mr. Fairul, are you at liberty to say more?? Whats Bransons involvement in all of this is.

dude..no need to call me mr fairul..im just a year older than u..hehehe...:)

how i wish i was Tony Fernandez's secretary..then i could spill all the beans here....hehehe...cant wait for the friday news...a great start for our aviation industry this year :cheers:

Sheik

January 5th, 2007, 06:25 AM

AirAsia X London flights from RM9.99

KUALA LUMPUR: Fly Asian Express (FAX) will fly its long-haul operations using the brand Air Asia X, under franchise from AirAsia, starting July.

The flights will have two classes - super economy and economy. In-flight entertainment and food will be available for purchase onboard.

Fares to London will start as low as RM9.99, excluding tax and surcharges.

FAX has been given rights to operate long-haul flights to destinations in Asia, Australia and Europe.

AirAsia CEO Datuk Tony Fernandes has a 50% stake in FAX. The other two FAX shareholders are AirAsia deputy chief executive Kamarudin Meranum (30%) and former AirAsia chief financial officer Raja Azmi Raja Razali (20%), who is also FAX CEO.

Wow 9.99. Is this just a catch or permanent price? Sure it's only a limited number of seats and will be sold out in seconds!

Skyprince

January 5th, 2007, 10:43 AM

Ini berita super duper hebatz gilerz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lastresorter

January 6th, 2007, 02:46 AM

The airline itself sounds cool.... Air Asia X... but yeah RM9.99 to london... this is insane... it's time to fly!! :okay:

nazrey

January 8th, 2007, 08:08 AM

MAHB to expand LCCT to accommodate AirAsia X
08 Jan 2007 8:44 AM
THEEDGEDAILY

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has confirmed plans to expand the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) to accommodate AirAsia X's long-haul operations.

The airport operator in a statement on Jan 7 clarified that it had been informed of AirAsia X's plans to operate long haul about two months ago by the airline and that it had received the government's request that full support be given to AirAsia X’s operations.

MAHB said besides the expansion of the terminal, additional aircraft parking bays were being prepared to accommodate AirAsia X’s use of bigger aircraft for its operations.

It also said it will build a food court near the terminal as well as expand the car parking area.

In response to queries on the charges, MAHB clarified that all aeronautical charges were decided and approved by the government and, therefore, any airline's views would need to be conveyed to the authorities for consideration.

It pointed out that the landing charges and parking charges at airports in Malaysia had not been increased for 25 years and were the lowest in the region.

Hopefully this has helped Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia, as well as other airlines to contain their cost of operations, it said.

fairul

January 9th, 2007, 08:54 AM

air asia one million free seat promotion starts tonight....1200am 10/01/2007..travelling period start from April-October 2007.....hurry up!!!!!

sorry for the big font guys...

fairul

January 9th, 2007, 08:59 AM

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m78/tyrande_81/aa_121956_star01.jpg

p/s: thanks to Hani of AK..:cheers:

Skyprince

January 9th, 2007, 08:59 AM

Mmmm...nak gi mane ye dengan free seat tuu ???

Langkawi ?? asyik asyik Langkawi je...... KK ? dah 4 kali dah gi sana...

Aha ! Labuan !!

fairul

January 9th, 2007, 09:05 AM

http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m78/tyrande_81/aa_121956_star02.jpg

^tamago^

January 9th, 2007, 07:44 PM

9M-AAX at KLIA LCC-T

http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/5355/dsc00266gy.jpg

^tamago^

January 9th, 2007, 07:45 PM

so cheap! :runaway:

Subangite

January 10th, 2007, 02:03 PM

So amazingly cheap!!!!!!! I can't believe it!

globocentric

January 10th, 2007, 05:41 PM

The MTB and satellite building in KLIA now look like a ghostown. An exodus of retail outlets is inevitable if not imminent. Further expansion of the LCC might one day even render the other terminals redundant. Well done Malaysia Airports for bringing back the old gloomy days to KLIA. Let's not forget that KLIA was notorious for it's extreme underutilization during the first two years of operations

baqthier

January 10th, 2007, 06:02 PM

Best news ever! I'm so X!

travellator

January 11th, 2007, 11:00 AM

at last managed to book my ticket after trying since yesterday :ohno:, frequently got logged out. for those having problems, try to do all the filling of forms quickly by having your particulars ready eg. passport details, credit card no. also hit the refresh button on your browser if you get logged out, and you can get back on the page again to continue, instead of starting from the beginning. forget about calling them as the call centre can't book the free flights

^tamago^

January 28th, 2007, 09:01 AM

27 January 2007
Airbus 9M-AFK at Senai Airport

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4639/dsc0030abk6.jpg

^tamago^

January 28th, 2007, 09:09 AM

27 January 2007
Airbus 9M-AFK at KLIA LCC-T

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/1736/dsc0037akb7.jpg

Subangite

January 30th, 2007, 08:46 PM

^^Beautiful pictures tamago.

Exapansion of the KLIA LCCT

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- The first phase of expansion of the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) will cover the departure and arrival halls as well as the apron area to accommodate wide-bodied aircraft for AirAsia X's long-haul operations.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said there was immediate need for expansion as the LCCT was experiencing tremendous growth in passenger volume.

It is expected to handle slightly more than 10 million passengers this year. Last year, about 4.6 million travellers used the LCCT since it began operations on March 23.

"We have no choice but to expand the facilities of LCCT although it was built less than a year ago," he told reporters at his office here Wednesday.

"It has to be done in the next few months," Chan said, adding that the ministry was waiting for Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd (MAHB) to come back with the final details and costing for the proposed expansion project.

Currently meant for narrow-bodied aircraft, the apron when expanded, will enable the LCCT to cater for wide-bodied aircraft.

"I have been briefed by MAHB about the immediate needs of the LCCT in view of the increasing number of flights and the fact that AirAsia X will be operating its long-haul, low-cost operations in the second half of the year from the LCCT," Chan said.

The expansion will enable the LCCT to handle 15 million passengers annually from the current 10 million.

To a question, Chan said there was no need for the time being to expand the KL International Airport's (KLIA) main terminal which, together with the LCCT, handled 24.1 million passengers in 2006.

"With 4.6 million people using the LCCT last year, the main terminal did about 19.5 million only. So we still have some breathing space.

"It should be okay in the next four to five years," he said of the main terminal which was designed to handle 25 million passengers annually.

fairul

January 31st, 2007, 10:38 AM

the soil investigation for the new expansion of the LCCT started today...
the MAB guys in our office busy with the LCCT food garden tender now..and the new parking lot infront of Pos Malaysia...lots of activity in a few months time..

tomkat

January 31st, 2007, 02:20 PM

fairul

January 31st, 2007, 02:42 PM

Which side of the terminal will get expanded?

i'm not sure... the design not finalised yet by the consultant......
but from what i heard...both sides..and the food garden will be located next to the pos malaysia building..the tarmac will also be expanded to accomodate the new A330..i'll keep u guys updates on this expansion...

yeah..the walkways for the LCCT is now 50% in progress..

Subangite

January 31st, 2007, 04:56 PM

i'm not sure... the design not finalised yet by the consultant......
but from what i heard...both sides..and the food garden will be located next to the pos malaysia building..the tarmac will also be expanded to accomodate the new A330..i'll keep u guys updates on this expansion...

yeah..the walkways for the LCCT is now 50% in progress..

Pardon my ignorance, never been to the LCCT myself, but doesn't the expansion encroach on to the cargo complex? Where is the room for expansion?

fairul

February 1st, 2007, 04:16 AM

Pardon my ignorance, never been to the LCCT myself, but doesn't the expansion encroach on to the cargo complex? Where is the room for expansion?

there's still enough space at both sides...maybe later once the whole design completed, i'll post it here...

tomkat

February 1st, 2007, 09:23 AM

musang

February 1st, 2007, 11:52 AM

[QUOTE=tomkat;11582050].
But I am sure in the KLIA masterplan, the ERL would also stop at the 2nd MTB once constructed, before making its way back to KL Sentral. And this building is at opposite site away from LCCT.
QUOTE]

mmm.. i thot the 2nd MTB is actually going 2b located on the other side which currently host the longterm parking area/concorde etc etc there??

tomkat

February 1st, 2007, 12:05 PM

mmm.. i thot the 2nd MTB is actually going 2b located on the other side which currently host the longterm parking area/concorde etc etc there??

Yes. That's what I am saying.

So, if ERL makes its way to LCCT, then in the future it will a bit tricky to link it to the 2nd MTB which will be located directly in front of the current MTB.

fairul

February 1st, 2007, 02:30 PM

Does anyone know how the alignment of ERL connection to LCCT?

Would the extension line go around the southern runway before swing back up to LCCT? That looks like the most logical route.

But I am sure in the KLIA masterplan, the ERL would also stop at the 2nd MTB once constructed, before making its way back to KL Sentral. And this building is at opposite site away from LCCT.

Sounds little bit tricky.

i've seen the alignment in the new masterplan of KLIA...it will pass the Bunga Raya Complex ( VIP building )and 90 degrees left turn and then straight along the perimeter road of the Runway 2...halfway through the runway 2..then it will go underground and then straight to the LCCT...

musang

February 1st, 2007, 02:53 PM

i've seen the alignment in the new masterplan of KLIA...it will pass the Bunga Raya Complex ( VIP building )and 90 degrees left turn and then straight along the perimeter road of the Runway 2...halfway through the runway 2..then it will go underground and then straight to the LCCT...

share with us pls.. i noticed the current ERL line is 'too' close to one of the sats of the 2nd MTB accrdg to the original masterplan la..

fairul

February 1st, 2007, 04:34 PM

share with us pls.. i noticed the current ERL line is 'too' close to one of the sats of the 2nd MTB accrdg to the original masterplan la..

i go and have a check in the office tomorrow...saw the drawings somewhere on my colleagues table...later i post it k bro..:)

Tulsa

February 2nd, 2007, 06:10 AM

Hi all,

based on my analysis of all earlier postings, i deduce that KLIA rail masterplan should look somewhat like below:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/377129157_e78eadfdf7_o.jpg

???:?

tomkat

February 2nd, 2007, 06:34 AM

Hi all,

based on my analysis of all earlier postings, i deduce that KLIA rail masterplan should look somewhat like below:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/377093195_a48ca64964_o.jpg

???:?

Nice effort! :okay:

Making a loop from LCCT and SIC back to existing track may not be a good idea because it would mean passengers arriving at LCCT would not be able to go to MTB as the ERL would make a loop back to KL.

So final stop at SIC would be sufficient. This station can be open up when the need to do so arises.

Looks like whole thing will get more complicated when 2nd MTB opens.

Tulsa

February 2nd, 2007, 06:57 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/182/377129157_e78eadfdf7_o.jpg

post Phase 2 (pre Phase 3)

ERL express: KL - MTB - KL
ERL transit: KL - TS - P - ST - SIC - LCCT - MTB - LCCT - SIC - ST - P - TS - KL

post Phase 3

ERL express: KL - MTB1 - MTB2 - KL
ERL transit: KL - TS - P - ST - SIC - LCCT - MTB1 - MTB2 - LCCT - SIC - ST - P - TS - KL

my 2 cents :)

tomkat

February 2nd, 2007, 07:36 AM

post Phase 2 (pre Phase 3)

Erl express: KL - MTB - KL
Erl transit: KL - TS - P - ST - SIC - LCCT - MTB - LCCT - SIC - ST - P - TS - KL

Excellent idea.

post Phase 3

Erl express: KL - MTB1 - MTB2 - KL
Erl transit: KL - TS - P - ST - SIC - LCCT - MTB1 - MTB2 - LCCT - SIC - ST - P - TS - KL

my 2 cents :)

Interesting concept. But how would the transfer between MTB2 to MTB1 be carried?

Tulsa

February 2nd, 2007, 08:47 AM

"Interesting concept. But how would the transfer between MTB2 to MTB1 be carried?" - tomkat

post Phase 2 (pre Phase 3)

ERL shuttle: MTB - LCCT - MTB

post Phase 3

ERL shuttle 1: MTB1 - MTB2 - LCCT - MTB1
ERL shuttle 2: MTB1 - MTB2 - MTB1

my 2 cents

fairul

February 2nd, 2007, 09:54 AM

Tulsa, Bingo!! the same alignment that i saw from the masterplan last week...

tomkat

February 2nd, 2007, 11:28 AM

Tulsa, Bingo!! the same alignment that i saw from the masterplan last week...

Amazing prediction by Tulsa. :cheers:

So, the extension will really have a station at SIC? :banana:

Are MTB1 - MTB2 alignment and overall transit concept by Tulsa also correct?

tomkat

February 2nd, 2007, 11:35 AM

Come to think of it, KLIA will be a real transportation transit terminal if YTL decides to extend this line down to PD, Melaka, JB and eventually to Singapore.

Subangite

February 3rd, 2007, 09:02 AM

Come to think of it, KLIA will be a real transportation transit terminal if YTL decides to extend this line down to PD, Melaka, JB and eventually to Singapore.

Its a similar idea to that already practiced in Europe, in Germany you can take the high speed ICE train from Frankfurt Airport and arrive at little towns like Göttingen, or others towns that are connected to the ICE network. Those cities and towns that are connected to the ICE network are also issue IATA airport codes, these can be printed on the airline ticket and bought anywhere in the world. Towns like Göttingen as an example is issued with the code, (ZEU). I can arrange to go to Gottingen from KL with the following routing, KUL-FRA-ZEU. Cool ehh?

Subangite

February 3rd, 2007, 10:13 AM

MAHB recommends new LCC hub

Source: the Star

By B.K. SIDHU

PETALING JAYA: A new low-cost carrier (LCC) hub will take shape next to the present satellite and main terminal buildings (legacy hub) at the KL International Airport (KLIA), if the Government accepts the recommendations of airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

The legacy hub now caters to full-service travellers and the LCC hub, budget travellers, and they could be linked by a sky train. For the ease of travellers, MAHB has also recommended that the Express Rail Link, which connects KL Sentral with KLIA, be extended to the LCC hub.

“We have identified the site and made our recommendations. The design for the new satellite and terminal buildings (LCC hub) will be different as it would take into account the operational requirements of the LCCs, just as we did for the present LCCT (low-cost carrier terminal),'' MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said when contacted by StarBiz.

“We would be getting AirAsia Bhd involved in designing the terminal,” he said.

Bashir said MAHB was “fully supportive of the Government’s efforts to promote low-fare travel and the company would continue to provide and develop infrastructure to accommodate low-cost travel.”

The search for a new site began because the LCCT is only a temporary site. The capacity of the present terminal can be expanded to handle 15 million passengers a year from 10 million now, but it certainly cannot cater to the growing demand for low-cost air travel. The land around the LCCT is inadequate for future expansion.

Currently, the LCCT handles six million passengers but, by the turn of the decade, the number could well exceed 12 million.

Under the original master plan for KLIA, there is ample land to house four satellite buildings, two terminal structures and five runaways. If all the buildings are constructed, KLIA should be able to handle 100 million passengers a year.

For now, only one satellite and terminal building is available to handle 25 million passengers a year. There is no denying that a new satellite building needs to be constructed next to the legacy hub to meet future growth in full-service passengers, but before 2015.

What is more urgent now is a permanent structure for low-cost air travel since growth in this sector is robust. Therefore, MAHB's proposal makes a lot of sense. It would not just allow both the legacy and LCC hubs to be housed next to each other but, in terms of logistics, it will provide connectivity for passengers who need to change from low-cost to full-service carriers.

On a broader perspective, such as move can potentially attract more airlines to KLIA, given the combined number of passengers at both hubs would be higher that it is today.

This would help Malaysia realise its dream of becoming a transport hub since the combined passenger capacity (of both legacy and LCC hubs) at KLIA in the future could well exceed 60 million.

Bashir said the LCC hub would only be ready in 2015. In the meantime, upgrading work at the LCCT would continue to cater to AirAsia X’s long-haul flights, he said. The expansion involves the extension of the apron for wide-body aircraft, expansion of the terminal building, review of the baggage-handling operations, cark-park extension and a food court.

Currently, AirAsia, its Thai and Indonesian subsidiaries, as well as Cebu Pacific Airways operate from the LCCT. In July, AirAsia X will begin flights to Britain.

fairul

February 3rd, 2007, 10:33 AM

fresh from the oven...:cheers:

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/DSC05715.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/DSC05714.jpg

musang

February 3rd, 2007, 03:51 PM

g8 fairul..thx
maybe once d big boys see the connectivity then they will be coming again to KLIA?

anyway, any idea of where izit gonna b for the proposed LCC hub by MAHB?

TYW

February 4th, 2007, 10:40 AM

cool thanks, fairul! it looks huge

nazrey

February 5th, 2007, 11:17 AM

IATA: Mostly positive 2007
By Alfean Hardy, 05 Feb 2007 10:58 AM
THEEDGEDAILY

Sustained improvements in profitability, a positive demand environment and strong competition from the low cost carriers (LCCs) placing downward pressure on passenger yields are what the airlines are expecting in 2007, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said.

In an economics briefing entitled “Airline Business Confidence Index” recently, IATA said 75% of its respondents expected profitability to increase this year with only 5% expecting a decline in profits; citing a positive demand environment, cost cutting efforts and the 25% drop in oil prices as factors.

It warned however, that profitability of some airlines could still be affected by higher fuel costs in 2007 due to expiring older fuel hedging contracts with renewal terms at higher prices under the old contract terms and strong competition from the LCCs.

IATA said while rate of demand growth was expected to slow from the exceptional rates recorded over the last three years, most airlines were confident of positive demand growth in both passenger and cargo traffic this year.

“Nearly 90% of respondents expect an improvement in passenger volumes and nearly 70% expect an improvement in cargo volumes. The positive outlook builds upon the strong increases in volumes seen in the last quarter of 2006.

“It suggests that the fundamental factors driving growth such as global economic growth and higher disposable incomes continue to support airline demand, especially in fast-growing markets in Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe,” it added.

IATA said however, some airlines had noted a more difficult cargo side environment due to stronger competition in the sector and the rationalisation of routes affecting volumes carried.

It expected yields to stabilise in 2007, especially if oil prices stabilised as well. However, strong competition from the LCCs would continue to place some downward pressure on passenger yields, especially where LCCs were expanding into developing markets.

It added that in 2006, 60% of respondents in the passenger sector and 45% in the cargo sector had managed to use the positive demand environment in the fourth quarter last year to raise load factors and increase their yields.

“However, several respondents had also seen a fall in yields in the last quarter, largely reflecting reductions in fuel surcharges as the oil prices has eased but also in some cases, strong competition,” it added.

IATA said looking forward, major efforts to improve cost efficiency coupled with the easing of oil prices had 40% of its respondents expecting costs to fall in 2007. It said the reduction in oil prices had helped reduce the upward pressure on input costs within the industry.

“The proportion of respondents expecting a fall in units costs has increased significantly, with several citing efficiency improvements planned and implemented in recent years are now beginning to provide clear benefits,” it added.

Tulsa

February 6th, 2007, 06:35 AM

In my opinion, the most appropriate long-term solution is for the LCCT to remain at its present location. Areas presently occupied by the cargo centre should be redesignated as 'LCCT extension site'. The present cargo centre should eventually be relocated to the southwest quadrant (2500 ha) of KLIA huge landbank reserve.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/159/381473193_59c02a1708_o.jpg

Instead of building skytrain for an 'airside' connection between the LCCT and 'legacy' terminals (as proposed by MAHB), shuttle bus service is a much cheaper alternative. Moreover, inadvertantly, the cost of building the skytrain will be reflected in LCC passengers airport tax. We must remind ourselves that in the LCC business, the fundamental mantra is "cost is evil".

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/136/382317043_9537412745_o.jpg

my 2 cents :)

XNeo

February 6th, 2007, 06:48 AM

why dont they just built underground tunnel...across the sattelite terminal ke.

tomkat

February 6th, 2007, 09:33 AM

In my opinion, the most appropriate long-term solution is for the LCCT to remain at its present location. Areas presently occupied by the cargo centre should be redesignated as 'LCCT extension site'. The present cargo centre should eventually be relocated to the southwest quadrant (2500 ha) of KLIA huge landbank reserve.

Instead of building skytrain for an 'airside' connection between the LCCT and 'legacy' terminals (as proposed by MAHB), shuttle bus service is a much cheaper alternative. Moreover, inadvertantly, the cost of building the skytrain will be reflected in LCC passengers airport tax. We must remind ourselves that in the LCC business, the fundamental mantra is "cost is evil".

my 2 cents :)

Excellent idea. But your proposed location of cargo terminal is where the planned 5th runaway (optional) will be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KLIA_phase_masterplan.jpg

May be you should pass it over to Fairul so that he can address this to someone in MAHB.

He seems to have an "inside" hand in that organization. :cheers:

Tulsa

February 6th, 2007, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by tomkat
Excellent idea. But your proposed location of cargo terminal is where the planned 5th runaway (optional) will be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KLIA_phase_masterplan.jpg

Actually it is the other way around...the planned 5th runway (optional) is located within the area where the proposed cargo terminal / free trade zone will be. :)

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/174/382290544_22456f0a05_o.jpg

The proposed cargo terminal / free trade zone occupies a triangle-shaped area of around 2500 ha located in the southwest corner of klia airport precinct. Hence the optional 5th runway can be used primarily for cargo flights.

my 2 cents

fairul

March 3rd, 2007, 11:12 AM

Excellent idea. But your proposed location of cargo terminal is where the planned 5th runaway (optional) will be. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:KLIA_phase_masterplan.jpg

May be you should pass it over to Fairul so that he can address this to someone in MAHB.

He seems to have an "inside" hand in that organization. :cheers:

i have the inside? hehe..FYI...we share the same site office...for the LCCT (defect period) and the upgrading A380 KLIA project ..im with the latter one..that explains why i have so much info...but i couldnt join them for the expansion meeting though...but heard lots of ideas on the new site for the permanent lcct...i'll keep you guys updated on this...:)

yeah...this is the latest progress for the covered walkway at the LCCT...took it today...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/DSC05959.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/DSC05958.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/DSC05960.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/DSC05962.jpg

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y59/payrol/DSC05964.jpg