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Celcom To Open More Service Centres In Major Airports
Updated : 03-10-2005
Media : Bernama



SEPANG, Oct 3 (Bernama) -- Celcom (Malaysia) Bhd, is considering opening more service centres in major airports throughout the country, said its chief executive officer Datuk Shazalli Ramly.

Shazalli said that Celcom is the only mobile operator in the country which has a service centre at the KL International Airport (KLIA).

'For a start we will be at main airports. That is subject to our discussion to extend to other major airports and go slowly to other airports,' he told reporters at the opening of the company's first airport service centre, here Monday.

He said that the first airport service centre at KLIA would provide convenience and accessibility to its customers and visitors.

The service centre, which is targeted at handling customers both international and local, is equipped with the standard features of a full-fledged service centre, Shazalli said.

He said that it offered services related to postpaid, pre-paid, international roaming and 3G as well as handling matters pertaining to customer enquiries.

The service centre is open from 7am to 11pm, seven days a week and also on public holidays.

Asked how much was invested, Shazalli said: 'This is a first prototype for the service centre in the airport, so obviously the economic of scale is not there yet. On the whole the prototype cost about RM250,000.'

The company has 6.14 million customers and currently, has the most comprehensive network coverage covering 96 percent of the populated areas in the country.

It also offers international roaming service in more than 90 countries over almost 200 networks worldwide.

WAH! :eek:

Very BIG ad!!! :D

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Police are looking at inside involvement in their probe into the theft of RM4 million worth of LCD monitors from the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Cargo Village yesterday.
They are also trying to ascertain how security at the complex was breached.

District police chief Superintendent Zahedi Ayob said statements had been taken from Customs personnel, Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) security personnel and cargo workers present during the incident.

He said a team of expert investigators from the Selangor police headquarters was assisting in the probe.

He said the experts had met district CID chief Assistant Superintendent Suhaimi Che Nordin to discuss investigations.

Police have also taken recordings from the complex’s closed-circuit television (CCTV) camera.

According to police sources, the investigators have a lead on those behind the theft.

In the incident, several thieves gained entry into the cargo village and carted away containers of the LCD monitors in a truck. The men were not stopped on their way in and out of the complex despite stringent security measures.

The monitors, from South Korea, were due to be delivered to a factory in Nilai.

A380 to fly into KLIA mid-Nov
Updated : 14-10-2005
Media : Business Times



THE superjumbo A380 will fly into the KL International Airport in Sepang sometime in the first half of next month, as part of its airport compatibility verification tests.

Besides Kuala Lumpur, the world's largest and newest airliner will tour Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

This marks the first time that the A380 will be seen outside of Europe.

It will begin the tests in Frankfurt, Germany, at the end of the month. After the tour, the plane will be on display at the Dubai airshow in the second half of November.

European airframe maker Airbus said the tour will enable its customers a chance to see the aircraft first hand, and airports an early opportunity to check their preparedness to handle it in commercial service.

Airbus¡¦ A380 family (A380 and A380F) has already won a strong following among many of the world¡¦s most prestigious airlines, with 16 customers having placed orders for 159 aircraft so far. These include Singapore Airlines, which will be the first to take delivery of an A380, at the end of 2006, followed by Qantas Airways and Emirates in the second quarter of 2007. Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd bought six of the aircraft for Malaysia Airlines.

The tests will include taxiing around the airport, docking at a terminal, and checking passenger boarding bridge positioning.

the A380 will be arriving at KLIA on the 10/11..Thursdays..around 1125am..

the A380 will be arriving at KLIA on the 10/11..Thursdays..around 1125am..


Oh ...sucks man.....I am at work! :D

Oh ...sucks man.....I am at work! :D

actually ..Airbus revised the date from 13/11 to 10/11...
13/11 so perfect since its gonna be weekend..
gonna apply for holiday la if like this..

^^ Hmmm.....interesting.....see how things go first.....I might be able to take half a day off....see how first ;)

szehong..i might be going with my frens from the cari.com.my (aviation forum)
wanna join?
might take an emergency leave la that day..since gonna use my annual leave for raya..huhu

szehong..i might be going with my frens from the cari.com.my (aviation forum)
wanna join?
might take an emergency leave la that day..since gonna use my annual leave for raya..huhu

Sure.....why not? :D What are the details?



As for SSC FORUMERS:

Anyone interested in joining? :? Go in one car so we could split the cost mah.....furthermore we all could chit chat a long the way ;)

Maybe we all could meet at Sunway Pyramid? Anyone wants me and can't make it to Sunway would have to do so at Bandar Tasik Selatan (Starline, KTM Komuter and ERL) ;)

from malaysianwings.com ( Norman)

A380 in KUL
Date (so far) is 10th of November 2005
Time is at 1125 Local

Runway in use special for this big guy most likely 14R
No typo there... OneFourRight...
Aircraft mostlikely for VVIP viewing at Bunga Raya, thus the 14R chosen

Aicraft will overnight in KUL and will depart to Australia (SYD/MEL??)
the next day... time of depart isn't fix yet...

still subject to last minute changes...

^^ Oh thanks.....I registered in that forum a while back....dunno why can't log in now :D

I know where is 14R but I am not too sure of the best vantage point.......I guess the end of the runway would be good if we use Jalan Pekeliling but that road is off limits at times.......how leh? :?

i will not be there unfortunately, i will be away from KL for about a month (for hari raya) hehe..

^^ Oh thanks.....I registered in that forum a while back....dunno why can't log in now :D

I know where is 14R but I am not too sure of the best vantage point.......I guess the end of the runway would be good if we use Jalan Pekeliling but that road is off limits at times.......how leh? :?

if the weather so hot during that time..i might as well just snap snap from anjung tinjau..coz the plane will park infront of the Bunga Raya for a while..before proceed to the satellite building..
expect big crowd on that day..yeah...

^^ But the Anjung Tinjau would be kinda a bit far right? You have to use super telephoto lenses for that haha :D

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^^ But the Anjung Tinjau would be kinda a bit far right? You have to use super telephoto lenses for that haha :D

i believe ur camera that day is powerfull enough to take photos from anjung tinjau..8x digital zoom right?

AirAsia to occupy bulk of LCC terminal
By ANNA MARIA SAMSUDIN and KANG SIEW LI


October 27 2005


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MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will be spared from having to market its new low-cost carrier (LCC) terminal, thanks to the huge passenger volume being brought in by AirAsia.

AirAsia passengers alone will occupy half of the terminal’s 10 million annual passenger capacity when it opens for operations next year, MAHB managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said yesterday.

AirAsia, which carried four million passengers last year, will take up 24 of the 30 bays at terminal.

He stressed, however, that the new terminal is not built exclusively for AirAsia. Other budget carriers are also welcome to use the facility.

“Although MAHB will not be aggressively promoting the LCC terminal unlike KLIA, we welcome airlines, which fall under the budget carrier category, to use this terminal.
“Even boutique carrier AdamAir, which plans to fly into KLIA next year, can use this facility,” he told Business Times.

LCCs, he added, can choose to either fly into KLIA or the new LCC terminal. If they prefer to fly into KLIA, they will have to pay for the use of certain facilities such as the aerobridges.

The RM108 million LCC terminal in KLIA is expected to reach its maximum annual capacity of 10 million passengers within five to six years.

Believed to be the biggest of its kind in the region, the terminal will be five times bigger than the new LCC terminal at Singapore’s Changi Airport, which can handle around two million passengers a year.

The new terminal is expected to be operational sometime between March and April next year.

The job to build the terminal was awarded to Fajar Baru Capital Bhd in May this year.

Bashir said the LCC terminal will offer passengers basic facilities. As a budget terminal, it is designed to be a functional airport without any of the frills such as aerobridges. This will allow airlines such as AirAsia to reduce costs.

“I think it is important to mentally prepare the travelling public on what an LCC terminal is, lest they be disappointed once the terminal begins operations next year.

“The terminal’s physical structure will be nicely designed and all but we will not be offering the frills that passengers are used to at the main terminal,” he added.

The KLIA will be linked to the LCC terminal by buses.

why MAB have to pilih kasih on not to promote the LCC terminal aggresively? after all..all those pax. from LCC's contribute to the pax. growth in KLIA for the past years..

i believe ur camera that day is powerfull enough to take photos from anjung tinjau..8x digital zoom right?


My camera is a DSLR so no digital zoom for me. However my other lens could do a (approx) 14X zoom.

Still it is not enough to get a good pic as we shouldn't underestimate the size of KLIA ;)

A380 test for KLIA on Nov 10
Updated : 27-10-2005
Media : The Star
Story By : B.K. SIDHU



COME Nov 10, the world's largest ever passenger aircraft, the A380, will land on Malaysian soil in its maiden test flight out of Europe, an event that is expected to fully test the technical and system capabilities at the KL International Airport (KLIA).

But, it is nothing that KLIA cannot handle, says Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad, and “we would want to take advantage to familiarise the A380 with our airport staff, operations and equipment’’.

The arrival will give KLIA the first taste of how to handle an aircraft that can seat 555 passengers, has double-decks and allows for the configuration of the passenger boarding bridge positioning. It also allows the Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and its parent, Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd (PMB), to gain first-hand knowledge of the aircraft.

'We are excited about the A380 and are looking forward to the test flight as it gives us a chance to handle it at our airport. We can learn the aircraft requirements in terms of taxing, docking and others,’’ Bashir said yesterday.

The estimated arrival time of the aircraft is 11.25am and it will depart the same night. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi is expected at the welcoming ceremony together with members of the aviation industry. Later, the aircraft will be towed to the KLIA satellite building where the public can see it from the viewing galleries.

PMB has ordered six A380s. The initial scheduled delivery of early 2007 has been delayed to mid-year due to some work that is yet to be done by aircraft manufacturer Airbus before the A380 takes off for commercial flights.

The test flight, or airport compatibility verification test, began last week from Toulouse in France and, by Saturday, it will land in Frankfurt before taking off to the Far East. Besides KLIA, the A380 will stop at Singapore's Changi, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. After that, it will be on display at the Dubai Air Show in the second half of November.

The A380 is fast becoming a major growth area in air travel, especially in the Far East, as most carriers have ordered the aircraft in the hope of flying more passengers and reducing frequencies. Airlines are investing not just in aircraft purchases, but also staff training, building separate hangars, and cabin and in-flight services. Airports are also investingin operational readiness, as no airport wants to be left out of the potential of handling more passengers.

Airbus has an order book of 159 A380s from 16 customers. This includes PMB, Singapore Airlines (SIA), Thai International, Virgin Atlantic, Emirates and Qantas Airways. SIA will be first to take delivery of the A380 before the end of 2006. Changi has invested S$68mil in airport infrastructure to cater for the big bird, so have Bangkok and Australian airports. Frankfurt Airport committed this week that it would spend US$120mil for A380 readiness.

Malaysia Airports will spend RM110mil in preparation for the A380. This includes building five aerobridges, upgrading and enhancement of the KLIA runway and taxiway shoulders. Malaysia Airports expects to finalise its financial restructuring before the year is out and the funding for the A380 readiness will be from internal sources.

Bashir said tenders were open (advertised on Oct 3) for the modification and would close on Nov 21. So far, 17 interested parties have collected tender documents.

The modifications will be completed within a year and, apart from MAS, Emirates has indicated keen interest to fly its A380 into KLIA.

“Malaysia Airports will upgrade the airport from Code E to Code F (airport specification) to meet aircraft requirements,’’ Bashir said.

Turning to the low-cost airline terminal (LCAT), Bashir said it would be completed by March 2006. It would have a gross area of 28,000 sq m, 30 aircraft stands and would cater for up to 10 million passengers yearly.

The cost of development is RM108mil.

So far only AirAsia and its Thai and Indonesian units, Thai AirAsia and PT AWAir, are users. But Malaysia Airports is not opposed to other airlines wanting to use the LCAT Although Bashir believes there is no need to market the terminal, as the needs of AirAsia alone would more than justify the presence of the terminal.

However, Malaysia Airports would welcome any low-cost carrier (LCC) that are keen to use the terminal.

AirAsia chief executive officer Datuk Tony Fernandes said the airline was “not opposed to other airlines using the LCAT.

'We are heavily involved in the design and the amount of cooperation we are getting is tremendous. The LCAT is going to be a fantastic hub which is intended to reduce our cost,’’ he said.

For now, the link from KLIA to LCAT will be via a bus service provided by Malaysia Airports, besides private vehicles. But talks are under way to link it via the public transportation system.

The LCAT will be five times the size of the LCC terminal at Changi but with no aerobridges.

However, it will have an efficient baggage-handling system to cater to the high passenger traffic volume.

Malaysia Airports close to finalising tender on KLIA upgrade
Updated : 27-10-2005
Media : Business Times
Story By : KANG SIEW LI and ANNA MARIA SAMSUDIN



MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is close to finalising a tender worth RM110 million for upgrading works at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang to accommodate the 555-seat superjumbo A380.

The tender would involve widening taxiways and shoulders on the airportกฆs runways, realigning taxiway lights and airfield signs, additional passenger loading bridges (aero-bridges) and upgrading existing gate lounges to handle the bigger plane.

MAHB managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said a tender process is under way and is expected to be closed on November 21.

The company has so far received 17 proposals, but he declined to name the bidders.

Upgrading works will begin soon thereafter, with the airport ready to welcome the A380 by the end of next year,กจ he told Business Times yesterday.

Following the enhancement exercise, KLIA will be categorised as a Code F Airport by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Code F Airports are capable of receiving aircraft with a wingspan of 65m and up to, but not including 80m, and an outer main gear wheel span of 14m and up to, but not including 16m.

ICAO Code F requirement, among others, states that airport runways width should be not less than 60m. Runway shoulders are recommended and, if provided, should be at least 7.5m in width each side, giving an overall minimum width of 75m.

Last month, Bashir had said the European aircraft makers delay in delivering the first A380 to Malaysia Airlines (MAS) by six months will not change its plans to upgrade the airport. MAS was supposed to take delivery of the first of six A380-800s in January 2007. The timetable has now been pushed to July 2007.

As far as we are concerned, we are proceeding with the upgrade as scheduled because the aircraft will come sooner or later, Bashir had said.

Meanwhile, the airport operator is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the A380 on November 10 2005.

The A380 will make its first flight out of Europe for its airport compatibility verifications test and will be visiting Frankfurt at the end of this month before heading for Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in the first half of November.

The operational readiness is designed to help airlines operating the A380 to develop procedures for aircraft pushback and towing, fuelling, catering, baggage handling, cleaning, passenger handling, medical lifts and fire and emergency response.

Bashir said the visit will also give passengers a chance to see the aircraft at first hand as well as allow MAHB an opportunity to check on the requirements to handle it in commercial service.

MAHB with the cooperation of MAS, Penerbangan Malaysia Bhd and Airbus have lined up a welcoming ceremony for the aircraft.

The Prime Minister is expected for the welcoming ceremony and members of the aviation industry have been invited, said Bashir.

Killer photo's of KLIA!!

Killer photo's of KLIA!!

Yeah this really kills...I don't see any photos of KLIA :jk:

By Surin Murugiah


Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has re-strategised to enhance the attractiveness of its retail outlets at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport via the improvement to its concept and layout.

MAHB chief executive officer Datuk Bashir Ahmad says it has engaged a UK consulting firm to undertake a study towards introducing more effective methods of optimising the available retail space at the main terminal building.

He says the entire exercise is to ensure that the retail outlets could maximise earnings as well ensure that KLIA has a competitive edge over other international airports, especially those within the Asian region.

It is learnt that the three designated areas for primary development are the satellite building, domestic contact pier and main terminal building.

Ongoing works at the domestic contact pier, where MAHB plans to have the Flying Emporium with a retail space of 1,600 square metres, would be completed before Christmas.

The retail space at the satellite building has been proposed to be segmentised into four categories of zones, namely luxury brand, contemporary lifestyle, gifts & basics and great deals.

Bashir tells FinancialDaily that when fully implemented, the combined improvements to KLIA would provide for a greater variety of merchandise for passengers at the airport.

In order to generate higher revenue, he says, MAHB has to look beyond relying on airport charges on airlines and airport tax on passengers, and instead optimise income from commercial retail space and advertising.

He says the contribution from commercial retail income is now 35% of revenue, but it should ideally be at 50%.

Bashir says experience shows that duty-free liquor, cigarettes, perfumes and chocolates top the shopping list of travellers.

He says it is imperative that certain products highly sought by travellers be strategically located to create a better shopping experience.

“Those wishing to purchase liquor and cigarettes will go the mile to look for them, so even if they are located at the back it does not matter.

“But there have also been requests for other items like toys, bigger book shops and good restaurants, and these must be addressed,” he says.

He says major international airports have a layout concept where passengers walk through retail outlets to reach the check-in areas and departure gates or when walking out.

That type of layout would not only increase passenger comfort but would generate retail income for the airport operator, he says.

Bashir explains that MAHB is in talks with several top-notch booksellers and other high-end product retailers, as well as exploring ideas to introduce innovative sales approaches.

He says one measure MAHB would take is to ensure retailers sell their goods at prices comparable to, or where possible lower than, those sold at, for example, KLCC Suria.

“If we created a shopping environment where travellers knew they could buy quality products at cheaper prices, then a passenger waiting to board his or her flight would be encouraged to browse around and shop,” he says.

He is quick to qualify that certain businesses would not be able to offer lower prices, especially food and perishables that involve higher transportation and storage costs.

Bashir says changes to KLIA in terms of improving retail areas would not cost MAHB too much as the retail outlet operators themselves would invest in the refurbishment of their stores.

He says the works are expected to be completed by the middle of next year, and start contributing towards earnings thereafter.

its about time for MAB to improve the duty free shops at KLIA..
noticed the difference at the contact pier at the MTB last week..new shops along the walkalator once u pass the immigration..

but so sad that the Butler outlet is not there anymore..huhu

its about time for MAB to improve the duty free shops at KLIA..
noticed the difference at the contact pier at the MTB last week..new shops along the walkalator once u pass the immigration..

but so sad that the Butler outlet is not there anymore..huhu

I think there should be more shops between the big strech of corridors at the satelite terminals and contact pier. maybe a coffee outlet/stall between boarding lounges and those internet terminals within the boarding lounge/gate like they have at Changi! Its free in Changi, in Sydney its coin operated GRR!!
Little creature comforts such as internet terminals should be free. TV's shouldn't just air TV3 only, whats up with that?

When KLIA opened they had arcades at the contact pier, before the viewing gallery. Thats all closed down last I checked.

I think there should be more shops between the big strech of corridors at the satelite terminals and contact pier. maybe a coffee outlet/stall between boarding lounges and those internet terminals within the boarding lounge/gate like they have at Changi! Its free in Changi, in Sydney its coin operated GRR!!
Little creature comforts such as internet terminals should be free. TV's shouldn't just air TV3 only, whats up with that?

When KLIA opened they had arcades at the contact pier, before the viewing gallery. Thats all closed down last I checked.


yeah..internet terminals like Changi..!! or maybe..wifi the whole terminal..that would be cool..and there should be a convenient store there..7Eleven perhaps?

since the Butlers closed down..theres not enough of food outlet at MTB's domestic area..last week i had to wait for a long queue for buka puasa since theres only one outlet there..

yeah..internet terminals like Changi..!! or maybe..wifi the whole terminal..that would be cool..and there should be a convenient store there..7Eleven perhaps?

since the Butlers closed down..theres not enough of food outlet at MTB's domestic area..last week i had to wait for a long queue for buka puasa since theres only one outlet there..

Yeah, or a supermarket, Changi has an NTUC fairprice, or maybe TOP's, cant remember which supermarket chain but I remember accidentally wandering into it.

Definately MORE food outlets needed, not just in the domestic terminal but also international/ satelite and contact pier areas.

KLIA passenger traffic soars
Updated : 03-11-2005
Media : Business Times
Story By : KANG SIEW LI



THE KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang handled 17.1 million passengers in the first nine months of 2005, 11.5 per cent more than in the same period last year.

The airport's passenger total in January-September 2004 was 15.3 million.

International passengers made up most of the increase, rising 16 per cent to 10.9 million from 9.4 million a year ago, while the number of people using domestic services was up 4.4 per cent to 6.2 million from 5.9 million.

A Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) official attributed the growth in part to the arrival of several new airlines, such as Shenzhen Airlines, Thai AirAsia, Thai Sky Airlines, Jet Airways, Pakistan International Airlines, Air Nepal International and AWAIR.

MAHB expects 22.5 million passengers to travel through KLIA this year, up 7 per cent from 21 million passengers last year.

In cargo transport, KLIA registered a marginal increase of 0.3 per cent to 479.6 million tonnes in the first nine months of this year, up from 478.3 million a year earlier.

Aircraft movements at KLIA also registered an increase, up 12.5 per cent to 134,967 from 119,940 previously.

Systemwide, 30.7 million passengers flew through MAHB's 39 airports, up 6.5 per cent from 28.8 million in January-September last year.

Total air cargo volume handled at these airports in the first nine months was 726.9 million tonnes, an increase of 3.7 per cent from 700.8 million tonnes in the same period in 2004.

Aircraft movements, meanwhile, rose 4.6 per cent to 351,691 from 336,173.

By FAUZIAH ISMAIL


November 3 2005


MALAYSIANS may soon be running some of the world’s best airports if plans by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to produce its own certified airport managers materialise.

Under its Career Development Programme (CDP), MAHB will focus on developing a pool of certified airport managers not only for the 39 airports in its stable but also for foreign airports.

“Besides our own airports, we see the market for Malaysians to manage airports overseas,” MAHB managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said.

“We already have 10 of our people working in airports in Delhi and Hyderabad in India and Cambodia. We know there is a demand (for qualified airport managers) ... we have received inquiries,” he told Business Times.

It is understood that airports in Africa, West Asia and a Commonwealth of Independent States member are already in contact with MAHB seeking airport management expertise.

Under the CDP, among others, are the Fast-Track Airport Managers Development Programme and the Airport Managers Development Programme.

The fast-track programme is a one-year course to equip airport managers with advanced skills, knowledge and attitude to execute their tasks.

“The main thrust of this programme is to enhance the capability and competency of present airport managers to become world-class airport managers,” Bashir said.

The Airport Managers Development Programme is a two-year diploma course, where selected MAHB management trainees will undergo the basic and intermediate learning and training to enable them to become competent airport managers. “We want to develop a pool of certified airport managers for future needs,” he added.

The syllabuses for the courses will be drawn up by Universiti Tun Abdul Razak. The courses — first intake of 18 under the fast-track programme and another 18 under the other programme — will begin next month.

MAHB may be the first airport operator to come up with such a certification programme for airport managers. It also plans for the certification programme to be internationally recognised.

The company has set aside RM4 million for the diploma programme and an overall budget of RM20 million for the entire CDP.

Bashir said MAHB has introduced an employee exchange programme with Incheon International Airport Corp to cultivate a regular exchange of information and experience between the KL International Airport (KLIA) and the Incheon Airport in South Korea.

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KLIA's decoration for Raya

MAHB To Optimise Commercial Income Potential From KLIA
Updated : 05-12-2005
Media : Bernama



KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 5 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is looking at increasing the contribution from its commercial activities within the KL International Airport from the current 35 percent to 50 percent of its revenue.

Its chief executive officer, Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad, said the group would revamp and increase retail space and food & beverage (F&B) offerings at the airport in order to achieve the target.

Speaking at the 2nd Annual Asia Pacific and Middle East Aviation Outlook 2006 Summit, Bashir said MAHB aimed to increase passenger spending, maximise all potential retail space and maximise customer penetration.

He said there were three designated areas identified for the plan, namely the satellite building, main terminal building and domestic contact pier.

Ongoing works at the domestic contact pier is to be completed by end this year, Bashir said.

Even before its completion, the area has generated RM1.6 million of sales in October and RM2.3 million in November this year, he said.

Bashir said works at the satellite building will be completed by end of 2007 and the main terminal building by 2008.

"We will also optimise airport land. Currently MAHB has palm oil plantation and we're looking at developing golf course, hotels or theme park," he said.

KLIA is located on a 10,000-hectare piece of land.

MAHB's revenue is derived mainly from its aeronautical operations which includes landing fees, ground services and aircraft parking fees and its commercial activities which include air transit hotel services, car parking, retail and F&B, tenancy and property development.

Bashir said that MAHB hoped that in 10 to 15 years, it would not depend on income from airlines.

Currently it derives a substantial amount of its revenue from airlines.

Apart from the KLIA, MAHB also manages all the airports in the country.

MAHB on track to raise commercial revenue
By Ashwin Raman, 05 Dec 2005 10:21 PM


Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is on track to increase KL International Airport’s (KLIA) commercial revenue after the reorganisation of the airport’s retail space, said MAHB chief executive officer Datuk Bashir Ahmad.

The airport operator had earlier set a target of earning 50% of its total revenue from its commercial activities compared with 35% now. The retail space reorganisation exercise is expected to be completed by 2008.

He said the new Flying Emporium at the airport’s domestic contact pier, which is due to be completed by the end of this month, had already generated RM1.6 million in retail sales for October and RM2.3 million for November.

KLIA’s retail revamp includes the main terminal building and the new satellite building. Bashir said work on the satellite building was expected to be completed by 2007 while the revamped main terminal building should be ready by 2008.

Bashir said MAHB’s objective was to reduce its dependency on aeronautical charges such as landing and parking charges.

He hoped it could generate substantial commercial revenue within 10 to 15 years and by then, aeronautical charges could be decreased and airlines in turn would benefit from it.

Nonetheless, Bashir said MAHB had one of the lowest aeronautical charges in the world and had not increased them since 1982 and raising them would have a negative impact.

“Airline customers are increasingly reluctant to share their hard-earned revenues with us,” he told 250 delegates from the aviation industry at the second annual Asia Pacific and Middle East Aviation Outlook Summit 2006 in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 5.

Bashir said MAHB was also looking at increasing its revenues through renting out advertising space so that it could generate revenue from quarters other than airlines and passengers.

He added that another possibility of generating non-aeronautical revenue could be through constructing a theme park on vacant land across KLIA.

Meanwhile, fellow panelist Albert Yau, general manager for cargo at Hong Kong-based Dragonair, said airlines could boost earnings through a greater focus on cargo services.

He said the aviation industry had seen an overall decline in passenger numbers over the years. Dragonair’s decision to allocate more resources to its cargo services in 1997 has helped the airline maintain a steady stream of revenue.

Virgin Atlantic Airways commercial director Willy Boulter said his airline’s strategy for maintaining revenue growth was through offering the best service available, which has enabled it to hold a large share in the premium passenger market.

Amadeus Airline Business Group Asia-Pacific vice president Damian Hickey said airlines would be able to cut costs by outsourcing IT services such as Internet ticket reservations to airline technical solutions providers instead of investing millions to develop the services themselves.

Emirates targets two daily KL-Dubai flights in 2009
By Tamimi Omar, 05 Dec 2005 10:27 PM


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Emirates Airlines senior vice president Richard Vaughan



Dubai-based Emirates Airlines is targeting to increase its Kuala Lumpur-Dubai flights to twice daily by 2009 from eight flights a week now, said its senior vice president Richard Vaughan.

“Flights to KL would increase from eight flights a week to nine flights a week next year and we see steady growth in Malaysia. The natural progression is that there would be two flights a day in 2009,” he said.

Speaking to reporters at the Emirates 20th anniversary briefing on Dec 5, Vaughan said the airline also targeted to surpass its US$637 million (RM2.40 billion) net profit for its financial year ended March 31, 2005.

In a media release, Emirates said its net profit rose 7% to US$251 million in the first six months to Sept 30, 2005 from US$236 million a year earlier due to robust passenger and cargo demand, which softened the impact of high fuel prices on operating costs.

Vaughan said Emirates would be introducing a new route, Dubai-Beijing, next year, which would have a frequency of seven flights a week.

"We would also start new services to Hamburg, which would give another German link to Malaysia," he added.

He said Amerates biggest market, in terms of yields, was Dubai-UK with 13 flights a day. In terms of volume, Australia was the largest with 42 flights a day. He said the load factor for Emirates is 74%.

Just read an interesting article on Emirates last night, they have one of the lowest cost structures in the airline business, lower than easyjet comparable with Ryan air. Cost structures comparable to LCC's!!!! With the A380, which they've ordered quite a lot, they'll lower cost per passenger seat even further. I wonder if they'll fly their A380's to KLIA?

Just read an interesting article on Emirates last night, they have one of the lowest cost structures in the airline business, lower than easyjet comparable with Ryan air. Cost structures comparable to LCC's!!!!
how they do dat? seriously, how?

i still cant get over the fact of the unnecessary delay they caused me (n other paxs on the same flight) almost 2 yrs ago DXB//KUL sector.

Emirates is no doubt a top airline.But how on earth they maintain their low cost????Labour cost is low at Emirates???no way!

Btw,I think KLIA is getting much more busy than before!I came back 2 weeks ago and i experienced a very long queue!I realise JAL is flying to KLIA now

MAHB on track to raise commercial revenue

He added that another possibility of generating non-aeronautical revenue could be through constructing a theme park on vacant land across KLIA.




A Six-Flags theme park, perhaps?? :cheers:

hmmm....seem like impossible...maybe subsidised by UAE government..

I realise JAL is flying to KLIA now
eh betul ker? i thot their 'cranes' have patah sayap for flying into KLIA..

Seriously i saw JAL's 767.i was really surprised myself!Furthermore there were 2 flights at the same time!!

^ a-ha!! double vision some more ;) no la.. im not doubting u.. anyway, since when did they halt their operation into KLIA?? i mean i thot after all this time their timing saja yang a bit odd (err meaning not during peak hrs..)

Emirates is no doubt a top airline.But how on earth they maintain their low cost????Labour cost is low at Emirates???no way!

Btw,I think KLIA is getting much more busy than before!I came back 2 weeks ago and i experienced a very long queue!I realise JAL is flying to KLIA now

Labour is very much an attribute to their low cost structure, ground staff and handling at Dubai is handled by mostly Pakistani's and Indians, further more Unions do NOT exist in the UAE and Emirates. Also there are no corporate taxes in the UAE.

Critics have argued Emirates survives because it is backed by the Dubai government, which in turn makes their borrowings Dubai sovereign backed at cheaper rates. It is however not a subsidised airline like MAS.
Cheaper borrowings, government backers do not mean cheap and low cost structure. This can only be done through efficiency and good management.

Musang, unnecessary delays seem to be a common occurance amongst the airlines. I've been delayed with KLM for close to 4 hours and Austrian Airlines have delayed me a couple of times also, delays with airlines is not airline specific, it happens with all of them.

I've been spat on with Royal Brunei Airlines, scalded with boiling hot tea on Japan Airlines, Lost baggage with KLM, stranded for a night by Austrian Airlines, so being delayed for 2 hours by Emirates is a god send considering to what some airlines have put me through.



Back to KLIA, read that they'll be putting in self checking terminals at KLIA, any sign of them yet?

Malaysia Airports to diversify
Updated : 06-12-2005
Media : Business Times
Story By : ANNA MARIA SAMSUDIN


MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) plans to venture into hotel, golf course and theme park businesses as part of its long-term effort to increase non-aeronautical revenue contribution.

Managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said diversifying MAHB's revenue base is crucial for future capital requirement to improve its services.

He pointed out despite having to spend more on infrastructure expenditure and equipment upgrades, airports all over the world would have a tougher time increasing their aeronautical revenues, going forward.

This is because any increase in airport charges may hurt the airlines further, which are already having difficulties coping with increasingly challenging environment in the global aviation sector.

'I think the best way to deal with this issue is by increasing our commercial revenue contributions. We are considering the hotel, golf course and theme park business because we have the land (about 10,000 hectares) to do so.

'However, this is a long-term plan. There are many other proposals in our masterplan to diversify our revenue base,” he told reporters after speaking at the Aviation Outlook Summit 2006 organised by Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Meanwhile, MAHB has set a target for commercial or non-aeronautical revenue to go up to 50 per cent by 2008, from 35 per cent currently.

Bashir said it plans to achieve the target by revamping retail and food and beverage outlets at the KL International Airport's domestic, satellite and main terminals, which is conducted in phases from early this year until end of 2008.

Even before its completion, the area has generated RM1.6 million of sales in October and RM2.3 million in November this year.

“A good airport should have at least 50 per cent commercial revenue contribution,” he said.

^ a-ha!! double vision some more ;) no la.. im not doubting u.. anyway, since when did they halt their operation into KLIA?? i mean i thot after all this time their timing saja yang a bit odd (err meaning not during peak hrs..)

Don't worry la...hehehe...last time i really thought the airlines have stopped comin into KL.Here's a link to JAL website.I've found out that there are several flights to KL.

JAL-Osaka (http://www.jal.co.jp/cgi-bin/jal/en/frameset/report.cgi?PRM_DEPAREA=JPN&PRM_DEPARTURE=OSA&PRM_ARRAREA=ASA&PRM_ARRIVAL=KUL&PRM_MEETINGMONTH=12&PRM_MEETINGDATE=7&PRM_SENDINGMONTH=12&PRM_SENDINGDATE=11&PRM_RADIO_SEND=1&PRM_RGN_CD=&PRM_COUNTRY_CD=&PRM_LANGUAGE=eng&PRM_SITE=JP2&PRM_DCM_ROOT=&PRM_DCM_INDICATOR=&LINK_ID=&programPath=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.5931.jal.co.jp%2FrsvInter%2FScheduleInfoResult.do)

Labour is very much an attribute to their low cost structure, ground staff and handling at Dubai is handled by mostly Pakistani's and Indians, further more Unions do NOT exist in the UAE and Emirates. Also there are no corporate taxes in the UAE.

Critics have argued Emirates survives because it is backed by the Dubai government, which in turn makes their borrowings Dubai sovereign backed at cheaper rates. It is however not a subsidised airline like MAS.
Cheaper borrowings, government backers do not mean cheap and low cost structure. This can only be done through efficiency and good management.


Thanks for the info.I never thought of them using foreigners as their staff.I would also thought that Emirates was supported by the government.Thanks for the info Subangite.

'llo subangite, i wrote 2 yrs la, not 2 hrs.. alamak another fellow forumers with double vision jugak ker? ha haa

we arrvd at abt 2130hrs, connecting flight was sposed 2b around 0215kot the next day, tunggu punya tunggu, they all kata delayed.. reason given some tech probs with the plane. tanya where's the plane.. still in jakarta.. and i was like 'why can't u use another plane yang free so to speak.. the answer that i got, 'we'll keep u updated.' and i said 'i dont want to be on a plane that has problem.. ' and that ground handling cust rep stared at me as if i was going to create masalah ha haaa.. not yet la masa tu.

then we waited again.. after which they said the flight is now re-scheduled to 0815stg stg.. and they said we can have our b/fast at one of the restaurants there at 0400. went there the guy said the restaurant is opened at 0600hrs.. huh, masa tu a couple of us dah becoming a bit baran.. finally when we checked again, the flight was again delayed to 1000hrs.. huh masa tu la some of us (my good-humble-down-to earth-self included) naik angin.. ha haa

i know it cud be one in a million occurrence but to me first impression matters most, esp companies mcm airlines etc etc..

anyway, lesson learnt, now i am begining to appreciate Gulfair.. senang citer, naik from Bahrain singgah BKK then trus ke KUL. no problem except for cleanliness.. which is mainly caused by some irresponsible paxs throwing away stuff on the floor much to the cabin crews delight.. so to speak.

@ D Y2k.2^ - most companies in this region employ labours from the subcontinent and some countries in the SEA region.. cheap and can easily be manipulated. can be quite disheartening to see how they are being treated stms.. but after being here for qte stms now, it has become a lifestyle that is not going to be easily shrugged off by the locals.

is anybody has the list of the airlines companies which are currently serving KLIA???

is anybody has the list of the airlines companies which are currently serving KLIA???

u can always go to www.klia.com.my
they have this long list of airline contact..but i doubt they update it..coz new airlines that serve klia this yr are not in the list i.e Jet airways..transaero..

ya, u r rite..but the site is not pdated since 2004....that why i request a list from those who has it...hehe
u can always go to www.klia.com.my
they have this long list of airline contact..but i doubt they update it..coz new airlines that serve klia this yr are not in the list i.e Jet airways..transaero..

ya, u r rite..but the site is not pdated since 2004....that why i request a list from those who has it...hehe

u can always ask the guys from www.malaysianwings.com :)
they are very helpful..

okie.. :)
u can always ask the guys from www.malaysianwings.com :)
they are very helpful..

I hate to say this but KLIA did not improve their baggage handling after 7 years of operation... every passenger on my flight back from LIMA yesterday had to wait for our baggage for about 45mins for the first bag to arrive at the corusel... thats shitty man... when will they ever improve!!!!!

but the new flying emporium at the domestic contact pier not bad larr... but the pricing still haprak!! Langkawi skymart's chocs cheaper...

izzit? i din realise that problem b4...although i am not frequent flyer....I had travelled with AirAsia b4 and i din see any problem with the baggage handling system cos i just wait about 2 mins only ,,,
I hate to say this but KLIA did not improve their baggage handling after 7 years of operation... every passenger on my flight back from LIMA yesterday had to wait for our baggage for about 45mins for the first bag to arrive at the corusel... thats shitty man... when will they ever improve!!!!!

but the new flying emporium at the domestic contact pier not bad larr... but the pricing still haprak!! Langkawi skymart's chocs cheaper...

Shopping at airport can be fun and inexpensive, says MAHB
Updated : 12-12-2005
Media : The Star
Story By : YVONNE TAN


MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) wants boarding passengers and those who transit through the KL International Airport to know this: Shopping at the airport can be fun and not necessarily expensive.

MAHB general manager (commercial services) Umar Bustamam said: “A lot of people think that shopping at KLIA is expensive. The general perception is also that there is not much variety of products sold. This is not true.”

Umar said to change the perception, the company launched a shopping campaign entitled “A World of Celebrations” last month.

The campaign, which will run till March 31, 2006, has been introduced to create awareness among travellers on what are provided by the retailers at the airport.

'The campaign coincides with the festive seasons, namely Hari Raya, Christmas and Chinese New Year, as well as the upcoming Formula One season, when passenger traffic at the airport is known to be high,” he told StarBiz.

He said the official launch of the campaign would take place on Dec 16.

A joint effort between MAHB and the retailers, the campaign features programmes and activities which include contests for shoppers such as the Shop & Unwrap The Nuggets Contest.

Umar explained that to be eligible for the contest, shoppers needed to spend a minimum of RM250 at any KLIA retail or food & beverage outlet within 24 hours.

He said submitting the receipts at one of the KLIA shopping redemption counters in the airport would give the shopper a chance to pick a Hershey's chocolate nugget from a container and unwrap it to reveal the prize he won.

Prizes include Tag Heuer watches, RM50,000 worth of decorative boxes, and discount vouchers from hotels in Malaysia and retailers in the airport.

Retailers in the airport are diverse, ranging from fashion and accessories retailers, pharmacies, bookstores, chocolate shops, and trinket stores. According to Umar, all the retailers are excited about the campaign and cooperate well with MAHB.

Additionally, as part of the company's strategy to attract shoppers' attention, it has embarked on several revamp projects, one of which has resulted in a large new store for domestic travellers called The Flying Emporium.

“Previously, there was nothing much for domestic shoppers to buy and see,” said Umar.

He said with the new store, shoppers could buy a variety of products at reasonable prices.

The store, which is partially completed, opened its doors to shoppers in October and has so far, chalked up some brisk sales totalling over RM4mil.

'The 100% completion of the store is tentatively scheduled for February 2006”, said Umar.

He said the other two areas earmarked for a revamp were the satellite building and the main terminal, which would be ready by end-2007 and 2008. respectively.

Asked how much revenue was expected from the whole campaign, Umar said it was difficult to put a figure for it.

“But we are expecting an increase in sales,” he said.

He stressed that the most important aim of the campaign, however, was to make avid travellers realise that shopping in KLIA was a good option.

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KLIA's Low Cost Taxi Terminal To Put An End To Touts
Updated : 12-12-2005
Media : Bernama


SHAH ALAM, Dec 12 (Bernama) -- The opening of a low cost taxi terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) next March is expected to put an end to the activities of "taxi touts" there.

The presence of the touts has been a problem plaguing taxi and limousine operators of Airport Limo (M) Sdn Bhd (ALM), which was given the concession to provide taxi services from KLIA.

Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister, Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the opening of the new taxi terminal would also end ALM's monopoly at KLIA.

"While the ALM's service will remain at the main exit doors of KLIA, the low cost taxi terminal will have its own area," he told reporters after opening an entrepreneurial convention for students of public institutions of higher learning (IPTA), here Monday.

The convention, which ends on Wednesday, is being attended by 500 students and officers from 18 IPTAs, including 13 University Technology Mara (UiTM) branch campuses.

Khaled said that with the opening of the new taxi terminal, the present queuing system for taxis and limousines at the KLIA would also be changed.

On another matter, Khaled suggested that Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Berhad (Proton) produce special cars to be used as taxis nationwide.

He said that the Proton Wiras being used by 28,000 taxi operators in the country now were not so suitable as they were uncomfortable over long distances, costly to maintain and did not last long.

Meanwhile, Khaled said under the Ninth Malaysia Plan (9MP) his ministry planned to introduce its Incubator programme aimed at unearthing new entrepreneurs in all districts in the country.

He said MARA which would undertake the task had requested for an allocation of RM35 million under the 9MP to provide the necessary assistance to budding entrepreneurs.

I hate to say this but KLIA did not improve their baggage handling after 7 years of operation... every passenger on my flight back from LIMA yesterday had to wait for our baggage for about 45mins for the first bag to arrive at the corusel... thats shitty man... when will they ever improve!!!!!

but the new flying emporium at the domestic contact pier not bad larr... but the pricing still haprak!! Langkawi skymart's chocs cheaper...

and yet..they still pround to claim that they have the the longest baggage conveyor belt system...duuh...

because it is the longest, so it needs more time to deliver the baggage... :crazy:
and yet..they still pround to claim that they have the the longest baggage conveyor belt system...duuh...

I hate to say this but KLIA did not improve their baggage handling after 7 years of operation... every passenger on my flight back from LIMA yesterday had to wait for our baggage for about 45mins for the first bag to arrive at the corusel... thats shitty man... when will they ever improve!!!!!

but the new flying emporium at the domestic contact pier not bad larr... but the pricing still haprak!! Langkawi skymart's chocs cheaper...

since new Flying emporium exist..now the passageway next to the walkalator is narrower..
and the best part..the salesgirl keep pestering the passengers to buy chocs. and perfumes while on the walkalator..like pasar malam already..:D

since new Flying emporium exist..now the passageway next to the walkalator is narrower..
and the best part..the salesgirl keep pestering the passengers to buy chocs. and perfumes while on the walkalator..like pasar malam already..:D


Yea....inside you have these perfume girls and outside you have these taxi guys :D

The whole airport is like a big big pasar malam :ohno:

Yea....inside you have these perfume girls and outside you have these taxi guys :D

The whole airport is like a big big pasar malam :ohno:

yes...the taxi touts very annoying...for years..the ministers all talk but no action..
but then..took the taxi guys once..back in my 2nd year..quite cheap..KLIA-Uniten only RM25..hehehe

Yea....inside you have these perfume girls and outside you have these taxi guys :D

The whole airport is like a big big pasar malam :ohno:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

So damn true!

The touts and perfume girls do get annoying!

I am happy to see the touts get elsewhere. But I welcome the perfume girls and the other salesgirls in the retail area. They give the airport life! I like Changi airport because it's like a big shopping mall, it's good for travellers on transit.

If I'm travelling, I would want to see pasar malam, noise, life, than just a huge dead complex.

I am happy to see the touts get elsewhere. But I welcome the perfume girls and the other salesgirls in the retail area. They give the airport life! I like Changi airport because it's like a big shopping mall, it's good for travellers on transit.

If I'm travelling, I would want to see pasar malam, noise, life, than just a huge dead complex.

I got cheated by the perfume sales girl, sold me the female version of what I wanted. Didn't realise it until I had boarded the plane and it was heading towards the taxiway.

I wouldn't want to see KLIA like a pasar malam, all that chaos I think doesn't suit a KLIA, there needs to be order in airports. Changi has that order, their sales girls work mainly out of the vast array of shops and don't wonder aimlessly in the middle of a terminal as what we have at KLIA.

To see "noise and life", there needs to be more aircraft traffic, not more silly skimpy girls selling perfume they know little about. I should not have needed to tell these sales girls that "pour homme" is the men's version, they should have known their product like professional sales people, I guess your going for the pasar malamness, they certainly got that with the quality of the sales staff.

Business Times - 15 Dec 2005

KLIA low-cost taxis to shoo away touts

(SHAH ALAM) The opening of a low-cost taxi terminal at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) next March is expected to put an end to the activities of 'taxi touts' there.

Taxi touts at KLIA have been a problem for taxi and limousine operators of Airport Limo (M) Sdn Bhd (ALM), which was given the concession to provide taxi services from the airport.

Entrepreneur Development and Cooperatives Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the opening of the new taxi terminal would also end ALM's monopoly at KLIA.

'While ALM's service will remain at the main exit doors of KLIA, the low-cost taxi terminal will have its own area,' he told reporters after opening an entrepreneurial convention for students of public institutions of higher learning (IPTA) here on Monday.

The convention, which ends today, is being attended by 500 students and officers from 18 IPTAs, including 13 University Technology Mara (UiTM) branch campuses.

Mr Mohamed Khaled said with the opening of the new taxi terminal, the present queueing system for taxis and limousines at KLIA would also be changed.

He also suggested that Perusahaan Otomobil Nasional Berhad (Proton) produce special cars to be used as taxis nationwide.

He said the Proton Wiras being used by 28,000 taxi operators in the country now were not suitable for the service as they were uncomfortable over long distances and costly to maintain and were not durable.

Meanwhile, Mr Mohamed Khaled said under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, his ministry planned to introduce its Incubator programme aimed at discovering new entrepreneurs in all districts in the country.

He said Mara, which would undertake the task, had requested for an allocation of RM35 million (S$15.5 million) under the plan to provide the necessary assistance to budding entrepreneurs. - Bernama

Copyright © 2005 Singapore Press Holdings Ltd. All rights reserved.

It's the end of KL Limo monopoly... but we'll have to walk down to the low-cost taxi terminal?... that's far i guess...

Still no renderings for da LCC terminal? That's top secret design... huhu...

I am happy to see the touts get elsewhere. But I welcome the perfume girls and the other salesgirls in the retail area. They give the airport life! I like Changi airport because it's like a big shopping mall, it's good for travellers on transit.

If I'm travelling, I would want to see pasar malam, noise, life, than just a huge dead complex.

I prefer them equipped the transit zone with swimming pool, shower room, spa, sauna, massage, gym, room with sleeping chairs, dental clinic (Dentists are expensive in the west), piano studio, solo music performance hall, mahjong rooms, Genting Club(casino), nursery centre and real duty free shopping malls for all transit passengers.

Still no renderings for da LCC terminal? That's top secret design... huhu...

I know, whats up with this? If its going to be operational in a couple of months, maybe as early as April, there ashould already be a substantial structure in place but yet no photo's??

Argh! I can't wait for pictures of the new terminal to come out!

^^ I believe Fairul took some pictures of the exterior of the terminal mah.......can't find meh? I think it is in the Airbus A380 thread or something like that :?

Thanks szehoong.

Found the pictures from fairul at the Malaysian Aviation thread! Looks actually quite big from the photos. I'm truely amazed. Well done Fairul, great pictures!

Thanks szehoong.

Found the pictures from fairul at the Malaysian Aviation thread! Looks actually quite big from the photos. I'm truely amazed. Well done Fairul, great pictures!

no problem mate..maybe one of these days gonna stop by again just to check out the progress ..;)
anyway..have u seen Changi 's LCC?

Yup, I've seen the picture of Changi's LCC terminal, looks very colourful! You could find the pictures at the Singapore forums.

Express Rail Link in drive to boost service
Updated : 07-07-2005
Media : Business Times
Story By : KANG SIEW LI



RAIL operator Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERLSB) is spending between RM2 million and RM3 million this year to increase public awareness of its high-speed passenger train service between Kuala Lumpur and the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.

It will focus on creating greater awareness of its presence among business travellers who account for 70 per cent of its passengers as well as tourists from countries such as Japan, China, India and West Asia.

Chief executive officer Dr Aminuddin Adnan told Business Times that as much as ERLSB has done to bring awareness to its services over the past three years, there is still much more to be done.

¡§Many locals still don¡¦t know that we have been around for three years now. There is still a lot of work to be done to raise awareness about our services (in the country and selected overseas markets),¡¨ he said.

The company began operations in 2002.

So far this year, the company has participated in travel markets such as the Matta International Travel Fair in Kuala Lumpur and the Arab Travel Mart in Dubai.

It also participated in the Air France-KLM Royal Dutch Airlines treasure hunt trail from KLIA to Jakarta in June.

¡§Apart from participating in such events, we have al-

so implemented programmes such as engaging Arab-speaking promoters to station themselves at KLIA to help capture West Asian visitors coming through the airport,¡¨ said Aminuddin.

The promoters will be stationed at KLIA for the next three months as the airport is expecting some 200,000 tourists from West Asia during the peak season from June until September.

Aminuddin said the company also plans to introduce a dedicated compartment for regular users of the express rail link (ERL) system.

¡§These may include members of Malaysia Airlines¡¦ Enrich Frequent Flyer Programme. (However,) we are still working on the idea ... looking at what the numbers are. Nonetheless, users of the dedicated compartment would pay the same fare as they pay today,¡¨ he added.

Financially, ERLSB has been growing nicely. The company expects to post its third full-year operating profit this year, thanks in part to cost-cutting measures.

Aminuddin did not disclose specific revenue information, but said the company is on the road to profitability.

¡§We have organised the business in such a way that we are not a losing concern, but have a decent yearly operational profit. We undertook a large number of cost cutting measures in the past two years. For instance, we have renegotiated contracts on maintenance, the provision of spare parts and insurance.

¡§However, there¡¦s still a long way to go before we can say we are comfortable,¡¨ said Aminuddin.

The ERL system now averages 5,800 passengers per day, up 7.4 per cent from 5,400 passengers per day last year. It expects to carry 6,000 passengers per day by the end of this year.

Aminuddin said ERLSB currently utilises a mere 30 per cent of its total capacity of 21,000 passengers per day, but hoped to increase its share of passenger numbers at KLIA with the opening of the low-cost carrier terminal in June next year.

Today, ERLSB¡¦s share of the passenger market at KLIA is 17 per cent.

The remaining market share is taken up by taxi services, coaches and private vehicles. About 35,000 to 45,000 passengers travel through KLIA daily.

Aminuddin said ERLSB still lags behind Hong Kong¡¦s ERL service, which has a 30 per cent share of the market, because the latter has been around much longer.

¡§It also has to do with the fare structure. In Hong Kong, the taxi fare is about three times higher than the train fare whereas in Malaysia, it is just double,¡¨ he added.

ERLSB is 50 per cent owned by YTL Corp Bhd, with Tabung Haji Technologies Sdn Bhd holding 40 per cent and Nadicorp Holdings Sdn Bhd 10 per cent.

is it 24 hour operational? how much is the fare from KLIA to KL center? how about taxi?

Low-cost carrier terminal at KLIA to be ready in March
By OOI TEE CHING
December 24 2005


THE RM108 million low-cost carrier (LCC) terminal at the KL International Airport in Sepang, Selangor, is already 80 per cent completed and should be ready by March 2006.

“Work is progressing as scheduled. So far, we’ve done 80 per cent.

“If there are no major variation orders from our client, the LCC terminal should be ready by March next year,” Fajar Baru Capital Bhd managing director Wang Nam said.


He was speaking to reporters after the company’s annual general meeting held at Seri Petaling in Selangor yesterday.

The Government awarded the contract to build the 30-bay LCC terminal to Fajar Baru Capital seven months ago.

Although costs of building materials like steel structures and cement have risen, Fajar Baru has been able to absorb them.


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“The building material costs have been manageable so far,” Wang said.

As a budget terminal, it is designed to be a functional airport without any frills such as aero-bridges. It will be linked to the other KLIA terminals by bus.

Modelled after existing budget airline hubs around the world, namely the Virgin Blue terminal in Brisbane, Australia, Luton airport in the UK and Hahn Frankfurt airport in Germany, it is reported to be the biggest of its kind in South-East Asia.

The LCC terminal in Sepang will be five times bigger than the one at Singapore’s Changi airport.

It is expected to reach its maximum annual capacity of 10 million passengers within five to six years.

In the last financial year ended June 30 2005, Fajar Baru’s net profit expanded by seven times to RM2.05 million from a net profit of RM281,000 before.

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Low-cost carrier terminal at KLIA to be ready in March
By OOI TEE CHING
December 24 2005


THE RM108 million low-cost carrier (LCC) terminal at the KL International Airport in Sepang, Selangor, is already 80 per cent completed and should be ready by March 2006.

“Work is progressing as scheduled. So far, we’ve done 80 per cent.

“If there are no major variation orders from our client, the LCC terminal should be ready by March next year,” Fajar Baru Capital Bhd managing director Wang Nam said.


He was speaking to reporters after the company’s annual general meeting held at Seri Petaling in Selangor yesterday.

The Government awarded the contract to build the 30-bay LCC terminal to Fajar Baru Capital seven months ago.

Although costs of building materials like steel structures and cement have risen, Fajar Baru has been able to absorb them.


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“The building material costs have been manageable so far,” Wang said.

As a budget terminal, it is designed to be a functional airport without any frills such as aero-bridges. It will be linked to the other KLIA terminals by bus.

Modelled after existing budget airline hubs around the world, namely the Virgin Blue terminal in Brisbane, Australia, Luton airport in the UK and Hahn Frankfurt airport in Germany, it is reported to be the biggest of its kind in South-East Asia.

The LCC terminal in Sepang will be five times bigger than the one at Singapore’s Changi airport.

It is expected to reach its maximum annual capacity of 10 million passengers within five to six years.

In the last financial year ended June 30 2005, Fajar Baru’s net profit expanded by seven times to RM2.05 million from a net profit of RM281,000 before.


^^^ KLIA LCC terminal modeled after the Virgin Blue terminal in Brisbane? You've got to be kidding, Virgin Blue's terminal is not what I would call your typical LCC terminal, it forms a section of the Brisbane domestic terminal with the opposite end being dedicated to QANTAS, this is the same terminal as the full service carriers use, it is full frills with such offerings as aerobridges and also the Virgin Blue, "Blue Room" lounge!

^^^ KLIA LCC terminal modeled after the Virgin Blue terminal in Brisbane? You've got to be kidding, Virgin Blue's terminal is not what I would call your typical LCC terminal, it forms a section of the Brisbane domestic terminal with the opposite end being dedicated to QANTAS, this is the same terminal as the full service carriers use, it is full frills with such offerings as aerobridges and also the Virgin Blue, "Blue Room" lounge!

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our LCC terminal modeled after this modern terminal?
haha..clearly the reporter just cincai doing their work..
its annoying that sometimes reporter never do their homework.. :bash:
do they have to compare our LCC to Changi's LCC? i believed every article i read on KLIA's LCC...they will compare KLIA LCC to SIN LCC..

:omg: PUDURAYA of aviation in the making coming soon to KLIA!Ok i suspect all the taxi drivers can wait for this terminal to open soon , They can drop off pass the main terminal and pick up pass at the LCC or even transporting pass between the main terminal and LCC and charge gila gila !emm puduraya coming soon!i wish they went ahead with the the satelite terminal next to the present one and turn in into LCC!the other think i don understand is why is the gov picking up the cost to built the LCC?why not AIR ASIA? :gaah: oh ya i forgot every ticket air asia sell got tax one :)

is the design of LCC similar to the KLIA original design??

is the design of LCC similar to the KLIA original design??

totally not similar..if you look at KLIA LCC design..its more to a big warehouse kinda thing..L shape..

totally not similar..if you look at KLIA LCC design..its more to a big warehouse kinda thing..L shape..

can u post the design here?? i just wanna to have a look. and how about Changi 's LCC??? thanks.. :master: :D

can u post the design here?? i just wanna to have a look. and how about Changi 's LCC??? thanks.. :master: :D

i dont have the design photos whatsoever..but i did post few photos of KLIA's LCC progress...
about Changi's LCC..u can check it out at Singapore's forum..but i cant remember which thread..but i like Changi's LCC colour scheme..

i dont have the design photos whatsoever..but i did post few photos of KLIA's LCC progress...
about Changi's LCC..u can check it out at Singapore's forum..but i cant remember which thread..but i like Changi's LCC colour scheme..


haha...doesnt matter la...hope that both the LCC are rival to each other!!

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hey guys...any of you might know the maximum volume of passengers KLIA can handle and the volume it currently handles. How does our airport fares to the rest of SE Asia. Changi already reached 30 mill passengers and Bangkok now awaits their new Suvarnabumi Int. Airport. Cheers from Sydney!!!

subangite and johnsonooi..u gonna love this :D
i took this photos this morning..

the progress of LCCT as of 7/1/2006..
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hey guys...any of you might know the maximum volume of passengers KLIA can handle and the volume it currently handles. How does our airport fares to the rest of SE Asia. Changi already reached 30 mill passengers and Bangkok now awaits their new Suvarnabumi Int. Airport. Cheers from Sydney!!!

maximum capacity KLIA can handle is 25 million pax....looks big but that is the fact

hey guys...any of you might know the maximum volume of passengers KLIA can handle and the volume it currently handles. How does our airport fares to the rest of SE Asia. Changi already reached 30 mill passengers and Bangkok now awaits their new Suvarnabumi Int. Airport. Cheers from Sydney!!!


for 1st phase, which consist of main terminal building,one satellite building, and two ruunways, the maximum is 25 mil. pax.
last year KLIA handled more than 21 mil.pax.
if im not mistaken, the construction of second satellite building will start sometime this year..
i believe we are third in terms of passenger handling..after Changi and Bangkok..

thanks for the pic, fairul

it does look like a factory

thanks AFL and Fairul....

wau!!! i like it....thanks fairul..however, it looks like factory....does it contain air conditioning services???

Thanks fairul!! killer pictures!! well done!

for 1st phase, which consist of main terminal building,one satellite building, and two ruunways, the maximum is 25 mil. pax.
last year KLIA handled more than 21 mil.pax.
if im not mistaken, the construction of second satellite building will start sometime this year..
i believe we are third in terms of passenger handling..after Changi and Bangkok..

I think KLIA is now fourth in the region.

CGK, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta I think is now third, I remember reading that their annual passenger movements is about 26 mil now, however this is mostly domestic, but nonetheless at 26 mil. It is a little higher than KLIA, by composition KLIA passenger movements are half attributed to the domestic operations. KLIA was at the third place seat in SEA for a very long time but with the incredible rate of growth of Indonesian air travel this has seen a dramatic rise in passengers and now this 3rd place belongs to CGK.

So, from 2004 Stats

1) BKK Don Muang has 37.96mil
2) SIN Changi has 30.35mil
3) CGK Sukarno-Hatta has 26 mil?
4) KUL KLIA has 21-2 mil??

I can't seem to find the current CGK passenger numbers, like that also for KUL. Both have unhelpful airport websites, googled result only revealed stats that are years old. Can someone confirm this?

Anyways thought I'd post what the budget terminal in Changi looks like, for some basis of comparison between the 2. Also since the Malaysian media and Singaporean media annoyingly loves comparing the 2 in their respective press coverage, we should all know what the "competitor" terminal looks like.

This 25,000 sqm terminal was completed on 28 Dec 2005 and will open on 26 March 2006. Functional, colourful (perhaps even a little overboard at times) and comfortable, it will have 18 check-in counters, 7 departure gates, 10 aircraft parking bays, 3 arrival baggage carousels and 300 car parking lots.

Arriving at the terminal for your flight, you will be greeted by the creamy yellow and eggplant purple departure building.

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As you enter the departure building, you will be greeted by a spartan check-in hall with a row of 18 brick-red check-in counters.
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Once you have checked in, look to your left and you will see an entrance below the big "DEPARTURE" sign.
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This takes you into the Immigration Clearance area where there are 4 immigration counters and 6 express automated immigration lanes. Beyond that, you will go through centralised security screening - unlike in T1 and T2 where one is security screened only at the boarding gates.
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After screening, you are in another big hall where there are concessionaires such as DFS Duty Free shop, Seven Eleven supermarket, Chocolates by King Power, Hang Ten apparels, Tiny Toons toys, Nuts&Nibble, Times NewLink, Carlo Rino fashion accessories, Nuance-Watson, Killiney KopiTiam, Genki Sushi, Han's plus two as-yet unawarded concessions for sporting goods and general merchandise.

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Just before boarding commences, the gate number will flash on the Flight Info screens and you will proceed for boarding towards that psychedelic coloured wall. Once there, you will see a long cream-coloured departure corridor.

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When you enter the arrival immigration hall, it is again airconditioned. There are 7 immigration lanes and 7 express automated immigration lanes. Your luggage will be delivered on one of three baggage carousels.

When you exit the arrival hall, it looks just like this.
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There are taxi stands and the public bus-stop is a short walk away (mind you, this is unsheltered so make sure your brollies are ready during the wet season). Alternatively, you could elect to take the shuttle bus to T2 (and from there via Skytrain to T1). This shuttle bus operates every 15 mins.
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The Singaporean budget terminal is quite nice don't you think?

I wonder what the interior of the KLIA LCC terminal looks like and how they compare?

Anyways thought I'd post what the budget terminal in Changi looks like, for some basis of comparison between the 2. Also since the Malaysian media and Singaporean media annoyingly loves comparing the 2 in their respective press coverage, we should all know what the "competitor" terminal looks like.



The Singaporean budget terminal is quite nice don't you think?

I wonder what the interior of the KLIA LCC terminal looks like and how they compare?

good post subangnite...i hope the KLIA LCC can be better than Changi LCC

Anyways thought I'd post what the budget terminal in Changi looks like, for some basis of comparison between the 2. Also since the Malaysian media and Singaporean media annoyingly loves comparing the 2 in their respective press coverage, we should all know what the "competitor" terminal looks like.



The Singaporean budget terminal is quite nice don't you think?

I wonder what the interior of the KLIA LCC terminal looks like and how they compare?

based on the photo from The Star, sorry to say, the interior look kinda hideous.. ;) but then it wouldnt be fair for me to judge KLIA's LCCT based on one interior photo right?
but then..Changi's LCCT is so cool!!! i wouldnt call it as a low budget terminal though..
hope to see both terminal competing with each other..bring it on !!!

Anyways thought I'd post what the budget terminal in Changi looks like, for some basis of comparison between the 2. Also since the Malaysian media and Singaporean media annoyingly loves comparing the 2 in their respective press coverage, we should all know what the "competitor" terminal looks like.

The Singaporean budget terminal is quite nice don't you think?

I wonder what the interior of the KLIA LCC terminal looks like and how they compare?

Haha.....I think it's natural they compare the 2......only 2 such facilities in SEA anyway.....:yes:

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ha ha when did "giant"open a new branch at KLIA!!!

Right now, I think Kuala Lumpur has the most modern looking airport in South East Asia. But later on it will be Bangkok.

But it's one of my favorite ASEAN airports besides Changi and Soekarno Hatta. Clean, modern and very organized :)

based on the photo from The Star, sorry to say, the interior look kinda hideous.. ;) but then it wouldnt be fair for me to judge KLIA's LCCT based on one interior photo right?
but then..Changi's LCCT is so cool!!! i wouldnt call it as a low budget terminal though..
hope to see both terminal competing with each other..bring it on !!!


i heard there'll be no aerobridge at Changi's Budget Terminal.. disable ppl will have to climb that 'mobile' stair to board the plane..

i hope KLIA LCCT will provide aerobridge..

There will be no aerobridge in new KLIA LCC terminal, so people got to climb in............a good way to exercise

i heard there'll be no aerobridge at Changi's Budget Terminal.. disable ppl will have to climb that 'mobile' stair to board the plane..

i hope KLIA LCCT will provide aerobridge..

the purpose of a budget terminal is to cut the cost that airlines have to pay for airport services i.e-aerobridge..
hence, budget terminal = no aerobridges
i'm sure Air Asia will find a way to accomodate the disable ppl..dont worry

Philippine Airlines suspends flights to KL again
By KAMARUL YUNUS
January 14 2006


PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) has to again suspend its thrice-weekly flights to Kuala Lumpur beginning next month due to commercial consideration.

PAL’s Kuala Lumpur-based official told Business Times that the airline will officially suspend its Manila-Kuala Lumpur flight from February 15.

“A circular was issued to inform of the flight suspension, providing a general reason for the suspension, which is due to commercial consideration.

“I do not rule out the possibility of a low passenger volume on the route and that PAL is focusing on more profitable routes which are to the US,” the official told Business Times.

News reports cited the entry of AirAsia into Manila via the Clark Special Economic Zone as one of the reasons for the flight suspension.

Besides Kuala Lumpur, PAL is also suspending its operation to Riyadh from March 12 to enable it to increase flights to the US and revive those to major destinations like India.

An industry observer said the suspension of flights to Kuala Lumpur would mean better chances for national carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and AirAsia to secure higher passenger load and increase flight frequencies.

However, the observer does not think AirAsia is the reason for PAL’s decision.

“AirAsia is not competing on the same route as PAL, which operates flights between Manila and Kuala Lumpur. Personally, I think the excuse is baseless,” the observer said.

AirAsia currently services Clark Airport from Kuala Lumpur as well as Kota Kinabalu using the 737-300s. It will soon service the routes using its newly-acquired A320s.

Sources said as a true low-cost airline, AirAsia has no plans to fly to Manila. “Cost is important to AirAsia. Hence, operating out of secondary airports such as Clark is definitely cheaper,” the source said.

The source also said AirAsia has plans to commence flights between Macau and Clark Airport.

PAL resumed operations between Manila and Kuala Lumpur in October 2003 after an absence of five years.

The flights were suspended in September 1998 after the Philippines flag carrier collapsed under the weight of financial woes, labour-management disputes and failed mediation efforts by the Government.

Besides Kuala Lumpur, the airline also flies from Manila to Kota Kinabalu via Cebu through a code-share basis with MAS.

Update guys... they are changing all FIDS monitors to TFT-LCD... it's Samsung... some of the check-in rows already using it... very bright and cool... but still can't find the self chech-in kiosk... the MAS First and Business class check-in counter also not bad... got sofas...

^^^ wow, that's good - at least they're improving albeit a bit slow. any photo to show ?

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i don't know why,i still find that KLIA in terms of design and the architectural are even better than the new suvarnabumi airport in thailand.If you log on to the suvarnabumi airport main website,you will see some pictures of the airport interior......

i like Suvarnabhumi design..especially the airport layout...but the gateway look a bit outdated..doesnt compliment the futuristic design of the terminal..
should use the glass gateway..then it would look much more better..
my two cents. ;)

Well I think KLIA is a great design airport but may be a lil bit oversized, dont you think? The frequency is low, hardly see airplane.......I dunno, last year took a flight from KUL to LAX at 3:15, no one at international terminal, I am the only walk along the hallway...............................just my 2 cent worth :) the forest in the middle is just an idoitic idea, kinda make the airport look small and decrase in floor size too, now it is so bushy, not to oppose anything, but if there are bridges go through the forest(1st n and 2nd floor) is great, people can see the "hutan" from top n bottom plus that's the real way to be in nature in the airport


Overall KLIA is way better than any airport in the world :)

i don't know why,i still find that KLIA in terms of design and the architectural are even better than the new suvarnabumi airport in thailand.If you log on to the suvarnabumi airport main website,you will see some pictures of the airport interior......

I have mixed feelings about the layout of Suvarnabhumi airport... since the airport doesn't have any people mover to ferry passengers from concourses A,B,C (the west T intersection) to concourses E,F,G (the east T intersection) the passengers will have to walk far if they have to transfer or sumthing... the future people mover to the upcoming satellite building will also be at underground level so passengers will have to go down a few levels to take the train... I also notice that at the concourses, passengers will have to walk down to reach to the Waiting Hall which is situated downstairs, which is quite troublesome, heard that the disabled association already complained about that... for some who love industrial looks, they will love the exposed concrete and steel, and the plain white and gray colors... At this moment we'll just have to wait for the airport to open and try it... then only give further comments right!

the interior of suvarnabumi makes me think of dubai airport. or maybe they just copied the interior...hmm..

NO POINT HAVING A NICE,BEAUTIFUL,AND HIGH TECH AIRPORT WHEN UR SERVICE AND ACCESIBILITY OF THE AIRPORT IS TERRIBLE....I WILL STILL SAY KLIA IS THE BEST ONLY THING WHAT THEY NEED TO DO IS TO IMPROVE THEIR BAGGAGE SYSTEM AND SIGNBOARDS....IF THEY CAN DO THAT,KLIA IS NUMBER 1..........KLIA GOT THE BEST DESIGN,VERY ASIAN AND FUTURISTIC....

JUST HOPE THE NEW LCC TERMINAL OPENS.........!!!!!....

The Star: 28th. Jan 2006
Malaysia's LCAT likely to open ahead of Changi

By B.K. SIDHU

Petaling Jaya: Malaysia’s low cost airline terminal (LCAT) will open for business in the first week of March, three weeks ahead of Singapore’s Changi Budget Terminal, thus becoming South-East Asia’s first dedicated no frills terminal.

“We are working on a tentative date of March 6 for the LCAT to be fully operational. Passengers and users of the LCAT would have to take note of the date and plan their travel accordingly,” Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd general manager Azmi Murad told StarBiz yesterday.

AirAsia would shift its current base at the KL International Airport (KLIA) to the new terminal from that date. Its Thai and Indonesia units, Thai AirAsia and AirAsia Indonesia, would also operate from the LCAT.

“We are opening the LCAT not to race ahead of Changi but because we are ready to do so,” he said.

Singapore had announced earlier that its budget terminal would be opening on March 26.

Azmi said: “We are proud to have a dedicated LCAT to purely handle low cost airlines. The airport is built to meet the requirements of a low cost operation whereby carriers would be able to turn around their aircraft within 25 minutes.

“This facility will be one of the biggest in terms of dedicated low cost carriers in the world and would meet the demands and expansion of AirAsia. We will fully support AirAsia’s low cost operations at the new terminal,” he said.

Work on the LCAT began in June last year and as of Jan 25, the LCAT was 93% complete, five days ahead of its original schedule, Azmi said.

He expects the the contractor to hand over the LCAT to airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), at the end of February. Malaysia Airports (Sepang) is a unit of MAHB.

The LCAT is located about 20km from the KLIA. It will occupy a total area of 34,000 sq m, of which 28,00 0 sq m is for the terminal, and 6,000 sq m by AirAsia. The terminal can handle 4,000 passengers an hour.

The LCAT would have 30 aircraft parking bays; 72 check-in counters will be fully operational by the launch date.

The terminal would also have nine sets of centralised security screening machines and 24 immigration counters, of which 12 are for arrivals and 12 for departures.

Two counters would be located at the Auto Gate reader.

There would be five baggage carousels, of which three would be for domestic arrivals and two for international arrivals, Azmi said.

A shuttle bus service will ferry passengers from KLIA to LCAT and vice-versa. Talks on public transportation from the Kuala Lumpur City Centre to the LCAT are underway.

There would be 1,100 parking lots and 100 motorcycle parking bays for passengers using their own vehicles. Taxis and bus holding areas have also been designated.

In keeping with its low cost, no-frills design, the new facility will not have aerobridges; thus passengers will have to walk from the building to the aircraft. But there would be enough eateries at the terminal, besides retail shopping outlets.

Last year, KLIA handled 23.2 million passengers, of which four million were low cost passengers.

The government funded the development of LCAT, which cost RM108mil, compared with the S$45mil Budget Terminal at Changi.

MAHB rises on impressive results, foreign forays
Updated : 04-02-2006
Media : The Star
Story By : Loong Tse Min


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) seems to have found sustained support with its share price slowly but surely inching up from RM1.82 in late November to close almost 10% higher at RM2.05 yesterday.

Besides its outstanding nine-month results (it announced a whopping 312.6% increase in net profit to RM150mil for the period to Sept 30, against RM36.5mil in the previous corresponding period), news last month of MAHB's overseas forays kept the counter on the radar of some investors.

It has been shortlisted to manage an airport in Kazakhstan and has bid to manage an airport in India.

More recently, investors could be drawn to the stock on talk of a possible increase in passenger service charge (PSC) or airport tax.

Though no one is sure what the increase will be, some observers suggest the airport tax will be increased to the RM60 range from RM45 currently, at the 39 airports that MAHB operates.

ECM Libra, in a Jan 27 update, said the recent developments indicated the transport ministry had forwarded a recommendation for an airport tax increase to the Cabinet.

MAHB is also in the process of restructuring to repay the Government RM856.7mil in concession payments and RM60mil for the rental of KLIA.

Some analysts view this unfavourably and have downgraded the counter, saying the company was supposed to announce details of the restructuring at the end of 2005 and had missed the deadline.

Others feel that certain issues that have hampered the restructuring process in the past have largely been resolved.

ECM Libra said that valuations for MAHB remained undemanding at 13.2 times financial year 2006 earnings, despite the company's share price having increased 10% over the past six months.

I'd have to ask, regarding the budget terminal, what kind of costs will it save on the part of the people using it and the people managing it? I mean, I love KLIA, and to see it 'violated' with a budget terminal isn't appealing to me.

I'd suggest the Manila model where budget flights fly literally in the middle of nowhere, but as I understand it, KLIA is already in the middle of nowhere, and opening the nearer airport would be detrimental to KLIA's future.

simple theory......a cheap airport for a cheap flight. mixing the cheap and the luxury will effect the 'majestic' status of KLIA...i guess.....

The budget terminal is seperate and away from the main terminals of KLIA with its own check-in and departure gates and baggage retrieval. Because of its sparse facilities the budget airlines do not pay as much as for a full service terminal. Keeps costs down and eventually keeps tickets cheap. Easy connectability of flights and the need to maintain KLIA as the main KL airport is the reason the other older airports are not used.

Operation Date Of KLIA LCC Terminal To Be Known This Week


KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 6 (Bernama) -- The operation date for the KL International Airport (KLIA) low cost carrier (LCC) terminal is expected to be known this week after the final inspection by transport ministry officials on Thursday.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy said he would lead the ministry officials to conduct the final inspection before deciding when it would commence operation.

"I will make a working visit (this Thursday), I will have (to be) satisfied (with) all the conditions there," he said.

Chan was commenting on whether the KLIA LCC terminal would be operational early next month, ahead of a similar terminal at Changi Airport, which is already completed. The Changi LCC terminal is scheduled for operation on March 26.

The KLIA LCC terminal is designed to handle 10 million passengers per annum and has 30 parking bays to accommodate Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 aircraft.

The terminal which can handle 4,000 passengers an hour is being equipped with 72 check-in-counters and supported by the existing parking apron.

Additional infrastructure for the terminal include extension to existing parking apron, car park, surface access and other utilities.

Malaysia's AirAsia, the region's leading LCC, will be the main occupier of the RM108 million terminal, taking up 24 of the 30 parking bays available.

The KLIA LCC terminal will be five times larger than the new LCC terminal at the Singapore Changi Airport, which can handle about two million passengers a year.

wow,5 times larger than changi airport singapore....wonder how big will it be...

judging of the photos that i've taken of this LCCT, i'll bet the inside will be so much like Ikea's markethall..

but nevertheless..i cant wait for the terminal to be open and i wanna be there on the first day of service..cant wait!!! :D

i'll bet the inside will be so much like Ikea's market hall..
mesti nanti dlm tu ada jual bebola daging tu kan.. muahahahahaha... ;)

mesti nanti dlm tu ada jual bebola daging tu kan.. muahahahahaha... ;)

yerp..the swedish bebola daging..my favourite!! :D

back to the topic...i'm still waiting for the government to annouce the operation date..better make it weekend..if weekdays..have to sneak out from office le... :runaway:

any pictures of lcc klia?i mean interior pictures...??

any pictures of lcc klia?i mean interior pictures...??

if u watch TV3 news last 2 weeks..there's a footage on the interior of the terminal..nothing much to shout about..plain and look quite cheap..sorry to say..

if u watch TV3 news last 2 weeks..there's a footage on the interior of the terminal..nothing much to shout about..plain and look quite cheap..sorry to say..

thats y its called a "LOW COST" terminal :sleepy:

Announcement

The LCC was announced to be fully operational on 23rd of March, just 3 days before the low cost terminal in changi airport. :dunno:

i guess Kota Bharu airport much nicer....even ferry terminal at penang is better...

ppl ..please, do not set yr expectations too high for this lcc terminal, it's meant for budget travelling - where cost cutting is essential. i won't complain if it's efficient, clean and functional.

saw the interior on tv...hypermarket look alike but quite smart lah the interior and straight to the point. I'm very sure it will have some nice shops for the masses!

ppl ..please, do not set yr expectations too high for this lcc terminal, it's meant for budget travelling - where cost cutting is essential. i won't complain if it's efficient, clean and functional.

Yes, lets see how the terminal goes and then can talk...

is the terminal that bad?????that worse than changi airport lcc????i diddn't watch it on tv3...

Well if budget is priority they should have used the subang airport. Save money for ground transportation as well, not just on air ticket. I'm sure maintaning a portion of subang wouldn't be that high.

i would say NO to subang because the area is already polluted already with loud noises from those Transmile MD11s taking offs daily with their trijet engines!!!

same too....subang no....already the lcc in klia is like a wet market,putting it in subang it's worse!...

^ alamak.. like a wet market??

dont la downgrade the LCC mcm tu, like aen said, as long as it is efficient, clean, and functional cukup la..

i mean y need nak ada stg so grandeur when at the end of the day it beats the whole purpose of having it at a low cost operation?

that's right la....i'd rather have a simple but utilized building than having white elephants lying around waiting for lalang to overgrow them - waste of taxpayers' money !!! (ahem..ahem...)

With LCC, the domestic building will completely empty after MH drop some routes, (which they will) MH even has a hard time to fill up the terminal. I don't really see the purpose at all making the LCC therminal. The main building already big enough to accomodate two airlines. Sometimes we can't just build for pride.................what a waste

thats y its called a "LOW COST" terminal :sleepy:

duuh....but at least put some effort to make it more colourful like the budget terminal at changi..my 2cents.

yerp..the swedish bebola daging..my favourite!! :D

back to the topic...i'm still waiting for the government to annouce the operation date..better make it weekend..if weekdays..have to sneak out from office le... :runaway:


Call me lah......even if you go to eat the Swedish bebola also call me :D

duuh....but at least put some effort to make it more colourful like the budget terminal at changi..my 2cents.
heh heh.. b4 the soft opening, mlm2 u go n do some colourful graffiti la.. muahahahahaha

heh heh.. b4 the soft opening, mlm2 u go n do some colourful graffiti la.. muahahahahaha

heheh..maybe i should do that..or else i paint it red..hehe..at least im doing Tony Fernandez a big favour..
..cant wait till the soft opening this March 9.. Sze..i contact u later on aight..;)

http://klia.com.my/LCCTerminal/index.html

The need for the LCC Terminal was triggered by the high growth of passenger movements recorded by Malaysia’s no frills airline, Air Asia. The LCC Terminal is located about 20 KM from the KLIA Main Terminal Building (MTB). Construction of the LCC Terminal was on the fast track basis beginning June 2005. The construction and other related costs of LCC Terminal is about RM 108 million.

The LCC terminal is specifically designed to suit the Low Cost Carrier (LCC) business model where it would have no travellators, escalators, aerobridges and would be able to have a shorter turnaround time. The 35,290 square meters LCC terminal comprised one single storey building for departure and arrival. It is designed to handle 10 million passengers a year and there is scope for further expansion should more airlines decide to use it.

The LCC terminal is supported by the existing parking apron and additional infrastructure built includes an extension to the existing parking apron, surface access, curbside road, car parks, and other utilities. The LCC Terminal due to completed in March 2006 and it will be opened on 9 March 2006 and the official opening will be on 23 March 2006. Apart from Air Asia, Malaysia Airports expected to attract other LCCs utilize the Terminal.



LCC TERMINAL – Dimensions
Size of the terminal 35,290 sq meters
a. Check in area 2,650 sq meters
b. International Departure Hall 3,240 sq meters
c. International Arrival Hall 4,340 sq meters
d. Domestic Departure Hall 4,430 sq meters
e. Domestic Arrival Hall 1,900 sq meters
f. Public Concourse Main Area 4,355 sq meters
g. Public Concourse International
Arrival area 325 sq meters
h. Common, Ramp and circulation 6,760 sq meters



Getting to Terminal



International Arrival

a) Private Vehicles
The primary road access from Kuala Lumpur is North Central Link Expressway, North South Central Link, KESAS and Lebuhraya Damansara Puchong Highway. There will be a road signs to lead drivers to the LCC Terminal. An open 1100 parking lots will be available in front of the LCC Terminal. Parking rate: Rm 1.00 for 1st 2 hours, RM 2.00 for subsequent hours


b) ERL
There are existing ERL station located at Salak Tinggi and KLIA station. Passengers are able to shuttle conveniently between LCC Terminal and Salak Tinggi ERL station/KLIA station.

c) Taxis
The taxi operators will be operating at LCC Terminal.

d) Public Buses
There are public bus services to/from Nilai Commuter Station, KLIA Main Terminal Building, Salak Tinggi ERL station, Pekan Sepang, and Pekan Banting.


The LCC Terminal will offer other services such as a shuttle bus service to link passengers from the LCC terminal to Main Terminal Building, KLIA and vice versa. Others services and facilities such as Foreign Exchange Counter, public phones, Auto Teller Machines (ATM), Passenger Meeting Services, Hotel Reservations, Duty Free Shops and Food and Beverages outlets.

International Departure

a) 72 Check-in counters (52 check-in baggage counters & 20 check-in no baggage counters)
b) 3 Sets of check-in baggage screening machine
c) 12 Departure Immigration Counters
d) 2 Immigration Auto Gate lanes
e) 8 Boarding gates


International Departure Flow;-

• Passengers to proceed to Departure Hall
• screen all check-in baggage
• Identify the correct check-in counter through Flight Information Display System (FIDS).
• Proceed to Check-in counter to check in for flight at the designated check -in counter.
• After Check-in completed, passengers to proceed to Departure Lounge for boarding.
• Immigration/passport clearance
• Security screening before entering Departure Lounge
• Passengers proceed to designated Boarding Gates
Domestic Departure

a) 3 sets of hand luggage screening machine and walk-through metal detectors.
b) 12 Boarding gates
c) Common Departure Lounge (Pax capacity 3,000, seats 800)

Domestic Departure Flow ;-

• Passengers to proceed to Departure Hall
• Screen all check-in baggage
• Identify the correct check-in counter through Flight Information Display System (FIDS).
• Proceed to check-in counter to check in for flight at the designated check -in counter.
• After check-in completed, passengers to proceed to Departure Lounge for boarding.
• Security screening before entering Departure Lounge.
• Passengers proceed to designated boarding gates to board the aircraft.
International Arrival

a) 4 International arrival gates
b) 12 Arrival Immigration counters
c) 2 Immigration auto gates
d) 2 Arrival baggage carousels
e) 6 Arrival Custom counters



International Arrival Flow;-

• Passengers will disembark from the aircraft using mobile steps
• Passengers walk on the tarmac to the International Arrival Hall
• Immigration/passport clearance
• Passengers to collect their check-in luggage at the carousel
• Custom clearance
• Passengers exit International Arrival Hall

Domestic Arrival

a) 4 Domestic arrival gates
b) 3 Arrival baggage carousels

Domestic Arrival Flow ;-

• Passengers will disembark from the aircraft using mobile steps
• Passengers walk on the tarmac Domestic Arrival Hall
• Passengers to collect their check-in luggage at the carousel
• Passengers exit Domestic Arrival Hall

Recently went thru klia and took a few photos inside the satellite terminal
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shuttle train terminal, travellers waiting for the train
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The central glass atrium surrounding the miniforest with its tall trees...awesome
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one of the 4 arms of the satellite terminal leading to the gates. One thing I notice in alot of the airport terminals I been in, do not have seperate holding rooms for the gates, its just open waiting areas at the gates. Klia has holding rooms for nearly all/all gates. Could this be because of space contraints/costs in other airports
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d163/picaddict_1975/Klia/DSC00540-small.jpg

Direction to the LCC-T
27-02-2006


THE terminal is about 15km from the KLIA and can be assessed by road and rail.

If you are travelling along the Elite Highway, turn off at the exit to the KLIA.

After you have paid the toll, take the first left exit to Sepang F1 Circuit, Nilai and Banting. A mosque, known as the KLIA mosque is on your left.

Look out for signboards that say “Kargo”, “Pos Malaysia” and “MASKargo”. Go straight on this road called Jalan Pekeliling, until you reach the first roundabout and take a 3 o’clock turn.

Continue driving straight until you come to a crossroad of traffic lights where you see Pos Malaysia Mail and Courier Centre on your right. The LCC-T is located next to the Pos Malaysia warehouse.

For those taking public transport, the authorities are making arrangements for bus and taxi services from major towns to the LCC-T.

It is learnt that bus services are being arranged to take people to the LCC-T from KL Sentral, ERL Salak Tinggi station and from the ERL stop at KLIA.

Discussions are also under way to start a bus service from the nearest KTM Komuter station to the LCC-T.

Address for the LCC-T is Jalan KLIA S3, Southern Support Zone, KLIA, 64000 Sepang.

wow,5 times larger than changi airport singapore....wonder how big will it be...

actually our LCCT is not that big at all...

i've been reading many articles/reports on both budget terminals, and i'm kinda confused by the articles by our own press...
Our LCCT's area at KLIA is approx. at 35,290 sqm and if you guys noticed, our press keep on saying that our LCCT is 5x larger than our counterpart...well, do the math,

35,290/5= 7058sqm for Changi's Budget terminal

but i've been reading many articles/reports on Changi Budget terminal and actually the total size area for the budget terminal is 25,000sqm, which is relatively around 3/4 of the size of our LCCT...

meaning that our press never did their homework??

I think there is a misinterpretation somewhere. Our press here is famous for reporting something they half-understand and reporters aren't doing much of their homework lately.

My guess would be the passenger handling capacity which they used to gauge. So the KLIA LCCT could handle 10 million pax which Singapore's is 2 million pax so they think that the KLIA's LCCT is 5 times larger.

What they didn't know is that the number of passenger handled doesn't really equate or go in tandem with the size of the terminal in most cases although size sometimes matters. ;)

07-03-2006:

KLIA named Best Airport in 15-25m passenger category



Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has notched up another success when its flagship airport, the KL International Airport (KLIA), was voted Best Airport in the 15-25 million passengers per annum category in the recently announced AETRA 2005 survey.

KLIA also bagged third place for both Best Airport worldwide and Best Airport in Asia/Pacific categories behind Incheon Airport, Korea, which was placed first, while Singapore's Changi Airport and Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok Airport shared the honours for second place.

"These achievements eclipsed the AETRA 2004 results where KLIA emerged second in the Best Airport (15-25 million passengers per annum)," MAHB said in a statement on March 7.

MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad received the awards at the ACI Conference gala dinner in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates on March 6.

"The awards reflects our continuous effort to enhance the services and facilities offered at KLIA. While this result is an endorsement of our achievement, we take it as a challenge to maintain our good standings in the AETRA survey," he said.

AETRA is an airport customer satisfaction benchmarking programme covering 66 airports worldwide, including some of the largest and most progressive such as London Heathrow, Amsterdam, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Dubai.

The AETRA Airport Customer Satisfaction programme is jointly conducted by Airport Council International (ACI) and International Air Transport Association (IATA) to acknowledge the top performers among airports around the world.

The survey covers the entire airport experience of international and domestic travellers who rate participating airports on 28 service-related parameters.

The 2005 AETRA Awards will be the last joint survey by ACI and IATA. From 2006, the awards will be known as Airports Service Quality Awards by ACI.

KLIA takes a step backwards
Fay Angela D’cruz
KUALA LUMPUR, Wed


When the Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s newest terminal opens in two weeks, air traffic controllers posted there will return to the days of the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?p=3489874#post3489874).

In the seven-storey tower, controllers will use sight and radio communication with pilots to track aircraft movement in the area.

They need to punch this information into a workstation before the aircraft appear as blips on their screens.

This is how they used to work at the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Airport until 1998 when the KLIA opened with the latest equipment.

To return to the semi-automated working mode at the RM100 million low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) is a step backwards, they said.

It is not ideal but it works, DCA director-general Datuk Kok Soo Chon insisted.

He said it would take some time before the necessary equipment is fitted at the smaller of KLIA’s two flight control towers, which will handle aircraft movement for the LCCT.

"I assure you that everything will run smoothly. All our other airports work on (the same) semi-automatic mode and we don’t have a problem. Our controllers are well trained to handle the new terminal."

Work on the LCCT began 10 months ago, as Malaysia got into the race to open Southeast Asia’s first dedicated facility for no-frills airlines.

AirAsia will base its operations there.

The KLIA LCCT will open on March 23, three days before Singapore’s terminal at Changi. Thailand is planning to open its new international airport in June.

However, the KLIA LCCT will open without the RM50 million worth of equipment needed there.

Air traffic controllers posted to work at the LCCT have been worried that without the equipment, delays and congestion would result.

Two weeks ago, their union president had voiced their concern that there could be a bottle-neck at the point where aircraft from the LCCT joined other aircraft on the main airport taxi-way.

With a planned link to the main taxi-way yet to be built, the lack of automated equipment could cause a queue to form, holding up the aircraft from the LCCT, said Wan Muhaimin Wan Jamil, president of the Civil Aviation Air Traffic Control Services Union (CAATCSU).

The LCCT is located away from the main KLIA terminals and operations area.

According to International Civil Aviation Organisation standards, air traffic controllers should work with automated equipment.

The ICAO sets and regulates international air transport standards.

Running operations manually should only be for contingencies when equipment fail, said Andrew Tiede, ICAO air traffic management regional officer.

Tiede said manual air traffic control at the LCCT could cause congestion.

Asia's First No-Frills Airport Set To Open In Malaysia
Updated : 09-03-2006
Media : Dow Jones


SEPANG, Malaysia (AP)--Malaysia said Thursday its low-cost budget terminal would begin operations in two weeks, becoming Asia's first - just days before neighboring Singapore is scheduled to open its own budget terminal.

But Transport Minister Chan Kong Choy denied that the MYR108 million (US$29 million) terminal in Kuala Lumpur was in direct competition with rival Singapore.

"Why should we (compete)? We are doing quite well," Chan said.

The no-frills airport will open March 23, Chan said, while Singapore's budget terminal is scheduled to start operations March 26. Construction on the terminal, about 20 kilometers away from the main Kuala Lumpur International Airport, began in June 2005.

It will use the main airport's runway and other technical facilities. The main tenant will be Southeast Asia's no-frills leader AirAsia Bhd. (5099.KU).

Chan also denied that construction of the terminal was rushed to beat Singapore's opening, saying it was only to ease congestion at the main airport.

"That's the main consideration. Not what others are doing in other parts of the world," he said after touring the 35,000-square-meter facility in Sepang, about an hour's drive from downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are in direct competition for Asia's cutthroat and booming budget airline business, which analysts say is likely to grow rapidly in the next few years.

The government decided to build the dedicated terminal to help Kuala Lumpur International Airport compete as a regional hub and counter competition from Singapore and Bangkok, which is slated to open a new airport in the middle of the year.

"We are confident it (the airport) will enhance our position as the low-cost hub in this part of the world," said Chan.

Malaysia's terminal will be able to handle up to 10 million passengers yearly, while Singapore's is built for just a fourth of that.

Well, LCC-T was a rush decision from AK and MAHB. As we know they just use LCC for a while b4 the new improve LCCT somewhere in KLIA. Have you guys think what will happen to MTB after AK gone..........empty, nada......I magine MAS maintain 4 main route along with another SOME domestic routes...the MTB will be another waste. There will be a few using which is far away the purpose of making it so big.

Well, sometimes taxpayers should think where their money really goes to.

^^ i think AK will not go so easily. besides, the LCCT is not only for AK but for other low cost planes also.

Well, LCC-T was a rush decision from AK and MAHB. As we know they just use LCC for a while b4 the new improve LCCT somewhere in KLIA. Have you guys think what will happen to MTB after AK gone..........empty, nada......I magine MAS maintain 4 main route along with another SOME domestic routes...the MTB will be another waste. There will be a few using which is far away the purpose of making it so big.

Well, sometimes taxpayers should think where their money really goes to.
not quite, there is plan to either turn wing A or B for MAS regional routes as well as for other airlines in the region, so the MTB is not going to be that empty... while satbldg will be for other long-haul routes/intl carriers.

and if you really think abt it, then there wont be any necessity at the moment to build satbldg D.

Well, LCC-T was a rush decision from AK and MAHB. As we know they just use LCC for a while b4 the new improve LCCT somewhere in KLIA. Have you guys think what will happen to MTB after AK gone..........empty, nada......I magine MAS maintain 4 main route along with another SOME domestic routes...the MTB will be another waste. There will be a few using which is far away the purpose of making it so big.

Well, sometimes taxpayers should think where their money really goes to.


Actually they have been planning this for 2 years already so I dun think this is a rush decision. Have you forgotten the intense debate sometime end of 2004 that wether to have the LCCT at Subang or KLIA? ;)


I dun get you by what you've said bout 'the new improve LCCT' :?

MTB and Satellite A would still be handling about 20 million pax this year so I dun see how it could be empty. Many people still felt that the airport is empty even now that it had reached 23 million pax because KLIA are very well-designed. Its traffic flow is incredible and coupled with lotsa open spaces, it doesn't feel congested at all. In fact it shouldn't as it is designed to be such. ;)

The opening of the LCCT could actualy save MAHB a lot of money as they could concentrate on operations and do more planning for Satelite building B which is supposed to be built in 2008. The construction should be this year but the LCCT had absorbed a few million pax off the MTB and Satellite A for the time being :yes:

Seriously......making the MTB big to minimised congestion is the current airport trends around the world. YOu like small and congested airports? Well I do not :D

Check this out guys! :banana:

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

It is by AirAsia! :yes:

wow that's a lot of buses! Go AirAsia!

I dun get you by what you've said bout 'the new improve LCCT' :?

The current LCCT is just for a while before they build another LCC-T. After the build new one, the current one will be cargo warehouse.

MTB and Satellite A would still be handling about 20 million pax this year so I dun see how it could be empty. Many people still felt that the airport is empty even now that it had reached 23 million pax because KLIA are very well-designed. Its traffic flow is incredible and coupled with lotsa open spaces, it doesn't feel congested at all. In fact it shouldn't as it is designed to be such

Have youu seen the traffic in KUL, it is really slow. Have you use KUL regularly, most of the time there will be no aircraft at the terminal. Took all international flights regularly, most of the time, there are no thers than MH which sitting alone. Have youu seee AK fill up the MTB spot, MH can fill this up anymore after the rationalism plan thingy

The opening of the LCCT could actualy save MAHB a lot of money as they could concentrate on operations and do more planning for Satelite building B which is supposed to be built in 2008. The construction should be this year but the LCCT had absorbed a few million pax off the MTB and Satellite A for the time being

No need satelite B..........................sit one day at satelite building you ain't see much aircraft............satelite already had more than enough gates to accomodate flight arrivals and departures. Well, dont see purpose of second satelite building, the money can go to the poor instead :)


Seriously......making the MTB big to minimised congestion is the current airport trends around the world. YOu like small and congested airports? Well I do not

Making thing oversized sometimes just a waste :sleepy: Look now MAHB will increase the tax too

MTB and Satellite A would still be handling about 20 million pax this year so I dun see how it could be empty. Many people still felt that the airport is empty even now that it had reached 23 million pax because KLIA are very well-designed. Its traffic flow is incredible and coupled with lotsa open spaces, it doesn't feel congested at all. In fact it shouldn't as it is designed to be such

the entire process - from disembarking the plane, passport/ Mykad check, and baggage reclaim is just fast. i feel like a breeze...

The current LCCT is just for a while before they build another LCC-T. After the build new one, the current one will be cargo warehouse.


I might be wrong but are you really sure about this? I've not heard of any proposal of such nature. Who here could confirm this? :?





Have youu seen the traffic in KUL, it is really slow. Have you use KUL regularly, most of the time there will be no aircraft at the terminal. Took all international flights regularly, most of the time, there are no thers than MH which sitting alone. Have youu seee AK fill up the MTB spot, MH can fill this up anymore after the rationalism plan thingy


I seriously do not understand what are you trying to say and I am pretty sure that you do not understand what I am trying to say. HUman traffic in KLIA isn't slow at all. It is one of the fastest I've been and I've been to a number of big and famous airhubs.

First of all you must understand that not many aircrafts at the MTB doesn't mean that the complex is underutilised. The best and most common way of determining an airport usage is by the number of people that use the airport annually ;) Wether the MTB's gates are filed or not shouldn't be an issue because the MTB are designed to handle up to 50 million pax while each satellite building could handle 25 million pax. It is the satellite building which are filled to the brim :yes:






No need satelite B..........................sit one day at satelite building you ain't see much aircraft............satelite already had more than enough gates to accomodate flight arrivals and departures. Well, dont see purpose of second satelite building, the money can go to the poor instead :)

You are definitely wrong about this. I've been on at least 2 international flights that have to disembarked passengers from the MTB due to the congestion at the satellite building.





Making thing oversized sometimes just a waste :sleepy: Look now MAHB will increase the tax too

An airport should be future-proof. What is the point of building a new airport that are small? The current trend and practicality in airport architecture is to have the superstructure spacious as it should be able to accommodate large crowds. The benefit of such design are evident in today's KLIA and Chek Lap Kok where human traffic are well diverted and dispersed :)

You are definitely wrong about this. I've been on at least 2 international flights that have to disembarked passengers from the MTB due to the congestion at the satellite building.

^^Me too!

I might be wrong but are you really sure about this? I've not heard of any proposal of such nature. Who here could confirm this? :?

i blvd it was reported in the paper couple of weeks ago. if it exceeds its capacity (after the proposed expansion of the LCC-T upon reaching 10mil per year) then a new terminal would be built and that the old one will be converted into a warehouse.. kalau x silap, it was mentioned by the menteri.

wow that's a lot of buses! Go AirAsia!
alahai... kenapa la 9inggit, kenapa x buat jer 'for a limited intro offer, just 0.99sen from Sentral to LCC-T' muahahahaha

i blvd it was reported in the paper couple of weeks ago. if it exceeds its capacity (after the proposed expansion of the LCC-T upon reaching 10mil per year) then a new terminal would be built and that the old one will be converted into a warehouse.. kalau x silap, it was mentioned by the menteri.

I think thats a very good idea! From the pictures, the LCC terminal looks pretty much like a warehouse anyways.

i blvd it was reported in the paper couple of weeks ago. if it exceeds its capacity (after the proposed expansion of the LCC-T upon reaching 10mil per year) then a new terminal would be built and that the old one will be converted into a warehouse.. kalau x silap, it was mentioned by the menteri.


Yerp..Dato Bashir Ahmad himself said this during the interview with the press few weeks ago..

i fly London Heathrow to KLIA often.... personally i would say KLIA is very busy.... especially the satelite building..... but i think it would depend on the time... coz last time i arrived in the morning in KL and the satelite building was abit empty... but night flights in KL the satelaite building is damn packed.... also the train tat connects the satelite building to the terminal is super busy... last time i had to wait for the second train to get on coz of the amount of people..... so i dissagree with people who say KL is not busy....

Yerp..Dato Bashir Ahmad himself said this during the interview with the press few weeks ago..
fairul, dont 4get 2go ambil pics nanti ;)
eh, MAS Adv Cargo Ctr no news ker on the expansion? it is reaching capacity soon kan?

eh, MAS Adv Cargo Ctr no news ker on the expansion? it is reaching capacity soon kan?



Dengan 6-bintang hotel somemore......mestilah reaching capacity! :D

MAS Cargo growth rapudly, don't know the rate but they growth. They getting 2 744F

i fly London Heathrow to KLIA often.... personally i would say KLIA is very busy.... especially the satelite building..... but i think it would depend on the time... coz last time i arrived in the morning in KL and the satelite building was abit empty... but night flights in KL the satelaite building is damn packed.... also the train tat connects the satelite building to the terminal is super busy... last time i had to wait for the second train to get on coz of the amount of people..... so i dissagree with people who say KL is not busy....

Same to with the MTB..very packed with domestic passengers during mornings...

Ah, I guess when I use KLIA, it was not on peak hour, like 3:15 bound for TPE/LAX, NRT at 11pm??, etc.

The peronas tanks have to come and fuel the plane instead of pump it from the ground?

is there such thing as a 5star or even a 6 star hotel for animals? heheh
but i like the big billboard ( the one with the giraffe) along the highway..very cheeky..hahaha..

since MAS received one 747-400F already last week and another one the May, now MAS Cargo can serve the triangular flight from Kuala Lumpur..

ie. KUL-DUB-AMS

this new 747-400 can carry 20 more tonnes than the current 747-200F..

^^^^^^^great news, animals now are threated equally with human now. More and more cargo to KUL, is a +++, any expansion to the terminal?

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^^^^^Wah, I dunno they have McDonalds in KLIA. I guess I never see the sign properly, either way, eating at the Golden lounge is better I think, so quiet and nice view too.

^ That's where I usually surrender my digestive system to whenever at KLIA :D

^^^^^Wah, I dunno they have McDonalds in KLIA. I guess I never see the sign properly, either way, eating at the Golden lounge is better I think, so quiet and nice view too.


Of course lah Golden Lounge is better. You might as well say that dining at an upmarket restaurant inside a 5-star hotel is better than KFC :D


Not everyone had the privilege to use the Golden Lounge. For us unfortunate souls......we have to search for cheaper alternatives like the Golden Arches ;)


Anyway McD at KLIA are very very centrally located and it can't be missed. Seriously......it has been there since the airport is opened and it is one of the most popular spot in the airport ;)

^^^^^never rally spend time looking around man, exactly arrive KLIA, check in, and to satelite building...next time I'll come a lil'bit early to eat at McDonald, how that sound?

^^^^^never rally spend time looking around man, exactly arrive KLIA, check in, and to satelite building...next time I'll come a lil'bit early to eat at McDonald, how that sound?


You dun actually need to look around as it is situated in a very very open space and when you decend to the immigration counters, you'll definitely see McD. Unless you always use the far end which is the KFC side....then you might probably miss it. Then again did you notice there is a KFC there? :?

there is also burger king

there is also burger king


Yes...BK is located at the arrival hall......KFC and McD is at the departure hall ;)

There used to be a Butler's at the MTB but they closed down liao :(

discussing abt burgers, i prefer burger king burgers to McD, like the grilled taste of BK

^^ Yea...me too. That is why I missed Wendy's so much. In fact I like A&W's Mozza and Double Cheese to those at McD. Just that McDs are available everywhere so they sre popular mah ;)

2 bad BK not as successful hope they can keep going and not allow McD complete dominance & leave us no choices

^^ Yea...me too. That is why I missed Wendy's so much. In fact I like A&W's Mozza and Double Cheese to those at McD. Just that McDs are available everywhere so they sre popular mah ;)

sze..u know..back then ..in the early 90's..there's no Mcd outlet in Kuching...me always drooling watching the McD's commercial in tv..so everytime my dad come back from his business trip in KL/SIN/JB..i always asked my father to tapau Bigmac..hehehe.. :cheers:

by the way, i always loves butlers...too bad it closed down already..izzit true there used to be an outlet at cheras??

sze..u know..back then ..in the early 90's..there's no Mcd outlet in Kuching...me always drooling watching the McD's commercial in tv..so everytime my dad come back from his business trip in KL/SIN/JB..i always asked my father to tapau Bigmac..hehehe.. :cheers:

by the way, i always loves butlers...too bad it closed down already..izzit true there used to be an outlet at cheras??



Wah.......I guess I take certain things for granted then :eek: :D Last time I remember a meal used to cost like RM5.....now walaueh.....expensive! :D


ANyway Butler's first restaurant in Cheras is still operational. If you want to eat it please do so before they close this one down as well.....looks like they can't sustain very long given the lack of customers :(

KLIA expansion to meet soaring demand


One would have thought the Kuala Lumpur International Airport can accommodate passenger loads for the next 10 or 20 years.


Not so. The KLIA will reach its maximum capacity of 25 million passengers per annum in two years and the 9MP has taken cognizance of this.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy says more than 23 million passengers used the airport last year.

“With the opening of the lowcost carrier terminal recently, there is no pressing need to expand facilities in KLIA immediately. However, in view of the increase in passenger volume, we have to start planning now,” he added.

Passenger traffic is forecast to reach 54.5 million passengers in 2010.

Under the 9MP, the Government will build an additional runway and another satellite building.

At present, the 10,000 hectare airport has one satellite building and two 4,000 metre-long runways. So far, about 25 per cent of the 10,000 ha area has been developed.

Chan says there is sufficient land to develop facilities to handle up to 100 million passengers a year, four runways and two mega-terminals,each with two linked satellite buildings.

Communications and navigation equipment for air traffic control such as radar, flight processing and voice recording equipment as well as aeronautical information will also be upgraded to cope with the increasing number of flights to the airport.

The Government will continue to negotiate for additional traffic rights under the liberal or open sky policy with other countries.

Future plans for the airport include hiking trails for jet-lagged travellers, a golf course, a theme park, a shopping centre, hotels and a wetlands nature preserve.

20-year wait over with alternative Pasir Gudang route

BUSINESSMAN Chan Chang Choy hates using the Pasir Gudang highway, but he has no choice. It is the only route to his factory from Johor Baru.

The road is so congested — not to mention the potholes and occasional floods — that it can be a sheer nightmare trying to cover a 40km journey.

“Even a minor accident can mean hours of delay. I was once stuck for four hours,” he recounts.

This is why Chan is excited about news that the Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL), which will provide a much-needed alternative route to Pasir Gudang,
will be built.

Chan, who is also the Johor Baru Chinese Chamber of Commerce (JBCCC) deputy secretary, says local residents have been waiting for the alternative road for over 20 years.

About 100 of the JBCCC’s members have offices or factories in Pasir Gudang.

The proposed 10km EDL will link Johor Baru to the North-South Expressway (NSE), and at the same time, provide another route for traffic coming out of Pasir Gudang.

As the EDL will run almost parallel to Jalan Tebrau, it will also provide substantial relief to the congested Jalan Tebrau corridor.

More than 110,000 vehicles use Jalan Tebrau daily, with most of the traffic leaving Pasir Gudang for Johor Baru and Singapore.

“On Sundays, I can reach my factory in less than 40 minutes because there is practically no traffic on the Pasir Gudang Highway.

“However, during weekdays, the journey can take hours, depending on my luck,” says Chan.

He says the highway is in a woeful state with numerous potholes, insufficient lighting and suffers from frequent floodings.

“Motorists using the highway have a golden rule — leave Pasir Gudang by 4pm to avoid the jam. Otherwise, you have to wait until 7pm for the traffic to ease,” he said.

With the EDL, Chan is confident he can reach home in 20 minutes, which means he can now look forward to spending more time with his family.

About 90,000 vehicles, mainly trailers, come to Pasir Gudang daily. It is Johor’s premier industrial zone.

The construction cost of the EDL may range between RM600 million and RM1 billion.

20-year wait over with alternative Pasir Gudang route Chan was once stuck in a jam for four hours KLIA expansion to meet soaring demand

geez...that airport is growing up so fast...in five years time, the number of pax thru the airport will more than double...

Mtrans Tech ready to start KLIA monorail work
By Dalila Abu Bakar
April 4 2006
source : NEWS (http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BT/Tuesday/Nation/BT560782.txt/Article/)


MTRANS (www.monorail.com.my/) Technology Bhd is ready to develop an 11km connection from the KL International Airport (KLIA) terminal to Sepang International F1 Circuit (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=318601&page=4) and the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT).

MTrans Technology chairman Datuk Ahmad Sa'adi said the company and KL Infrastructure Group (KL Infra) late last year jointly submitted a proposal to the Government for the project, at a cost of RM90 million.

MTrans Technology, a 51 per cent Bumiputera-owned company and one of the only three urban transit monorail manufacturers in the world, will be the promoter of the project, while KL Infra will operate the monorail. MTrans Technology and KL Infra are sister companies.

"We are discussing the project with the Government. We can start work on the monorail anytime when the Government is ready," he told Business Times yesterday.

Ahmad said the construction period for the 11km monorail system will be about six months. Under its proposal, the train will have a frequency of every 10 minutes and travel time of 9 minutes. There will be three trains, each with a capacity of 268 passengers.



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It was reported that Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERL), which ferries air travellers between Kuala Lumpur Sentral and the KLIA, has also submitted a proposal to extend its railway tracks to the newly-built LCCT.

Meanwhile, Ahmad said MTrans Technology has also submitted to the Government a proposal to implement a home-grown monorail system in Penang.

The company's KL Monorail system, which has been running for two-and-a-half years, has carried about 33 million passengers.

Ahmad said MTrans Technology is in discussion to build monorail systems in Saudi Arabia (http://pjsiconsultant.com/), Dubai, India, China and South Korea (http://www.monorail.com.my/press_releases/140904.htm) - projects in total worth about US$2.51 billion (RM9.3 billion).

The company submitted its expression of interest to participate in two monorail projects in two different cities in India about three months ago, one of which costs about US$400 million (RM1.5 billion).

Apart from that, MTrans Technology has submitted a proposal worth US$600 million (RM2.2 billion) for a monorail system in China and the company is also working with a party in Saudi Arabia to secure a monorail project worth US$750 million (RM2.8 billion) in a city in the country.

i see a logical reason constructing a monorail line to LCCT...but F1 circuit??

yeah..I think there is no need for a monorail line going to f1 circuit. Things don't happen everyday there. Nothing else like retail center or residentials could be found.

maybe that old man is too ambitious...just use the money to built more monorail line in KL..we need that here..
who's gonna take the monorail to F1 circuit during off season of motoracing..hantu ke? :bash:

May be the monorail would only stop at F1 station when there is an event going on. Otherwise, straight to LCC and back to MTB.

The monorail right of way is passing by the circuit anyway. Better build a station there. What do you guys think?

May be the monorail would only stop at F1 station when there is an event going on. Otherwise, straight to LCC and back to MTB.

The monorail right of way is passing by the circuit anyway. Better build a station there. What do you guys think?
Possible, but no. It would be a waste of money to have to install switches at so many different locations. There would need to be one before the LCCT, one before KLIA, and one before F1 circuit.

Circuit-switch----KLIA-switch----switch-LCCT.

Also, I would not like having to transfer to a monorail if I wanted to go to the LCCT and I have arrived at KLIA by ERL. It does not make sense to duplicate services either. My vote goes to the ERL extension to the LCCT. It offers a direct link to the city and the terminal unlike the monorail.

I also prefer the ERL extension :okay:

Yea......those whom had travelled on KLIA Transit (that means no checking in at KL Sentral) would know that carrying your luggage around is no joke. So to change from ERL to Monorail would be a real pain :yes:

Better one train cover all! :D

i won't mind if they expedite the extension of ERL to JB!

** taken from www.finnair.com


FINNAIR LAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO KUALA LUMPUR


Eleventh destination in Asia

Finnair is opening yet another destination in Asia when flights from Helsinki to Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur begin in May 2007. The route will be operated three times a week via Bangkok.

“As a thriving business city and breathtaking leisure destination, Kuala Lumpur naturally complements our Asian strategy. Demand for Asian destinations is growing in both directions and we have excellent connections from all over Europe. It is our goal to open one to two new Asian connections each year and add frequencies to our current network,” highlights Finnair SVP Commercial Division Mika Perho.

Malaysia’s economy is one of the fastest growing in Southeast Asia and hundreds of European companies are already present in the country. Kuala Lumpur is the hub of local business life with its viable infrastructure, good regional flight network and motorways to different parts of the Malay Peninsula.

Sight-seeing and climate-wise, Malaysia is equivalent to neighbouring Thailand as a travel destination. Kuala Lumpur is a modern city with almost a million and a half inhabitants and offers excellent shopping opportunities both in modern shopping centres and on smaller shopping alleys and streets. The city also offers top-rate hotel accommodation.

Culinary delights meet all tastes as Malaysia offers Malay, Indian, Chinese and Western cuisine. Kuala Lumpur has a lively nightlife with numerous bars and clubs. Golfers will find beautiful courses in the city and its surroundings. Those in need of a beach holiday have a choice of tens of islands in both the Indian Ocean and South China Sea. Malaysia’s idyllic inland and coastal villages and highland tea plantations offer a unique experience to those in search of local colour. The area on Borneo Island belonging to Malaysia (East Malaysia) captivates jungle adventurers.

Finnair flies to Bangkok, Guangzhou, Osaka, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong in Asia. Flights to Nagoya, Japan begin in June and to Delhi, India in November. Next year’s flights to Kuala Lumpur are available from this May.

gud news.. i hope more european airlines will be flying into KLIA in the future.

Finnair starts KLIA service in May 2007

By Jimmy Yeow


Finland's national carrier, Finnair, is adding another destination in Asia with a thrice-weekly service to KL International Airport in Sepang, starting May 2007.

The Helsinki-Kuala Lumpur flights will be operated via Bangkok utilising the MD 11 aircraft with a 296-seat configuration, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd said in a statement over the weekend.

Finnair currently flies to Bangkok, Guangzhou, Osaka, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong in Asia. Flights to Nagoya and Delhi will begin in June and November 2006 respectively.

Malaysia Airports managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said: “The good news was conveyed to us by Finnair sales director for Singapore and Malaysia Jere Tala, who informed us that Finnair management had decided to choose Kuala Lumpur as its 11th destination in Asia.”

Bashir said that this latest move is a further testament that the airport operator’s concerted efforts to bring more European airlines to Kuala Lumpur, is bearing fruit.

He said the airport would intensify its marketing strategies to attract more foreign airlines from Europe.

Currently, European airlines serving Kuala Lumpur are Austrian Airlines, KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa German Airlines and Transaero.

Malaysia Airports senior manager, marketing division Mohamed Sallauddin Mat Sah, said: “We have been holding discussions and negotiations in a bid to attract these airlines to leverage on KLIA’s competitiveness, and we are elated to see these efforts materialise.”

He said both Finnair and Malaysia Airports have to work closely with industry stakeholders especially Tourism Malaysia to help develop the route.

Finnair senior vice president Commercial Division Mika Perho said as a thriving business city and breathtaking leisure destination, Kuala Lumpur naturally complements its Asian strategy.

“Demand for Asian destination is growing in both directions and we have excellent connections from all over Europe. It is our goal to open one to two new Asian connections each year and add frequencies to our current network.”

Finnair..deploy the new A340 for the KUL route..not the MD-11...
hmm..still waiting for British Airways to make a return to KLIA..

^^^^BA focus more on Business and medium haul leisure, iirc. KUL is not their option at least for another decade

BizFocus:
Let's SHOP - at the KLIA
By Kang Siew Li
April 15 2006


"LET'S go shopping ... at the KLIA!"

The operator of the KL International Airport (KLIA) hopes to hear more people saying this beginning next year, when renovations start to take shape to transform the airport in Sepang into a shopping haven.


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The retail mix will be improved, and total retail space in the airport expanded to 420,000 sq ft or 8.9 per cent of KLIA's total indoor area.

Some outlets will be relocated and new ones added, with fresh designs and facade to make it more interesting for shoppers.

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) general manager (commercial services) Umar Bustamam said the transformation is set against MAHB's target to increase revenue contribution from commercial or non-aeronautical activities to 50 per cent within three years from the current 35 per cent.

It wants to emulate Amsterdam's Schipol Airport, where up to 70 per cent of its revenue comes from commercial activities.

MAHB had engaged a UK-based retail consultant to study the best ways to revitalise KLIA's retail presence at the satellite building.

"A retail optimisation plan was drawn up, detailing several proposals ... including relocating some of the existing outlets, expanding the duty free outlets in addition to the product range and making the area more interesting," Umar told Business Times.

MAHB's board of directors has given the thumbs-up to the plan.

The airport operator, which also runs 38 other airports in the country, is in the process of inviting tenders to provide the storefront design and facade improvements for the retail area at the satellite building.

"If the board agrees to the design, we will then hire a contractor who will begin construction on a new retail and restaurant space in July this year, with completion set for August next year," said Umar.

Under the proposed plan, one quadrant of KLIA's satellite building will be dedicated to high fashion shopping, offering nationally and internationally recognised name-brand apparel, said Umar.

"The remaining three quadrants will have a mix of duty-free shops selling liquor, tobacco, chocolates, fragrances and cosmetics and specialty outlets selling everything from local handicraft, books, bags, toys, household electrical appliances, jewellery to souvenirs," he added.

The plan will also see existing food and beverage (F&B) outlets at the satellite building being relocated to the upper level.

"The idea is that when travellers get hungry, they can stop at one of the area's many restaurants and coffeehouses upstairs while enjoying the shopping scene below," said Umar.

Apart from the satellite building, retail facilities at the main terminal building and the contact pier will also be beefed up.

"Currently, the retail outlets are scattered across the main terminal building with some people not knowing that there is a McDonald's or a KFC outlet at KLIA," said Umar. Both fast-food outlets are located at opposite ends of the departure hall.

Another UK-based retail consultant has been engaged, with two-thirds of the study completed.

"We expect the final report to be made available to us by the end of this month. There are many options available, ranging from moderate reform of the retail area to radical changes," said Umar.

The revamped main terminal building and contact pier are expected to be ready by 2008.

MAHB kicked off its revamp of retail operations last October with the opening of a large retail store called the "Flying Emporium" at KLIA's domestic contact pier.

Covering 19,000 sq ft, the new store sells everything from chocolates, cosmetics, books, shoes to watches.

"We have turned an empty space with zero revenue into one that generates some RM3 million of sales per month," said Umar.

Last month's opening of the low-cost carrier (LCC) terminal at KLIA has also given a boost to MAHB's target to increase its commercial revenue.

"For starters, there are seven retail and five F&B outlets operating in the area, occupying 16,000 sq ft in space," said Umar.

"But if demand requires us to provide more outlets, we will. We have identified the additional space but until then, we will wait and see the traffic movements (at the LCC terminal)," he added.

Apart from KLIA, Umar said MAHB also plans to revitalise the retail area of other airports in the country.

"These changes will be done on a smaller scale than KLIA. The airports include Penang, Kuching, Kota Kinabalu, Sibu and Miri," he added.

BizFocus:
Retailers welcome overhaul
April 15 2006


RETAILERS at the KL International Airport (KLIA) welcome the move to transform the airport into a shopping haven.

Dimensi Eksklusif Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Zainul Azman Zainul Aziz said the revamp of KLIA's retail landscape augurs well for both tourists and local customers as the airport would complement shopping malls in the downtown area.

As it is, most of the items sold at downtown malls are tax-free, except for tobacco and liquor, he said.

Dimensi Eksklusif operates the perfume, cosme- tics, cigar and watch outlets at the KLIA satellite building.

The company has been involved in the airport retailing business for the past 15 years and has been operating out of KLIA since its opening in 1998.

Valiram Group director Ashvin Valiram

said it was heartening to know that MAHB is improving the tenant mix and expanding the retail area at KLIA.

"KLIA is today a laggard when it comes to retail in comparison to international airports in neighbouring countries, namely Singapore's Changi Airport, Hong Kong International Airport and the soon-to-be- opened Suvarnabumi International Airport in Bangkok, Thailand," said Valiram.

"When KLIA opened in June 1998, the retail offering was perhaps the best in South-East Asia, but over the years, a combination of neglect and improvements by its competitors has resulted in their retail offering being superior to ours," he added.

For instance, it lacks in food and beverage offerings, luxury clothing and accessories brands, perfume and cosmetics brands, electronic products and most importantly, there is no space dedicated to local products such as foodstuffs, handicrafts, batik and other local fabrics, artwork and design.

"If these areas can be addressed, then KLIA would be able to match and compete with our neighbouring airports," said Valiram.

Valiram Group operates five boutiques - Hermes, MontBlanc, Godiva, Coach and Dunhill - at the satellite building as well as the "Flying Emporium" at the domestic contact pier.

"We have been operating at KLIA since it opened in 1998 and we would like to see KLIA become the leading airport in the region in terms of retail and services," said Valiram.

DR Group Holdings Sdn Bhd managing director Datuk Dahlan Rashid said after eight years in operation, an overhaul of the retail area at KLIA is due.

"The airport should undertake a revamp not only on the shops, but the layout (of the retail space).

"Otherwise, it becomes so predictable that people can walk around the area with their eyes half shut," he said.

Dahlan, who is also chairman of the Airport Duty-free Operators Association of Malaysia, said the mega store concept of retailing should be adopted, especially for best-selling products such as liquor, tobacco, cosmetics, perfume and chocolates.

"Some of the regional airports are already adopting this concept, which will differentiate the shopping experience between the airport and downtown malls," he added.

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Finnair starts KLIA service in May 2007

By Jimmy Yeow


Finland's national carrier, Finnair, is adding another destination in Asia with a thrice-weekly service to KL International Airport in Sepang, starting May 2007.

The Helsinki-Kuala Lumpur flights will be operated via Bangkok utilising the MD 11 aircraft with a 296-seat configuration, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd said in a statement over the weekend.

Finnair currently flies to Bangkok, Guangzhou, Osaka, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, Shanghai and Hong Kong in Asia. Flights to Nagoya and Delhi will begin in June and November 2006 respectively.

Malaysia Airports managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said: “The good news was conveyed to us by Finnair sales director for Singapore and Malaysia Jere Tala, who informed us that Finnair management had decided to choose Kuala Lumpur as its 11th destination in Asia.”

Bashir said that this latest move is a further testament that the airport operator’s concerted efforts to bring more European airlines to Kuala Lumpur, is bearing fruit.

He said the airport would intensify its marketing strategies to attract more foreign airlines from Europe.

Currently, European airlines serving Kuala Lumpur are Austrian Airlines, KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines, Lufthansa German Airlines and Transaero.

Malaysia Airports senior manager, marketing division Mohamed Sallauddin Mat Sah, said: “We have been holding discussions and negotiations in a bid to attract these airlines to leverage on KLIA’s competitiveness, and we are elated to see these efforts materialise.”

He said both Finnair and Malaysia Airports have to work closely with industry stakeholders especially Tourism Malaysia to help develop the route.

Finnair senior vice president Commercial Division Mika Perho said as a thriving business city and breathtaking leisure destination, Kuala Lumpur naturally complements its Asian strategy.

“Demand for Asian destination is growing in both directions and we have excellent connections from all over Europe. It is our goal to open one to two new Asian connections each year and add frequencies to our current network.”


Why do they have to wait for a year after the announcement to start the flights?This is very unusual. It doesnt make sense from a commercial point of view as well. The market might be good now but it might not in one years and businesses usually jump in straight away when they see a good oppoturnity. It is bad news for MAS as well as their share of the KL - Bangkok sector has been gradually reduced by fifth freedom airlines (lufthansa , air india and at least 3 more). I think KLIA should work very hard in getting BA and Australian carriers to return as it will definently give a huge boost to it's image.

First class check-in counters at KL International Airport, Sepang.
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MAS Premier Lounge-KLIA
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i cant find MAS thread, so i'm going to post my question here..

i read qte stms back that MAS is flying to Bahrain (Kuwait as well in the M'East Region) during the summer season. does anyone know whether that wud b chartered arrangement or one of their unscheduled flights to countries during a certain period of the year/season?

if anyone knows, can you either PM me or post yr feedback here.. tq tq tq

MAHB wants more contributions from retail business

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) wants to increase the retail business revenue to 50% by 2008 from 35% currently by getting more famous brands to set up shops at airports under its management, its managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid said.

“Even now, we have several well-known brands (operating in Malaysian airports),” Bashir said adding that MAHB was looking to sign up more famous brands.

Speaking to reporters after signing an agreement with Spanish fashion company MANGO PUNTO Fa, SL in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, Bashir under the agreement, MAHB’s subsidiary Malaysia Airports (Niaga) Sdn Bhd (Eraman Malaysia) will be a franchisee of MANGO fashion products.

Its first airport outlet would be located at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in September.

Bashir said that MANGO would supply Eraman Malaysia with RM1.08 million worth of initial stocks.

In his speech earlier, Bashir said MANGO had chosen KLIA to be its first airport boutique in the Asian region. “Having MANGO on board is part of Eraman Malaysia’s strategy to strengthen the quality of its products, hence, its business,” he added.

He also said that Eraman Malaysia would expand its outlets to other airports in Malaysia such as Kuching, Kota Kinabalu and Penang.

Meanwhile, MANGO executive vice president Isak Halfon said the company was planning to open up to 20 stores in Malaysia by next year.

He said MANGO currently has 13 outlets in Malaysia, with four new outlets, including the one in KLIA, scheduled for opening this year.

The company made 1.2 billion euros in revenue last year with 12% of it coming from Asia.

Is Mango Punto related to MNG?

yes, one & the same

went thru KLIA domestic terminal recently, took these pics, the new MAS 1st & business class check-in counters wif roof like structures
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LCD flight display inside the domestic terminal
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new shops at the corridor that connects the domestic gates to the main terminal too bad that the glass windows looking to the outside gardens r now blocked...sigh economics of having to generate revenue
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passengers waiting at the gate holding lounge
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boarding the plane
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arrival back domestic
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advertising on LCD monitors at the new shops
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domestic baggage carousel area
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thanks for showing those unseen parts of KLIA!!

u r welcome TYW

KLIA 6th and Zurich 8th

Singapore Changi Airport has been named as the World's Best Airport in the 2006 World Airport Awards. As the runner-up for this prestigious title in recent years, Changi Airport takes the top spot for 2006, ahead of nearby Asian rival, Hong Kong International Airport, ranked in 2nd place.

The Top 10 Airports in the world for 2006 :


1
Singapore Changi Airport

2
Hong Kong Int'l Airport

3
Munich Airport

4
Kansai International Airport

5
Seoul Incheon Airport

6
KLIA - Kuala Lumpur Airport

7
Helsinki Vantaa Airport

8
Zurich Airport

9
Dubai International Airport

10
Copenhagen Airport

more pics taken recently...Departure level
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airside concourse, main terminal....love the ceiling, like stars in the sky
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