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nazrey

August 15th, 2008, 04:48 AM

Airports feel pinch as airlines adapt to rising fuel costs
By Kang Siew Li Published: 2008/08/15
BusinessTimes

INTERNATIONAL airports, including the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, are feeling the effects of rising fuel costs that are plaguing the entire airline industry, but unlike the airlines, they have nobody to turn to.

Airlines beset by record fuel costs have called on their governments and industry partners to help them weather the current crisis. On their own, they have cut jobs, reduced capacity and raised fares and fuel surcharges on customers.

One industry observer said airports are also being affected by the changes in the airlines' schedules and the reductions in flying capacity as they handle fewer passengers.

On the home front, while it is too early to measure the impact the airlines have made on KLIA, Australian budget airline, Jetstar, was the first airline to announce it will pull out of KLIA next month and Malaysia Airlines said it is reviewing routes that are losing money.

"Under such circumstances, it is highly unlikely that airport operators like MAHB (Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd) will reduce fees charged to airlines that use the airport. After all, their bottom line is also affected," an industry observer told Business Times.

MAHB, however, declined to comment, except to say that it remains confident of achieving its passenger growth target of 5.4 per cent at KLIA for 2008, looking at its first-half performance.

MAHB had said that air passenger traffic for both international and domestic flights may slow at KLIA and other domestic airports it manages and operates in the second half of this year.

"There could be a dip in the second half with Jetstar pulling out and airlines making adjustments to their winter schedules, but we remain confident of achieving a 5.4 per cent passenger growth this year," said MAHB. Jetstar flies three times a week into Kuala Lumpur.

In June this year, airline group the International Air Transport Association (IATA) had warned that the global airline industry could see a loss of US$2.3 billion (RM7.66 billion) for 2008 based on an average oil price of US$106.5 (RM354.65) per barrel Brent crude.

"In its Istanbul Declaration in June, IATA had asked for a global reduction in airport fees, to which the Airports Council International (which represents the world's commercial service airports) had responded with a no, and that the rates should be negotiated with the respective airports," said another industry observer.

"After all, airport charges constitute only four per cent of overall airline costs. The bulk of the airlines' cost is fuel and so, they should be tackling the oil companies," he added.

The world's airports and governments are expected to converge at the "Economics of Airports and Air Navigation Services" conference in Montreal, Canada, from September 15 to 20.

Organised by the International Civil Aviation Organisation, topics to be discussed include policies on airport and air navigation services charges.

rizalhakim

August 25th, 2008, 06:14 AM

Eraman sees revenue boost from KLIA lifestyle mall
By Hamisah Hamid Published: 2008/08/25

MALAYSIA Airports (Niaga) Sdn Bhd (Eraman), the retail arm of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), expects its soon-to-be launched lifestyle shopping mall at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to contribute 20 per cent to its business next year.

Eraman head of merchandising division (core products) Elina Jamaluddin said the company's revenue from core products such as duty-free items, perfumes, cosmetics and convenience shops, have been growing double-digit over the years.

"The opening of the mall at the KLIA contact pier is expected to boost the revenue further. For this year we can't really gauge, but we anticipate it to contribute at least 20 per cent to Eraman's business next year," she told Business Times in an interview in Kuala Lumpur recently.

Eraman, with retail outlets spread over the KLIA, Kuching International Airport, Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Labuan Airport and Low Cost Carrier Terminal, registered RM289 million revenue last year. This represents 20 per cent of the MAHB group revenue of RM1.38 billion.

Elina said the Contact Pier International - a walkthrough mall that stretches along the 30,000 sq ft contact pier area of the KLIA - is expected to be operational in later part of October this year.

The open concept shopping mall, which is located near the aerotrain station and the area where the regional and international travellers converge, blends contemporary design and fixtures with the batik colours, hues and motifs as the main decorative element.

Besides food and beverages, fashion apparels, accessories, timepieces and complementary services, other highlights at the lifestyle mall include "Kidz Smart Tunnel", that would offer duty-free items targeted at junior travellers.

"We are bringing retail to the next level. No airport in the world has a lifestyle approach," she said, adding that airports in general do not have the liberty of space for such retail concept.

According to Elina, for certain international brands that will be featured at the mall, the lifestyle concept is the first for them, either in Asia Pacific or globally.

For instance, the World of Cadbury, for the first time, will showcase the Cadbury brand stories and timeline that traces the brand since the early 1900s. Hershey's concept shop, meanwhile, will be the first one outside the US that will feature Hershey's history wall showing actual scenes of Hershey Town in Pennsylvania, the home of the Hershey Company.

On the recent escalating oil prices, Elina said it has not significantly impacted Eraman's sales growth so far. As at June this year, the company was still on track to meet its forecast.

"To mitigate any downside, we will continue to improve our offerings. Airport retailing is unique and a niche market as travellers generally buy on impulse and for Asians, the general purchasing trend is mainly for giftings," she said.

Eraman always ensures that its product offerings meet customers' preference and comprise value packs and special travel retail exclusives which are only available at its airport outlets, she added.

rizalhakim

August 27th, 2008, 05:01 AM

MAHB expects RM800m from retail outlets
By Rupinder Singh Published: 2008/08/27

AIRPORT operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) expects its retail outlets at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang to chalk up RM800 million in sales this year.

Its chairman Tan Sri Datuk Aris Othman said the sales increase will be driven by additional retail space at the airport and a shopping campaign to mark KLIA's 10th anniversary.

This is in line with its aim to increase KLIA's revenue contribution from commercial or non-aeronautical activities to 50 per cent from the current 35 per cent by 2010.

"In the first six months of this year, sales have gone up to RM70 million, or 22 per cent of MAHB's total revenue," said Aris.

Early this year, MAHB said it expects revenue from its commercial, which includes money from running duty-free shops and renting out space for restaurants and bookshops, business to jump 50 per cent and breach RM1 billion in 2009 once the retail optimisation plan is completed.

KLIA, through a 14-month Satelite Retail Optimisation Project (SROP), will increase the number of outlets to 87, of which 56 are retail, 19 are food and beverage (F&B) and the remaining 12 are service outlets.

Currently, there are 61 retail, F&B and service outlets at the KLIA satellite building.

The SROP started its first of four phases in May this year and will increase retail space by 30 per cent once completed by June 2009.

Meanwhile, MAHB general manager of commercial services, Umar Bustaman, said another 30,000 sq ft of retail space at the contact pier area of the KLIA main terminal building is expected to be operational in October this year.

The open concept shopping mall, located near the aero-train station and the area where the regional and international travellers converge, is to ensure that there will be no shopping disruption while the SROP is ongoing.

The walk-through mall at the contact pier will be developed in two phases, the first to be completed in early September.

rizalhakim

August 27th, 2008, 05:17 AM

MAHB Expects RM800 Mil Sales Revenue From Commercial Activities At KLIA, LCCT

SEPANG, Aug 26 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (Malaysia Airports) expects to earn about RM800 million from commercial activities at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT).

Malaysia Airports senior general manager (Operation Services) Datuk Azmi Murad is confident of achieving the target after Malaysia Airports earned about RM70 million from the sale of shopping retails between January and June.

To increase passenger spending, Malaysia Airports was expanding the retail space at KLIA to transform it into a bigger, colourful, vibrant and interesting shopping destination.

The transformation project called "Satellite Retail Optimisation Project (SROP) is the first of Malaysia Airports long-term efforts to make KLIA a fully-contained Airport City, he told reporters after the launching of KLIA Shopping Campaign 2008 and 2009 by Malaysia Airports chairman Tan Sri Dr Aris Othman.

The first phase of SROP, due for completion in October, is expected to be fully completed by June next year, he said.

He said SROP would provide more avenues for local entrepreneurs to have a headstart in penetrating the international market via the additional space available.

"Once fully completed, the commercial area will have 26 outlets comprising 9 retail, 9 dining and 8 service outlets," he said.

Azmi said the new commercial area would contribute and increase sales by 30 percent after it was fully operational in June next year.

Malaysia Airports General Manager (Commercial Services) Umar Bustamam said the KLIA Shopping Campaign, hosted in conjunction with KLIA's 10th anniversary, would start today and end in June 2009.

"This campaign features three shopping contests instead of the usual one. Prizes worth RM2.7 million await shoppers at KLIA and LCCT," he said.

A shopping contest will be held every 12 weeks during the campaign and any shopper who spends a minimum of RM250 will be rewarded with an instant gift.

A higher spending of RM500 will qualify them for the Grand Prize of each contest. Weekly prizes also await shoppers with each of the three shopping contests offering different prizes, he added.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

August 27th, 2008, 10:30 AM

Eraman@Contact Pier tingkat perolehan

PEMBUKAAN Eraman@Contact Pier, ruang perniagaan yang lebih luas dan moden di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA), November depan, mampu meningkatkan perolehan dagangan Malaysia Airports (Niaga) Sdn Bhd (Eraman), anak syarikat Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB), sebanyak 50 peratus tahun depan.

Ketua Bahagian Pameran Produk Eraman, Elina Jamaluddin, berkata sektor peruncitan di lapangan terbang itu menyumbang 40 peratus perolehan dagangan kepada syarikat berkenaan manakala selebihnya daripada sektor aeronautikal.

“Ruang perniagaan baru ini yang dibangunkan dengan kos RM5 juta itu mampu meningkatkan perolehan sektor peruncitan.

“Kami menyiapkan pelan tapak Eraman@Contact Pier dan kerja pengubahsuaian ruang seluas 2,787 meter persegi itu akan dijalankan secepat mungkin dan ia dijangka beroperasi menjelang pertengahan November depan,” katanya pada sidang media di KLIA, semalam.

Elina berkata, konsep ‘kedai terbuka’ diketengahkan pada premis perniagaan yang baru itu dengan pelbagai produk yang menjadi kegemaran orang ramai akan dijual.

“Antara produk berjenama baru yang akan dijual di Eraman @ Contact Pier ialah Laneige, Hershey’s, Stila, Mattel, Hasbro dan Tanamera,” katanya.

rizalhakim

September 5th, 2008, 05:18 AM

Let’s go shopping
Story and photos by CHARLES FERNANDEZ

JUST spend a minimum of RM250 at either the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) or the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) in the next 10 months and stand to win prizes totalling RM2.7mil.

The KLIA shopping campaign launched by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) features three shopping contest each with its own prizes.

Themed Magic 10 celebrations the contests are being held in conjunction with KLIA’s 10th anniversary.

MAHB chairman Tan Sri Dr Aris Othman launched the campaign, the fifth installation, offering grand prizes of two lots of RM50,000 cash each, a RM30,000 holiday package and a RM420,000 Lexus GS300.

“This year the shopping campaign features three contests instead of the usual one.

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It’s on: (from left) Umar, Aris, Mastercard Worldwide vice-president and senior country manager for Malaysia and Brunei Jimmy Cheah and Malaysia Airports senior general manager (operations) Datuk Azmi Murad (second from right) at the launch.

“The shopping contest will take place every week for 12 weeks and it will end June next year,’’ said general manager (Commercial Services, Malaysia Airports) Umar Bustaman.

Any shopper who spends a minimum of RM250 will be rewarded with an instant gift while a higher spending of RM500 will qualify them for the grand prize of each contest.

Shoppers could also take part in another weekly contest that offers RM5,000 cash each week for the next 36 weeks.

Umar said the airport would also host several shows and activities.

“We aim to provide passengers and visitors the best of KLIA and Malaysia through this campaign,’’ added Umar.

Meanwhile, Aris added that to further enrich the shopping experience in KLIA, there would be a 14-month Satellite Retail Optimisation Project (SROP) at the airport.

“The first phase of the SROP is due for completion in October. This will significantly change the look and feel of the shopping outlets at the Satellite building,’’ said Aris.

He said the SROP covered four phases and once completed next year, there would be an additional 26 outlets.

nazrey

September 8th, 2008, 01:22 AM

Matta to take action against travel agent after umrah fiasco
Sunday September 7, 2008 MYT 6:33:32 PM
By V.P. SUJATA
TheStar

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Association of Tour and Travel Agents (Matta) will take action against the travel agent who allegedly caused 14 people heading for their umrah (pilgrimage) to be stranded at the KL International Airport (KLIA) on Saturday.

Its deputy president Datuk Mohd Khalid Harun said all travel agents have to be Matta members to be issued licences by the Tourism Ministry.

"We have to get to the bottom of this problem.

"Unscrupulous travel agents will not be spared and could be blacklisted and suspended if fraud is found to have taken place," he said here on Sunday.

The group, which went to KLIA to catch their 3.30pm Malaysia Airlines flight on Saturday, were shocked when they were told they had no flight booking, despite being told by their agent that all was finalised.

One of the victims later lodged a police report at the airport on behalf of the group.

nazrey

September 10th, 2008, 02:28 AM

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rizalhakim

September 11th, 2008, 12:03 PM

Best Airports Worldwide back to the top
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WORLDWIDE
2008 Rank 2007 Rank
1. Singapore Changi Airport 2
2. Hong Kong International Airport 1
3. Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok 4
4. Kuala Lumpur International Airport 3 :bash::bash:
5. Incheon International Airport, Korea 5
6. Pudong International Airport, China 6
7. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands 7
8. Beijing International Airport - wow!!!
9. Zurich Airport, Switzerland 9
10. Frankfurt Airport, Germany 10
10. Koh Samui Airport, Thailand 8

Airports: love ‘em, hate ‘em, never vote for them. Our frequent traveller readers should know the score and they voted en masse, picking from a field of over one hundred airports around the world in our Best Airports Worldwide category. Indisputably top of their list as the first choice, is Singapore Changi Airport, which secured a solid 33 percent of the vote to propel it upwards from second in 2007 (then with 16.8 percent of the votes). Clearly, the shopping facilities, greenery, and colour – as well as the addition of gleaming Terminal 3 – have made Changi a formidable competitor.

Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok secured 14.6 percent of the vote (a drop from 22.4 percent in 2007) to secure second position. Hong Kong airport (which ranked first in 2006) was comfortably clear of third-ranked rival, Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok, a vast improvement on the old Don Muang Airport. Suvarnabhumi picked up a solid 10.5 percent of the votes indicating it has sorted out much of its earlier teething issues. It improved by one position over 2007.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport, a glass-and-steel marvel with sunshine streaming in to spotlight wooded reserves sailed into fourth spot (dropping one position). KLIA garnered 4.9 percent of the total votes cast. This being a worldwide category, the choices are practically unlimited with a lot of split in the vote. Ranked fifth best airport in the world is the gleaming and futuristic Incheon International Airport (Seoul), with Pudong International Airport (Shanghai) in sixth place. These are followed by Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in seventh, Beijing International Airport in eighth, Zurich Airport in ninth and Frankfurt Airport sharing tenth place with the breezy, irreverent Koh Samui International Airport (which dropped several positions from number four in 2006 but remains a surprising and welcome member of the Top Ten club).

rizalhakim

September 18th, 2008, 05:30 AM

MAHB to call for proposals
By Kang Siew Li Published: 2008/09/18

MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will start calling for proposals from developers and investors interested in developing its 1,092ha land around the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.

MAHB general manager of land development, Muhd Najib Mohd Rawi, said the request for proposal (RFP) will be advertised in local newspapers on September 24.

"Interested parties can collect the RFP documents from us. The RFP will contain a brief of the development, land details and our expectations," he told Business Times.

"Proposals are due by November 21 2008, two months from the RFP announcement as we want to give interested parties ample time to work on the proposals," he added.

MAHB is expected to inform short-listed bidders of the status of their bids in the RFP within two months of the closing date.

"We expect to identify the right partners in the first quarter of 2009 and begin construction in phases. Because the land is huge, we will continue to seek partners both locally and abroad to work with through roadshows and international property exhibitions," said Muhd Najib, adding that the company has so far received "quite a number" of enquiries from local developers on the project.

MAHB has a 40-year lease of 9,690ha land at KLIA starting from 1998. Of this total, 6,400ha are for non-aeronautical activities and the rest for aeronautical activities and facilities such as ramp, apron and runway.

MAHB is opening 1,092ha of the total non-aeronautical land, currently planted with oil palm, for development over the next 10 to 15 years, is in line with its long-term goal to make KLIA an airport city.

Meanwhile, MAHB is still awaiting approval from the Sepang Municipal Council on its master plan of the project, dubbed "KLIA Aeropolis".

rizalhakim

September 19th, 2008, 09:56 AM

MAHB passenger traffic rises in July

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KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said passenger traffic at its airports rose 6.2% in July to 4.18 million passengers compared with 3.93 million a year earlier.

At its flagship Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), passenger numbers grew 6.6% to 2.46 million from 2.3 million, the company told Bursa Malaysia.

However, KLIA saw a 8.5% decline in international cargo movements to 48 million kg from 52.4 million, while its domestic cargo movements increased 7.9% to 4.93 million kg from 4.56 million. MAHB is considered a defensive stock for investors as it has limited exposure to the volatility in commodity prices.

“It has nothing to do with the fuel hike. There was just a decline in cargo operators,” said a research analyst, adding that changes in cargo and aircraft movements from May till July this year were due mainly seasonal fluctuations.

rizalhakim

September 22nd, 2008, 10:10 AM

Penumpang guna KLIA meningkat

ALIRAN penumpang di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa KL (KLIA) meningkat 6.6 peratus kepada 2.456 juta pada Julai 2008 daripada 2.304 juta dalam tempoh sama tahun lalu.

Dalam kenyataan kepada Bursa Malaysia, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) berkata, daripada jumlah berkenaan, 1.624 juta penumpang antarabangsa dan 832,020 penumpang domestik.

Pergerakan penumpang di lapangan terbang lain yang dikendali MAHB menyaksikan pertambahan 5.5 peratus kepada 1.719 juta penumpang pada Julai 2008 daripada 1.629 juta sebelumnya.

MAHB berkata pergerakan kargo di KLIA merosot 7.2 peratus kepada 52.910 juta kilogram daripada 57.004 juta kg sebelumnya.

Aliran pesawat di KLIA mengukuh 10.2 peratus kepada 18,048 pada Julai 2008 daripada 16,382 pada bulan yang sama tahun lalu manakala untuk lapangan terbang lain, pergerakan pesawat meningkat kepada 24,529 berbanding 22,082 sebelumnya.

patchay

September 26th, 2008, 09:39 AM

Penumpang mana?
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dengilo

September 29th, 2008, 08:51 AM

Adalah di changi and bangkok!!!

Skyprince

September 30th, 2008, 03:19 AM

Pindahkan semua penerbangan antarabangsa Air Asia ke KLIA. Barulah KLIA jadi sesak siket.

Takkan benda mudah ni pun ...

forrestcat

September 30th, 2008, 04:02 AM

Adalah di changi and bangkok!!!

Ada kat LCCT la..yg tengah sesak cam Puduraya tu.

patchay

September 30th, 2008, 02:45 PM

Pindahkan semua penerbangan antarabangsa Air Asia ke KLIA. Barulah KLIA jadi sesak siket.

Takkan benda mudah ni pun ...

Very political decision lah. Lagipun main terminal has higher tax/fees, and MAS will bising coz AirAsia will takeover all the aerobridges haha... Ehh.. rakyat down to pay higher AirAsia tickets later...

(btw last time i tot they moved out becoz MAHB say sudah sesak?)

nazrey

October 1st, 2008, 05:37 PM

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nazrey

October 14th, 2008, 03:34 AM

29kg of ketamine worth RM1.15 million seized at KLIA
2008/10/13
Bernama

SEREMBAN, Mon:

Customs detained a man and seized 29kg of ketamine worth RM1.15 million at KL International Airport (KLIA) yesterday.
The drugs, wrapped in two black plastic packages, were found hidden in portable air-conditioning parts.

Customs deputy director-general (Preventive) Datuk Mardina Alwi said the seizure was made after officers on duty at the airport suspected something was amiss and conducted a check on the man.

She said the 47 year-old man, a local, had earlier arrived on a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok.

He arrived in Bangkok from Hyderabad, India, on Saturday.
“This modus operandi by drug traffickers is not new as they like to hide drugs in electronic equipments,” she said here today.

The offence under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 carries the mandatory death penalty. — BERNAMA

forrestcat

October 14th, 2008, 08:27 AM

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I dun understand why airports dun put chairs next to power points.In Adelaide too some people sit on floor next to powerpoints just to use computer.I know that those powerpoints used by cleaning people, but come on la.

nazrey

October 18th, 2008, 02:06 PM

A-380 Hangar/ Workshop Facilities

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nazrey

October 20th, 2008, 06:26 AM

Drinking Fountain, KLIA

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nazrey

October 24th, 2008, 04:53 PM

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 11:48 AM

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 11:49 AM

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 11:50 AM

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 11:51 AM

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 11:51 AM

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 11:52 AM

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 11:53 AM

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nazrey

October 28th, 2008, 11:53 AM

Airbus@KL International Airport
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arodzi

November 3rd, 2008, 02:40 AM

^^Right time to raise the question Ijud.Back to Malaysia on last 26th Aug by Royal Brunei from BSB arrived in KLIA at 2 am. Very quiet..passed immigration without hassle and very quick process....but still ( I hate to say this )..the officers is still the same... no smiles, no greetings and they are busy talking to each other. :bleep: Have to wait about 20 mins for the 1st baggage to come out!!. :mad2: Cannot tolerate about the delay as it was very quiet at that time. The BHS is still not improve yet..that my opinion.

whats the deal with immigration officers? they never smile,ignorant and bitter. The same thing at Changi... :ohno:

rizalhakim

November 5th, 2008, 04:16 AM

Maiden flight from Papua New Guinea lands at KLIA
By CHARLES FERNANDEZ

KL International Airport (KLIA) now offers connections to Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea national carrier Air Niugini’s inaugural flight from Port Moresby landed at KLIA on Oct 29.

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Malaysia: Lajim (in beige suit) welcoming Philemon Embel on his arrival from Air Niugini’s inaugural flight to KLIA. With them are (from left) Wasantha Kumarasiri, Azmi and Papua New Guinea High Commissioner to Malaysia Veali Vagi.

October was an eventful month for Malaysia Airports, as KLIA also welcomed the arrival of SilkAir from Singapore.

Earlier this year, KLIA had welcomed two airlines, Tiger Airways and Jetstar Asia, and tomorrow, it will welcome the maiden flight from Dacca of BestAir from Bangladesh.

Air Niugini currently operates a flight weekly from Port Moresby to KLIA every Wednesday, utilising a 189-seater Boeing 757.

Among the passengers on the inaugural flight were Air Niugini chief executive officer Wasantha Kumarasiri, Treasury Minister Patrick Prualtch, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Philemon Endel and heads of various corporate organisations.

The flight landed at 7.10pm and departed at KLIA at 8.10pm for the return to Port Moresby.

“We are hopeful that with five airlines now making KLIA their preferred destination, more will follow soon,” Malaysia Airports senior general manager (operations) Datuk Azmi Murad said.

He said Air Niugini’s presence would enhance connectivity at KLIA as the airline was the first offering connections from the Pacific island in the Oceania region to Malaysia.

“This is a new market for us and we hope to attract more airlines from the region to fly to Malaysia,” he added.

He said the recently concluded 14th World Route Development Forum that was hosted by Malaysia Airports in Kuala Lumpur – the first time it was held in Asia – would further pave the way for Malaysia Airports to convince new airlines to start flying to Malaysia.

Deputy Transport Minister Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin, in his welcome speech, noted that the air transport relationship between the two countries had started way back in 1973 and expressed the hope that the relationship would grow with this inaugural flight.

“With the liberalisation of Malaysia’s air transport policy, more Malaysian cities will open their skies, especially to airlines from Asean member countries,” he said.

He added that this year, passenger arrivals were expected to increase by 5% over last year’s figure.

Air Niugini CEO Wasantha Kumarasiri said the non-stop Kuala Lumpur service would provide an excellent opportunity to connect passengers from Port Moresby to other Asian destinations and Europe.

rizalhakim

November 5th, 2008, 08:36 AM

Fajarbaru may get more LCCT works

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KUALA LUMPUR: Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd may get another RM40 million worth of works from its current RM123.9 million job to upgrade the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT).

"There will be some extra works, so it may come up to RM165 million," its chief executive officer and managing director Datuk Low Keng Kok said after its AGM here yesterday.

Fajarbaru was awarded the project in March this year to undertake the expansion of the LCCT. It is bidding for a few other projects, including a major government job.

"We are also bidding for another project worth RM200-RM300 million," he said.

"We were also recently short-listed by Australian investors to tender for a project in Kuantan. They are building an industrial estate. But we are not too sure of the exact value of the project as they are still contemplating how many phases they want," he added.

For the year ended June 30, 2008, the group's net profit doubled to RM14.68 million from RM7.75 million the previous year but revenue was halved to RM87.61 million from RM123.24 million.

Its order book stands at more than RM500 million, which would keep it busy until 2011.

Low said it could see better profits due to falling steel and oil prices.

He added that it was also keen to move into property development and would be looking to acquire land in city areas like Klang Valley, Penang and Johor.

The group has about RM40 million cash at hand. "Next year, we foresee if economy will be this slow, we believe there will be opportunities for land purchase," he said.

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November 6th, 2008, 04:00 AM

Dhaka carrier flies into KLIA
By B.K. SIDHU

PETALING JAYA: Best Air will touch down at the KL International Airport (KLIA) today, making it the sixth new airline flying in this year.

However, while Best Air will fly five times weekly on the Dhaka-KL route, talks are also progressing with India’s Kingfisher Airlines.

Kingfisher was supposed to fly into KLIA in October but since it is in talks with Jet Airways over a proposed alliance, they have gone back to the drawing boards to discuss their move.

The airlines in India are consolidating and it is learnt that Kingfisher has the rights to fly into KLIA from Bangalore, Mumbai and Chennai.

Its first point of departure is still unknown but sources said the airline, owned by tycoon Vijay Mallaya, was keen on KLIA.

In December, Kingfisher took over India’s first low-cost carrier Air Deccan, transformed it into a value carrier and named it Kingfisher Red. Kingfisher hoped to use Red’s international rights to expand.

A travel agent contacted by StarBiz said he was looking forward to Kingfisher’s debut as it would provide travellers with more choice of flights into India.

Besides Malaysia Airlines, other carriers plying the route include Air India Express and Jet Airways.

Indian Airlines has stopped plying the route temporarily. AirAsia will start the KL-Trichy route in December.

Best Air, on the other hand, is aiming to tap into the huge Bangladesh-Malaysia migrant worker traffic. Currently, Emirates is enjoying a large share of this market.

The KLIA has been marketing itself globally and this year, it managed to get one additional airline compared with five last year – JetstarAsia, Tiger Airways, Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, SilkAir and Air Niugin. Yeti has stopped flying into KLIA after six months.

Next year, the airport hoped to secure more new airlines, an official from Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, the operator of KLIA, said.

With Best Air, there are 55 airlines flying into KLIA. From January till September, the airport handled 20.5 million passengers.

patchay

November 6th, 2008, 06:07 AM

why are we getting sooo many unheard tiny weeny airlines???
If you see the list of airlines at Changi and Suvarnabhumi, its like 3x more impressive than KLIA.

MAHB please persuade these airlines to COME BACK:

American Airlines (plans massive expansion into East Asia),

ANA (flies to Changi and BKK),

BA (flies to Changi and BKK),

Australia's Qantas and/or Jetstar (is quite an embarassment to Malaysians in Australia that their flag carrier doesnt fly to our capital) (flies to Changi and BKK),

Air Canada (flies codeshare to Changi),

Air New Zealand (flies codeshare to Changi),

Austrian Airlines (now flies codeshare to Changi and direct to BKK),

Northwest Airline (flies to Changi and BKK),

Royal Jordanian (flies to Changi and BKK),

Scandinavian Airlines (flies to Changi and BKK),

South African Airlines (flies to Changi),

Swiss International Air Lines (flies to Changi and BKK),

Turkish Airlines (flies to Changi and BKK),

United Airlines (flies to Changi and BKK), etc

increased frequency for Air China, China Airlines (Taiwan), Korean Air, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa.

Now i know why our airports are sooo quiet because apparently the highest traffic airline in KLIA is just MAS, means MAS "monopolistic" our connections,

The KLIA has been marketing itself globally and this year, it managed to get one additional airline compared with five last year – JetstarAsia, Tiger Airways, Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, SilkAir and Air Niugin. Yeti has stopped flying into KLIA after six months.

There are rumours that EVA Air of Taiwan wants to terminate KL route.

Guys... we lose more over the years like the departure of ANA, Austrian-Lauda, Jetstar, Northwest, Aeroflot, Air Macau etc than we gain. So MAHB dont BS!!!

Zulhelmi

November 6th, 2008, 07:56 AM

BA, AF, KLM and Lufthansa are like compulsory an international airport.

But then, I like the way KLIA now. Not so crowded which then the quality of the service can be maintained.

marcusaffleck

November 6th, 2008, 03:38 PM

why are we getting sooo many unheard tiny weeny airlines???
If you see the list of airlines at Changi and Suvarnabhumi, its like 3x more impressive than KLIA.

MAHB please persuade these airlines to COME BACK:

American Airlines (plans massive expansion into East Asia),

ANA (flies to Changi and BKK),

BA (flies to Changi and BKK),

Australia's Qantas and/or Jetstar (is quite an embarassment to Malaysians in Australia that their flag carrier doesnt fly to our capital) (flies to Changi and BKK),

Air Canada (flies codeshare to Changi),

Air New Zealand (flies codeshare to Changi),

Austrian Airlines (now flies codeshare to Changi and direct to BKK),

Northwest Airline (flies to Changi and BKK),

Royal Jordanian (flies to Changi and BKK),

Scandinavian Airlines (flies to Changi and BKK),

South African Airlines (flies to Changi),

Swiss International Air Lines (flies to Changi and BKK),

Turkish Airlines (flies to Changi and BKK),

United Airlines (flies to Changi and BKK), etc

increased frequency for Air China, China Airlines (Taiwan), Korean Air, Air France-KLM and Lufthansa.

Now i know why our airports are sooo quiet because apparently the highest traffic airline in KLIA is just MAS, means MAS "monopolistic" our connections,

There are rumours that EVA Air of Taiwan wants to terminate KL route.

Guys... we lose more over the years like the departure of ANA, Austrian-Lauda, Jetstar, Northwest, Aeroflot, Air Macau etc than we gain. So MAHB dont BS!!!

Please get your facts correct.

Take note that:

1. Most codeshares are placed on SQ flights.

2. Royal Jordanian doesnt fly to SIN

3. Scandinavian Airlines is now merged.

4. South African Airlines ceased operations to SIN, it has only HKG

5. Apart from increasing frequency to SIN, BKK and HKG, frequencies to KUL has also been increased, eg Emirates.

6. Austrian-Lauda is now known as Austrian Airlines. It is codeshared as Star Alliance flights.

7. BA is considering to return to KUL.

Please take note. Your facts are totally out dated.

bootluv

November 6th, 2008, 04:07 PM

can international passengers that arrived at contact piers to go to satelite building for shopping?

nazrey

November 7th, 2008, 01:50 AM

MAHB predicts lower passenger traffic
By Roziana Hamsawi
Published: 2008/11/07

MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (5014) (MAHB) expects less passengers using its airports next year as the economic slowdown take its toll on air travellers.

Senior general manager operation services Datuk Azmi Murad said the airport operator is targeting a lower growth in total passenger traffic to four per cent in 2009 from 4.5 per cent this year.

MAHB, operator of the country's 39 airports had recently reduced its initial target of five per cent growth in passenger volume at two airports this year, namely the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal Airport (LCCT).

"Up until September, the two airports have registered 20.5 million passengers, slightly better than the five per cent growth registered in the same period last year," Azmi said.
Speaking to reporters after a ceremony at KLIA to welcome the arrival of Bangladeshi's private airline Best Air, he said 27.5 million passengers are expected to use KLIA and LCCT by the end of this year, the bulk of them low-cost carrier passengers.

He said AirAsiaX's plan to fly to London and its recently launched destinations, namely Perth and Melbourne, are expected to still boost passenger volume in 2009.

Meanwhile, Best Air is the fifth new airlines flying into Kuala Lumpur this year, taking the total number of airlines servicing KL to 55.

The other four new airlines were Tiger Airways, Jetstar Asia, SilkAir and Air Niugini.

"Best Air, which first flew into KLIA on October 1 is operating five flights weekly on Dhaka-Kuala Lumpur and vice versa route. Its chairman Haider Uzzaman said the company is interested to increase the number of flights by another two once authorities from both countries give their approvals.

marcusaffleck

November 7th, 2008, 05:03 AM

can international passengers that arrived at contact piers to go to satelite building for shopping?

Obviously yes, provided you have time to do so. Just hop onto aerotrain which arrives every 2 minutes and get to the satellite terminal.:lol:

patchay

November 7th, 2008, 05:20 AM

Please get your facts correct.

Take note that:

1. Most codeshares are placed on SQ flights.

2. Royal Jordanian doesnt fly to SIN

3. Scandinavian Airlines is now merged.

4. South African Airlines ceased operations to SIN, it has only HKG

5. Apart from increasing frequency to SIN, BKK and HKG, frequencies to KUL has also been increased, eg Emirates.

6. Austrian-Lauda is now known as Austrian Airlines. It is codeshared as Star Alliance flights.

7. BA is considering to return to KUL.

Please take note. Your facts are totally out dated.

Aiyah outdated is just a matter of the recent crisis. Why marah marah?

1. as I mentioned codeshare, but the airline is still considered to have that particular route on their map... just like MAS having drawn up codeshare routes like in UK in their inflight book as well

2. Royal Jordanian will fly to Singapore via Bangkok in 2009 as the crisis put on hold their plans this year.

3. Merged or not, I'm refering to SAS (if i put SAS scared some ppl dono what airline mah). The mistake here is they codeshare with Thai Airways via Bangko to Changi.

4. Codeshare with SIA.

5. Emirates have Kangaroo route via SG.

6. Of course i know is Austrian Airline (if not i wouldnt put it) but just want to show Lauda previously was major customer at KLIA now no more.

7. BA will not return in the next few years quote a very recent report.

The thing is if codeshare is sooo goood, MAS pls codeshare with more international airlines if not your number will not be very high.

Zulhelmi

November 7th, 2008, 10:23 AM

Yeah, having European airlines like Austrian Airlines makes KLIA very cool. They even had direct service to Sydney. Now, there are only Lufthansa and KLM serving KL.

dengilo

November 7th, 2008, 12:56 PM

Sometimes i suspect even free landing /overnight parking or even super discount for fuel not sure if some of those airline will use KLIA!!!!

bootluv

November 8th, 2008, 03:38 AM

Obviously yes, provided you have time to do so. Just hop onto aerotrain which arrives every 2 minutes and get to the satellite terminal.:lol:

thanks marcus

Skyprince

November 8th, 2008, 05:28 AM

Kalau Air Asia pindahkan semua penerbangan antarabangsa ke KLIA , seorang kena bayar tambahan brape ringgit ek ?

Aku sakit kepala betul tengok KLIA yg terlampau lengang nih :gaah:

erwinkarim

November 8th, 2008, 08:01 AM

^^

passangers arrive at KLIA last year = 26+ million (7+ from LCCT)
MTB capacity = 25 mil a year ( 76 % utilization)
LCCT capacity = 10 mil a year (70% utilization)

if all LCCT move to MTB , it'd become 110% utilization. do u really want that?

besides, a lot of people inside at the airport doesn't mean it's sucessful because lot of planes arriving, it'd just mean people can't get where they need to be -> on the way to home or an airplane.

take our lrt example. do u think it's sucessful because it's pack to the brim?

Skyprince

November 8th, 2008, 10:30 AM

^^ jadi utiliztion MTB skrg ni berapa % ? 19 dari "25" juta ? Kalau camtu memang patut dah sesak masa ni, tapi kebanyakan masa masih lengang je ?

LRT org guna tiap hari, payahlah kalo nak hadapi kesesakan tiap2 ari, tapi KLIA org guna sekali-sekala jadi tak kisah sangat.

lesart

November 8th, 2008, 12:02 PM

I think the small air traffic number at KLIA, as compared to SIN and BKK has got to do with the fact that MAS is not a member of any alliance.

Star Alliance, for example, fed huge number of European travellers to Suvarnabhumi for their onward connection to the rest of Asia.

patchay

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November 10th, 2008, 08:28 AM

MAHB flying high
Monday November 10, 2008 TheStar

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has had about 200 additional weekly flights since early this year.

The flights are from 12 airlines with more than 55 routes.

In a statement, MAHB said it was a significant achievement given the current economic climate and the impact of high oil prices on the world’s airlines. Seven more destinations were expected to start before the year’s end, it said.

AirAsia will continue its network expansion from Kuala Lumpur to Australia with services to Melbourne and Perth in November and to Hangzhou and Tiruchirapally.

Air Niugini, a new carrier to Kuala Lumpur, plans to start new services to Papua New Guinea, the statement said.

At the KL International Airport, Malaysia Airlines has started flying to Karachi and Yogyakarta while AirAsia has launched flights to Guangzhou, Yogyakarta, Singapore, Ho Chih Minh City, Hong Kong, Haikou, Guilin, Batam and Pekanbaru.

rizalhakim

November 10th, 2008, 10:07 AM

KLIA, LCCT belum capai sasaran

SEPANG 6 Nov. - Kadar aliran penumpang di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) dan Terminal Penerbangan Tambang Murah (LCCT) di sini meningkat sedikit dan masih belum mencapai sasaran yang ditetapkan.

Pengurus Besar Kanan Operasi, Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd. (MAHB), Datuk Azmi Murad berkata, pada awal tahun ini, KLIA dan LCCT disasarkan akan mengalami pertumbuhan lima peratus atau 28 juta penumpang.

''Bagi tempoh Januari hingga September, KLIA dan LCCT mengendalikan kira-kira 27.5 penumpang dan keadaan sekarang mungkin agak sukar untuk kita capai sasaran awal kerana keadaan ekonomi dunia tidak menentu. Tetapi angka tersebut adalah lebih tinggi berbanding tempoh yang sama tahun lalu.

''Kita juga menyaksikan kemasukan penumpang yang tinggi melalui syarikat penerbangan tambang murah. MAHB juga yakin apabila AirAsia memulakan penerbangannya ke Perth baru-baru ini dan ke beberapa destinasi antarabangsa baru, kemasukan penumpang akan bertambah,'' katanya kepada media selepas majlis sambutan penerbangan baru dari Dhaka, Bangladesh melalui syarikat penerbangan Best Air di KLIA di sini hari ini.

Terdapat kira-kira 55 syarikat penerbangan yang beroperasi di KLIA dan LCCT yang mana lima daripadanya syarikat penerbangan tambang murah, tambahnya.

Tahun lalu, KLIA dan LCCT mengendalikan kira-kira 26.5 juta penumpang dengan jumlah keseluruhan trafik bagi 39 lapangan terbang di negara ini menguruskan kira-kira 45.2 juta penumpang.

Ditanya mengenai sasaran tahun depan, Azmi memberitahu MAHB terpaksa menetapkan sasaran yang lebih rendah iaitu empat peratus berbanding lima peratus pada tahun ini.

Penetapan unjuran itu adalah berdasarkan keadaan ekonomi global yang semakin tidak menentu, kata beliau.

MAHB bagaimanapun, mengharapkan kemasukan lebih banyak pelancong daripada negara-negara yang tidak terjejas oleh krisis kewangan global seperti China dan India.

Selain itu, beliau yang enggan mengulas lanjut berkata, MAHB kini mengadakan perbincangan dengan beberapa syarikat penerbangan antarabangsa untuk mendarat di KLIA dan LCCT sebagai lanjutan daripada Forum World Route baru-baru ini.

rizalhakim

November 11th, 2008, 05:20 AM

KLIA's annual RM1b allocation hits turbulence

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KLIA is allocated RM1.06 billion for next year

THE Kuala Lumpur International Airport continues to receive RM1 billion a year in allocations 10 years after it was opened.

This has not gone down well with two members.

Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibra-him (PKR-Bandar Tun Razak) said the initial outlay to build the airport might have been justified as it was to put a new infrastructure in place.

"However, what happened after that comes down to management of the facility. The public should be paying for what they are using.

"The government should explain why the airport is costing the taxpayers so much," he said while debating Budget 2009 at the committee stage.

Khalid said KLIA should be self sustaining and meet all its operational costs. He said he hoped the Finance Ministry would provide an explanation as to how this could have happened.

N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR-Padang Serai) also spoke against the RM1.06 billion allocated for the KLIA in Budget 2009.

"In my opinion, this is too much. This appears to be the amount disbursed to KLIA by the Finance Ministry in every budget since the airport was built.

"Something must be wrong with the way they are managing the facility."

He said KLIA should not need RM1 billion to maintain itself. "Surely there must be more innovative ways to raise funds to manage and maintain KLIA."

Wastage was also on the mind of Khairy Jamaluddin (BN-Rembau), who complain-ed about failed privatised projects.

He singled out Indah Water Konsortium (IWK), which was privatised in 1994. Six years later, the government had to buy back the equity and has since been pumping money into the company.

"It is unlikely that it will be showing a profit soon," he said, while noting that the Finance Ministry had allocated RM250 million for IWK for next year.

Khairy also wanted to know how effective Cyberview Sdn Bhd had been in attracting investors to Cyberjaya.

He said there were many businesses using Cyberjaya for their outsourcing activities, which he felt was all right but did not meet its original goal.

He said the original goal was for companies there to carry out research and development.

Datuk Ahmad Hamzah (BN-Jasin) said failed projects only provided fodder for the opposition to use against the government.

"It is better for the public to get the information from BN because there are other sour-ces of information that are not reliable. The opposition can manipulate them for its benefit."

nazrey

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November 20th, 2008, 02:14 PM

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November 20th, 2008, 02:16 PM

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November 21st, 2008, 10:17 PM

Mudajaya wins KLIA job
Published: 2008/11/22

MUDAJAYA Group Bhd's wholly-owned Mudajaya Corp Bhd has won a RM45.23 million job at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.

The contract was awarded by Hartasuma Sdn Bhd, Mudajaya told Bursa Malaysia yesterday.

nazrey

November 26th, 2008, 06:36 PM

Bombardier wins US$35M contract to expand Kuala Lumpur airport train system
Tue Nov 25, 10:53 AM The Canadian Press :cheers:

MONTREAL - Bombardier Inc. (TSX:BBD.B) has been awarded a US$35-million contract to extend its automated train system at the Kuala Lumpur airport in Malaysia.

Montreal-headquartered Bombardier said Tuesday its Berlin-based railway equipment division, partnering with a Malaysian company, will supply three driverless vehicles and modify the existing six-vehicle fleet.

The total value of the contract to be split with Hartasuma Sdn Bhd is US$57 million.

A spur line extension to a maintenance facility is to be completed in 2011.

Bombardier, whose trains have been operating at the Malaysian airport since 1998, has installed other automated people movers in Beijing, Frankfurt, Rome, Singapore, Madrid, London, Atlanta, Las Vegas and Miami.

nazrey

November 26th, 2008, 06:39 PM

MAHB Signs RM209 Million Pact With Bombardier To Expand KLIA System
November 26, 2008 20:03 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- Bombardier Transportation and local partner Hartasuma Sdn Bhd have signed a contract with Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to expand the existing Bombardier-supplied automated people mover system at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

The contract, which includes a spur line extension to the new operations, maintenance and storage facility and three Bombardier CX-100 vehicles, is valued at about 45 million euros or RM209 million.

"We are proud to be part of the KLIAs present and future standing as a regional hub," said Bombardier Transportation's systems division director Eran Gartner in a statement released here Wednesday.

"Since the opening of the airport in 1998, the CX-100 automated people mover system has provided exceptional service for riders and we remain committed to helping MAHB achieve its goals," he said.

Bombardier Transportation will be responsible for the design and supply of the three driverless vehicles and modifications to the existing six-vehicle fleet as well as the automatic train control and power distribution and communications systems.

It will also supply and integrate a central control centre in the new operations and maintenance storage facility as well as providing project management, systems engineering and integration, and test and commissioning.

Hartasuma meanwhile will be responsible for the civil works.

The new spur line to the OMSF is scheduled for completion in 2011.

"We are extremely pleased that our strategic alliance has been contributing positively, and we hope to continue playing a meaningful role in the governments drive in further enhancing and transforming the transportation infrastructure landscape," said Hartasuma's managing director Dr Abdul Rahman Abdul Halim.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

November 26th, 2008, 06:40 PM

MAHB Meterai Perjanjian RM209 Juta Dengan Bombardier Untuk Kembang Sistem KLIA
November 26, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, 26 Nov Bombardier Transportation dan rakan kongsi tempatannya Hartasuma Sdn Bhd memeterai kontrak dengan Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) untuk mengembangkan sistem tren berautomasi sedia ada yang dibekalkan Bombardier di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA).

Kontrak tersebut yang termasuk sambungan landasan ke operasi baharu, penyenggaraan dan kemudahan simpanan dan tiga tren Bombardier CX-100, bernilai kira-kira 45 juta euro atau RM209 juta.

"Kami berbangga menjadi sebahagian daripada kedudukan KLIA sekarang dan di masa depan sebagai hab serantau," kata Pengarah Bahagian Sistem Bombardier Transportation Eran Gartner dalam satu kenyataan yang dikeluarkan di sini, Rabu.

"Sejak pembukaan lapangan terbang itu pada 1998, tren CX-100 menyediakan perkhidmatan yang luar biasa kepada pengguna dan kami terus komited untuk membantu MAHB mencapai matlamatnya," katanya.

Bombardier Transportation akan bertanggungjawab mereka bentuk dan membekalkan tiga tren tanpa pemandu dan pengubahsuaian bagi enam kenderaan sedia ada serta kawalan tren automatik dan sistem pengagihan kuasa dan komunikasi.

Ia juga akan membekalkan dan menyepadukan pusat kawalan berpusat dalam operasi baharu dan kemudahan simpanan penyenggaraan serta menyediakan pengurusan projek, kejuruteraan sistem dan penyepaduan dan ujian serta penugasan.

Sementara itu Hartasuma akan bertanggungjawab bagi kerja-kerja sivil.

Landasan baharu ke OMSF itu dijadualkan siap pada 2011.

"Kami amat gembira kerjasama strategik kami telah memberi sumbangan positif, dan kami berharap dapat terus memainkan peranan utama dalam usaha kerajaan untuk meningkatkan lagi dan mengubah landskap prasarana pengangkutan," kata Pengarah Urusan Hartasuma Dr Abdul Rahman Abdul Halim.

nazrey

November 26th, 2008, 07:00 PM

Bombardier Consortium Awarded Contract for Expansion of Automated People Mover in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
November 24, 2008 — Berlin
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Kuala LumpurInternational Airport Expands High Performing Bombardier CX-100 System

Bombardier Transportation and its local partner Hartasuma Sdn Bhd have signed a contract with Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) to expand the existing Bombardier-supplied automated people mover system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Malaysia. The contract, which includes a spur line extension to the new Operations, Maintenance and Storage Facility (OMSF) and three BOMBARDIER CX-100 vehicles, is valued at approximately 45 million euros ($57 million US / 209 million MYR). Bombardier’s share of the contract is valued at approximately 27 million euros ($35 million US / 126 million MYR).

Bombardier Transportation will be responsible for the design and supply of the three driverless vehicles and modifications to the existing 6-vehicle fleet; automatic train control, power distribution and communications systems; supply and integration of a central control centre in the new operations and maintenance storage facility; as well as project management, systems engineering and integration, and test and commissioning. Hartasuma Sdn Bhd will be responsible for the civil works. The new spur line to the OMSF is scheduled for completion in 2011.

Eran Gartner, President of Bombardier Transportation’s Systems Division said: “We are very appreciative of the long-term relationship that we have enjoyed with KLIA over the past decade and of our contribution to the Airport’s outstanding success. He added: “We are proud to be part of the Airport’s present and future standing as a regional hub. Since the opening of the Airport in 1998, the CX-100 APM has provided exceptional service for riders and we remain committed to helping MAHB achieve its goals.”

“We are extremely pleased” said Dr. Abdul Rahman Abdul Halim, the Managing Director of Hartasuma Sdn. Bhd., “that our strategic alliance has been contributing positively, and we hope to continue playing a meaningful role in the Malaysian Government’s drive in further enhancing and transforming the transportation infrastructure landscape. We are also proud of the trust and confidence that MAHB has placed in the Consortium and truly grateful for its strong support.”

The highly reliable automated people movers from Bombardier Transportation have served commuters in major cities and international airports around the world for over 35 years. These include Beijing, China; Frankfurt, Germany; Rome, Italy; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Singapore; Madrid, Spain; London, United Kingdom; Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Las Vegas, Miami, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Seattle-Tacoma, Tampa and San Francisco, USA. Bombardier Transportation is currently implementing APM systems for Atlanta, Las Vegas, London Gatwick and Sacramento Airports, an extension to the existing system at Houston Airport, as well as an urban APM system in Guangzhou, China.

http://www.bombardier.com/en/corporate/media-centre/press-releases/details?docID=0901260d80064788

nazrey

November 26th, 2008, 07:11 PM

A Bombardier CX-100 train on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line, Singapore

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rizalhakim

November 27th, 2008, 04:04 AM

Bombardier bags MAHB contract
Published: 2008/11/27

CANADA'S Bombardier Transportation Inc and its local partner Hartasuma Sdn Bhd have secured a RM209 million contract from Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to expand the existing Bombardier-supplied automated people mover system at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.

Bombardier's share of the contract is valued at RM126 million.

The job involves a spur line extension to the new operations, maintenance and storage facility (OMSF) and three Bombardier CX-100 vehicles. The new spur line is slated for completion in 2011.

In a statement issued yesterday, Bombardier said it will be responsible for the design and supply of the three driverless vehicles and modifications to the existing six-vehicle fleet; automatic train control, power distribution and communications systems; and supply and integration of a central control centre in the new operations and maintenance storage facility.

Hartasuma, meanwhile, will be responsible for the civil works.

nazrey

November 27th, 2008, 08:46 PM

MAHB earnings soar 61pc
Published: 2008/11/28

MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) (5014) saw a 61 per cent rise in its third quarter net profit, helped by the reversal of provision for doubtful debts.

The group said it had completed discussions with the government on the proposed corporate and financial restructuring of MAHB and is awaiting the government's decision.

"The financial performance for 2008 financial year may be determined by the outcome of the above-mentioned proposal," MAHB told Bursa Malaysia yesterday.

MAHB registered a net profit of RM89.9 million for the financial period ended September 30 2008, against RM55.7 million the year before.
Revenue grew by five per cent for the quarter under review at RM369.1 million compared to the year before.

The improvement on overall revenue was reduced by higher staff related costs, repair maintenance and depreciation charged during the period, it said.

MAHB expects growth on passenger movement to outperform International Air Transport Association (Iata) forecast for international passenger movement.

Iata had forecast a 2.8 per cent growth in international passenger movement globally and 3.3 per cent in Asia Pacific.

nazrey

November 28th, 2008, 05:26 PM

KLIA Aeropolis to take off
24/09/08 by Zoe Phoon

Airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is expected to invite local and foreign developers and investors this month to submit requests to be involved in the development of 2,700 acres around the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.

Under MAHB’s goal of expanding its revenue streams to include nonaeronautical activities, it has come up with a masterplan to turn what is currently oil palm plantation into the KLIA Aeropolis – an airport city accommodating buildings in keeping with KLIA’s sleek, modern design.

MAHB general manager of land development Muhd Najib Mohd Rawi said the site to be developed over the next 10 to 15 years has the advantage of being close to two major international gateways – the KLIA as well as the Low Cost Carrier Terminal.

The masterplan, he explained, provides for commercial buildings covering 1,000 acres, landscaped parks over 600 acres, a pair of 18-hole golf courses over another 600 acres, a stadium on 25 acres and a theme park to rival those in Genting Highlands or Sentosa Island in Singapore over 100 acres.

The initial phases of development will see the infrastructure in the commercial zone as well as an exposition and convention centre, retail outlets and purpose-built offices being built.

To attract developers and investors, MAHB will build a transport node similar to KL Sentral which will allow the Aeropolis’s occupants to be conveniently connected to the airport and KL city.

Altogether, MAHB has 18,000 acres in Sepang, with a substantial part classified under oil palm.

nazrey

November 28th, 2008, 10:46 PM

Project Green Planet KLIA

http://www.klia.com.my/view.php?dbIndex=0&website_id=13&id=377

KLIA is the first airport to receive Green Globe 21 (GG21) certification, and hence, it is the first environmentally friendly airport in the world. It's also the only airport to receive this award 3 years consecutively since 2004.

Project Green Planet is a KL International Airport (KLIA) initiative to expand its corporate responsibility to promote a new found appreciation of our environment and encourage activities to protect and preserve the planet.

This social responsibility project is a commitment by KLIA to promote the cause of environmental responsibility to all Malaysians and the world. KLIA will also help educate and encourage airport users and the public to contribute towards preserving the well-being of the earth’s eco-system.

In addition, KLIA will work with agencies such as the United Nation Environment Protection (UNEP) and Yayasan Anak Warisan Alam (YAWA) to organise events and activities to promote this worthy and important cause.

Key Programmes of Project Green Planet include:
- Exhibitions and Seminars
- United Nations Environment Protection (UNEP) International Photographic Competition Exhibition
- Interactive Activities and Contests
- Snap Green
- Pledge a Plant Campaign
- Education & Awareness
- Travellers’ Guide to a Green Planet

More about Project Green Planet (http://pgp.klia.com.my/)

rizalhakim

December 1st, 2008, 08:56 AM

More flights at KLIA due to Bangkok airport closure
By JAYAGANDI JAYARAJ and TAN KARR WEI

AN average of three to four flights were diverted from Bangkok to the KL International Airport (KLIA) on Nov 25 due to civil unrest in the Thai capital.

The Suvarnabhumi International Airport was besieged by anti-government protestors, causing its shutdown and leaving more than 100,000 air passengers stranded.

KLIA general manager Daud Osman said yesterday that flights to Bangkok were diverted to KLIA upon receiving news that the airport was closed.

However, over the next few days the number of diverted flights was less frequent after passengers heading to Bangkok were aware of the situation over there.

“About three to four flights were diverted to our airport during the height of the situation. Some of the diverted flights were from Qatar Airways and KLM.

“After the airport was besieged by protestors, forcing its abrupt closure, the airlines changed their flight schedule and avoided Bangkok,” Daud said.

Meanwhile, officials from the Low- Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) confirmed that all flights to Suvarnabhumi International Airport were cancelled.

But AirAsia mounted rescue flights from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok in aid of their passengers. The third of such flights was sent on Nov 30.

Pan Pacific KLIA general manager Hans Winsnes said his hotel did experience an increase in occupancy, particularly on Nov 25 and 26 due to requests from airlines to house stranded passengers.

“Depending on seat availability, passengers would usually be given an option to fly back to their country of origin or stay for a night or two,” said Winsnes.

He said the situation had since eased with more airlines and passengers being aware of the situation in Bangkok.

Marriott Putrajaya public relations manager Lydia Hendroff said some passengers had checked-in at the hotel.

“Delayed passengers are quite usual. Although there were a number of them earlier in the week, we are not sure if the guests were the ones diverted from Thailand,” she added.

.....tq bkk.....

patchay

December 1st, 2008, 01:03 PM

Time for KLIA to showcase itself and be promoted as a better hub than BKK.

OshHisham

December 1st, 2008, 01:19 PM

THAI is a member of Star Alliance, like it or not BKK still the preferred hub for the alliance members...

daeng_jal

December 1st, 2008, 07:25 PM

anybody cared to explain how this airlines alliences work?

James Foong

December 2nd, 2008, 12:13 PM

perhaps you can directly pm to the aviation experts here, arkdriver or erwinkarim.

erwinkarim

December 2nd, 2008, 01:48 PM

^^ i'm not an expert, btw, you can read it here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline_alliance

bottom line, it's like a cartel w/ all it's benefit and ugliness. airline alliance controls 60% of the air market.

Arkdriver

December 3rd, 2008, 07:46 AM

feeding and receiving passenger through partners' airline. This eliminate the need to go point to point but at the same time increase presence and load factors which are crucial. Empty seats means zero revenue. That's all i can think of.

daeng_jal

December 3rd, 2008, 12:02 PM

but, isn't a true LCC model called for a point to point,no code sharing,no hub design.just follow where demand is. considering LCC make more money,then does this make the alliences thingy not efficient.maybe not now.but after AA x prove to be viable.

Arkdriver

December 3rd, 2008, 02:28 PM

that's why Air Asia dont want to do codeshare. Air Asia is not a full fledge carrier like MAS. If you see the member's list of sky team, one world and star alliance there's is no low cost carrier. airline alliances only works for full fledge carrier because it's complex to transfer passenger from flight to flight. It just does not suit LCC model. But we might be seeing this model works if proposal for codeshare between mas and its affiliate maswings and firefly get implemented.

daeng_jal

December 3rd, 2008, 05:30 PM

another thing. from wikipedia,it says that MAS will join the SkyTrack alliences in 2009-2010. nego started with past MAS administration. is idris jala is still interested with this?. considering that he wan't to change MAS into a 5star LCC airlines. and 2nd ly.ar part of dreamliner programme, Boeing say that they believe the future trend is point 2 point flight rather than hub 2 hub travel currently. and airasia x said that its more economical to travel transcontinetal flight in the like of A330/B777, then a 747. so wouldn't it better for MH & AK not to join any alliences.and just focus on the LCC approach...as i think we cannot beat BKK and Sg at their own game..?lets just use other method 2 beat them:D?...as tony is soo convince,that with airasia x he can improve KUL to be a bigger airport than BKK.sorry for asking so much question :).

Arkdriver

December 3rd, 2008, 06:40 PM

yeah the talk about them joining Sky Team has been rife for the past couple of years. A lot has been said but nothing has been done. I'm sure Idris Jala has something in his mind. Maybe he prefer rebuilding mas to be his priority rather than pushing for a place in airline alliance team. Joining an alliance is not as easy as it seems. Founding members are known to demand certain criteria to be met first before they admit new members. And those criteria may not bode well within MAS. they may be over demanding as of now so i think mas is playing their game as well. When mas is stronger maybe it's less difficult for them to choose and join any alliance instead of having to say yes to every criteria.

i also believed that point to point travel is the future of commercial aviation but airlines just cant neglect the effect of stronger ties between affiliate airlines to their bottom line. Alliances are there for many reasons. On why BKK and SIN are much busier than KUL is because of the alliances effect. Everyone knows that.

a 747 is not an economical like the newer 777 and A330. One of the reason why Air Asia choose A330 is because it's much economical to have A330 in their fleet because of the twin engine sucks less kerosene that the monster 747. They can maximize crew utilization because airbus family aircraft shares common cockpits... where crew can switch between A330 and A320. We called it CCQ (cross crew qualification). You can fly both aircraft but not within the same day (as per DCA Malaysia requirement). Current roster is like 6 months on the A330 and another 6 months on the A320. By doing this Air Asia saves a lot because they dont need to have two pool of pilots with different rating.

I agree with the two method. Let's just let MAS join alliances and AK to concentrate on their point to point strategy so we can see which works the best. This way we can reap benefits of the two stratregy and i'm sure KUL can give BKK and SIN a run for their money.

nazrey

December 4th, 2008, 12:30 AM

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James Foong

December 4th, 2008, 04:22 PM

They can maximize crew utilization because airbus family aircraft shares common cockpits... where crew can switch between A330 and A320. We called it CCQ (cross crew qualification).

does this mean a pilot must master all kind of cockpits from difference airplane family? what if i found out this guy is only good for boeing plane but piloting airbus sometime?

Arkdriver

December 4th, 2008, 06:17 PM

does this mean a pilot must master all kind of cockpits from difference airplane family? what if i found out this guy is only good for boeing plane but piloting airbus sometime?

Royal Brunei used to have CCQ on their boeings. I think it's 767 and 777 but abandoned it because whatever reasons we dont really know.

We can have many different ratings at one time. It's just not that practical to have A330 and 777 if there's no use for it. Buying ratings is not cheap. A320 rating in air asia costs RM 75,000 so why waste money to have it if you know you wont utilise it.

Being current is the key. I still keep my ppl license so that i can keep current my cessna rating in case i want to provide joyride to friends and family. I'm also rated on piper warrior and piper seneca III but it's not current since i've not flown it for more than 6 months (minimum 3 take offs and landing within 6 months period). My lear jet 45 is still current but will lapsed next week unless i go for retraining (just normal checkride).

I havent heard a case a pilot was being CCQed between Airbus and Boeing. Even CCQ now is very rare but slowly getting very popular. Airbus can do CCQ easily since their cockpit is not so different (maybe less than 5-6 major additions when upgrading) and the CCQ class only take 8 days (fastest). They just teach you how to handle the aircraft on ground because of the size other than that everything is just the same.

In Boeing it's different. Throttle, flaps, PFD, MFD, wheel trim, tiller handling, just to name a few. But things will change and i know Boeing will look at the CCQ issue when they implement their 787 project.

I would really really like to fly airbus one day, if given the chance. Having a proper table for your meal is more convenient than having to place everything on your lap. hehehe

nazrey

December 5th, 2008, 08:41 AM

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James Foong

December 5th, 2008, 02:00 PM

We can have many different ratings at one time. It's just not that practical to have A330 and 777 if there's no use for it. Buying ratings is not cheap. A320 rating in air asia costs RM 75,000 so why waste money to have it if you know you wont utilise it.

yup, if i m a desperate poor guy n want to step into aviation very much, i shld had take up small plane flying course like firefly plane for this is cheaper n faster rating course, does it? i m impressed how you guys could afford so many ratings at once, but of course it takes much hardwork n interest to achieve like what you r now, a master. :master:

Arkdriver

December 5th, 2008, 05:42 PM

yup, if i m a desperate poor guy n want to step into aviation very much, i shld had take up small plane flying course like firefly plane for this is cheaper n faster rating course, does it? i m impressed how you guys could afford so many ratings at once, but of course it takes much hardwork n interest to achieve like what you r now, a master. :master:

Buying rating or rating training is not the ultimate pinnacle of an aviator. Most of the ratings i had originated from the training that i have to go through it's not that i have the money and wished for a rating then i get one even though there's many cases like that in Europe.

The culture in Malaysia is that employment is almost guaranteed with airlines so guys here always had it easy when it comes to getting employment with airlines that operate jets and props. But in Europe and US, Australia to some extent, pilots buy their own rating and even paid to companies to buy time.

Air Asia during its early years had many First Officers from Europe. They paid about RM 75,000 for B737-300 type rating and work FOR FREE. They were just given allowance but with no basic pay. That's what we call time buying because type rating with little or zero time on type is considered as useless. Getting rating alone is not enough but to keep it current that's the most important thing. After about a year these guys left for Europe after getting time on type that will make them more marketable for airlines in Europe.

Smaller plane doesnt mean its type rating is cheaper than a bigger plane. Type rating cost depends on how "hot" or laku the type on pilot job market (currently A320 type rating is considered the most laku) It does not necessarily costs RM 75,000 but could get lower than that. I would say the actual cost will be around RM 25,000 to RM 50,000 but what makes it RM 75,000 is the cost that will make everyone scared if they want to cabut to other companies. Everytime say a cadet from Air Asia does not finish his/her bond, his RM 75,000 WILL BE FORFEITED. Air Asia can make profit from that but replacing an experienced pilot is not an easy task. My contract with current company stated that B747 type rating training is $60,000 i know it costs less than that they just making it pricier so i wont be running from them within 3 years hehehe.

MAS 737-400 type rating is the longest running type rating training in Malaysia. It's because they run it as one of their business by training pilots from other airlines and put their cadet on lower priority list. It takes about a year to get 737 rating from MAS but if you have the money and want to do it somewhere else it's much faster. Air Asia (A320) and Firefly (ATR) training take about 4 months.

I know Garuda send their pilots to do A330 type rating with MAS. And Cebu Pacific send their pilots to Bangkok (Bangkok Airways) and Subang because here MAS decide to buy ATR simulator even though Ceb Pac get the plane first.

I would say in ASEAN, Malaysia, Singapore and Bangkok is dominating the training market (for operational pilots). Companies like Alteon, CAE, Thales are running the show with Air Asia and MAS provides the space for simulators and planes for checkrides.

If you are interested in becoming aviator but afraid of investing RM 240k to get a full license maybe you can start small by doing PPL in flying club. It cost about RM 33,000 nowadays. Many people especially instructors they start small from below and step by step because they dont have money but determination. I would say these are the true aviators. During the first day in flying school almost all of my friends have no idea about aviation and it's really annoying seeing people like this. They were just there because pilot is a glamorous job.

James Foong

December 7th, 2008, 07:13 AM

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December 7th, 2008, 10:44 AM

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Arkdriver

December 7th, 2008, 11:45 AM

arkdriver, thanks for the very informative post. great help there. i d think mas is also an exporter of quality pilots to the global aviation job market. i heard our homegrown pilots are very much sought in mideast airliners, capable of raking salary cheque of rm25000 monthly at least. summore in these region, most countries r tax free.

one question i d felt not nice/shy to ask from the sweet attendants when i m on long journey, what do pilots usuallly do in the cockpit after taking off? they monitored the screen all the time? i remembered i saw them bringin some magazines n a mp3 player with it. perhaps, this is human nature can get so bored sitting in 4-6hours flight, sometimes i d felt want to tear the cockpit door, n me piloting instead, touch down quickly as possible.

James, glad that i am such a help to you.

I would say that pilot is one of the most mobile workforce in the universe especially if your license is from reputable country with clean records. Malaysia is one of them. Indeed there's many Malaysian pilots in the Middle East, Vietnam, Singapore, Korea and even Iceland. Currently countries listed are hot destination amongsts us. But when it comes to making decisions of moving on to take opportunities overseas, its always down to pure economics.

You dont have to go overseas to earn RM 25,000. Currently even captains in Firefly, MasWings, Berjaya and even some flying schools principal are earning around that amount. If you move up to jets the amount could get as high as RM 35,000 in Air Asia. Basic for captains in Air Asia is about RM 15,000 and their flying allowance is RM 195 per hour. Usually captains fly around 90 hrs per month and you do the math hehehe. Maximum for captains per annum is 1000 hrs however captains in Air Asia always burst their hours by October or November and have to take mandatory leave. That's the current situation.

Captains for EK, EY, Qatar can take home as much as RM 50,000 per month. That's where they make the money. They said about a quarter of pilots in Etihad and Qatar are Malaysians. I dont know how true is that but many people have said the same thing over and over again and i know they represent a large chunk of those airlines tech crew.

MHS chopper pilots based in Bintulu and Kerteh also earns around RM 30,000 - RM 40,000 (for captains)

Actually Malaysia is not the only countries where pilots here are poached by Middle Eastern carrier. Other countries also have their share but i would say amongst Asian, we are one of the most recognized. Filipinos tech crew are there too, so does Indian, Thais, Iraqis, Indonesians, Singaporean. etc

Co-pilot earns less but what i'm making now is almost double of what my friend in AK and MH take home but i would swap my place anytime given the cost of living in Singapore is much more expensive here.

Usually pilots who went overseas are either new captains or senior first officers. A friend of mine rejected AK's offer for command on A320 instead he took FO position with Emirates and earn as much as what captains in Malaysia did.

I think in the end it all boils down to individual preferences. I know people who went overseas earn much more than we do but you must also think about cost of living, expenses, and your family. Ability to save money also play some part. You earn more you might also spend more. Even though staying at home you earn less but your spending power here compare to Middle East is bigger. Here you can buy homes without restrictions, being able to live close to families...ahhh so many variables...

What do we do in cockpit? We monitor the auto pilot. Auto pilot control the plane, we pilots monitor the auto pilot. It's true there's magazine and MP3 players usage in the cockpit but we only use them after establishing cruise meaning we've done the busy part of the flight (take off, landing). You might seem we're relaxed but that "relaxation" will be compensated when we doing the landing and on the ground preparing for the next flight. The workload is very heavy especially if you're flying for the LCC. Co pilot usually will be given heavier loads than the captain. Load sheet, check fuel, external check for defect(s), briefing, radio call and so on. It's not an easy job. Orang nampak time senang je, time susah orang buat bodoh...pretty much sum up our career. hehehehe.

Usually when flying long haul, (e.g. Frankfurt - Singapore) Team A consist of a Captain and an FO. Together they prepare the flight, take off, cruise, land, shutdown and carry out post flight duties. Team B also consist of a Captain and an FO. They only fly the cruising part of the flight. They will fly as Team A on the flight back home. Although not operating the 747 for the take off, I was required to be in the cockpit until seat belt signs are off. Extra eyes, we call it. Even when you drive a long distance with a friend, you'd prefer him/her to be alert and not sleep right? A 300 ton flying machine? You'll need all the eyes on board that knows how to scan the instruments. At least for the critical phase of the flight.

I really prefer flying as Team A. It's as if the flight is only 5 hours. Well, you do the take off, fly for 4 hours and by the time your duty finishes it will be midnight in Singapore, where your eyes will start to get sleepy. Team B will take over and fly for 6 hours, during which, you will be fast asleep. You wake up very much refreshed and you do the landing and got home by 9am, when, Team B will be dead tired. But not Team A because they've been sleeping for 6 hours! Team B's responsible is a bit lesser, but they have to keep awake during when their bodies usually sleep.

daeng_jal

December 7th, 2008, 05:55 PM

wow,so much money!:) anyway arkdriver how feasable is for an airlines to fly melaka-singapore route?

James Foong

December 8th, 2008, 03:45 PM

@daeng_jal - Is there any direct bus service to klia from melaka? An hour ride from melaka can take you to klia, so why bother having a direct flight to sin? I mean if sin-mlk is implemented, the fares ll be much more expensive than sin-kl fare, for the reason there isnt much demand. I think most singaporeans would still prefer to drive over to melaka, tempted by their egos to drive big machines on our road and cruise above 120km/hr along the highway which definitely they cant do it at home.

@arkdriver - Whats a great summing up of your work description. Most ppl would still hv an impression pilot is a glamorous job with steady load of money n hot female crews, but now i hv a difference idea. It pays to reward big bucks, for the stressful n heavy responsibility of you guys there on deck, not to forget when dealing with air communication in different kind of english slangs, a minor miscommunication could be dangerous.

rizalhakim

December 9th, 2008, 10:06 AM

Cost savings to give MAHB extra RM70mil profit
By TEE LIN SAY

THANKS to the cost-saving initiative and revenue-enhancing strategies undertaken by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), it can expect at least RM70mil in additional pre-tax profit for the financial year ending Dec 31 (FY08).

This would imply that MAHB ought to be making at least RM473.64mil in pre-tax profit for FY08.

For the nine months to Sept 30, MAHB recorded a 12.34% increase in revenue to RM1.15bil while net profit jumped 35.59% to RM247.97mil. Pre-tax profit increased 35.67% to RM248.22mil.

“It is impressive what MAHB has achieved for the nine-month period, especially in boosting its non-aeronautical segment.

“The fourth quarter is normally weaker as MAHB generally reports higher taxes during that period, and revenue from plantations will not be significant, given the lower crude palm oil prices,” said an analyst with a local research house. “Let us see whether they will achieve their target.”

Meanwhile, MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said the company had done well despite its airport charges being one of the lowest in the world (about 2%), and with its services not being compromised.

Up to Nov 30, passenger arrivals for all airports handled by MAHB increased 5.4% to 42.8 million. Of this, KL International Airport (KLIA) received 15.8 million while the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) received nine million. The LCCT is expected to hit the 10 million mark by year-end.

Bashir is expecting a 1% to 2% passenger growth for 2009. While revenue may decrease, MAHB would remain profitable, driven by its non-aeronautical division (retailing, food and beverage as well as advertising), he said.

“Some people say KLIA looks very empty. That is because KLIA was built to be spacious. It has an average space of 55 sq m per passenger compared with an average space of 25 sq m (per passenger) for most airports,” Bashir said.

In the last five years, MAHB has reduced cost, increased efficiencies and boosted its non-aeronautical division.

Presently, revenue contribution from the non-aeronautical segment is almost equal to the aeronautical segment compared with a 55:45 ratio five years ago.

On a year-on-year basis, the operating profits from the retail division improved by 190.2% to RM14.1mil in the third quarter.

MAHB is now expanding its retail space in KLIA by 930 sq m. The retail space in LCCT will be increased to 30% from 10% presently. The expansion will be completed by the end of next year.

MAHB has also received proposals for its commercial development plan in the KLIA vicinity.

Having earmarked 931ha, MAHB plans to build hotels, shopping malls and office lots in its bid to further diversify its earnings base.

Bashir said development works would begin in the next one to two years.

nazrey

December 9th, 2008, 09:30 PM

New retail outlets set to boost MAHB growth
By Zuraimi Abdullah
Published: 2008/12/10

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MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) (5014) has completed the first phase of its satellite retail optimisation project (SROP) at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang, which began in May this year and due for completion end-2009.

With the completion of the East Zone, the airport operator will continue to work on the West, South and North zones soon.

The East Zone boasts more than 12 new outlets at the satellite building, including Choc Shop International, Dome, Eraman Malaysia, Harrods and Pusrawi Medicare.

The launch of East Zone yesterday also marked the start of the second phase of the KLIA Shopping Campaign, which offers RM2.7 million of prizes at the KLIA and the low-cost carrier terminal LCCT.
MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said the company is expecting a one to two per cent growth in passenger arrivals at all 39 airports it operates in the country in 2009.

"The growth will partially be attributed to the availability of more retail space and reduced operating costs," Bashir told reporters after the launch of the East Zone retail units.

rizalhakim

December 10th, 2008, 09:46 AM

Refurbished KLIA satellite building to boost retail business
By SHARIDAN M. ALI

SEPANG: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) expects the refurbishment of its KL International Airport (KLIA) satellite building to generate more retail business to help offset slower growth in passenger traffic volume next year.

The refurbishment of the satellite building would create a more contemporary shopping experience with the addition of new outlets.

The 14-month project, which started in May, is divided into four phases.

Phase one, or the east zone area, was completed in October and opened in conjunction with ongoing KLIA shopping campaign that offered RM2.7mil worth of prizes to shoppers at KLIA and its low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT). The prizes include travel packages and a brand new luxury car.

“I believe travellers will still buy (amid the global economic downturn) if we provide the right products at appropriate prices and suitable locations,” managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad told reporters at the opening ceremony of the east zone yesterday.

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Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad (left), Datuk Azmi Murad (middle) and MAHB senior GM(commercial services) Faizah Khairuddin visiting one of the new outlets, Made In Malaysia, at the KLIA east zone.

The new KLIA east zone outlets include Choc Stop International, Dome, Harrods and Pusrawi Medicare.

The company forecasts passenger traffic to grow by 1% to 2% next year based on notifications of several airlines that wanted to increase their flight frequency next year.

MAHB, which operates 39 airports, had forecast a 5% increase in passenger volume this year.

Bashir said travellers who spent RM150 and above at the east zone would be eligible to enter the “Guess the Price” game that would see every winner walk away with a RM500 shopping voucher.

“Our shopping campaign and satellite retail optimisation project are aimed at rewarding shoppers while providing them with competitive retail experience that surpasses other airports in terms of variety and price,” said Bashir.

On other developments of MAHB, its senior general manager (operations) Datuk Azmi Murad said the Batu Berendam Airport upgrading was expected to be completed by the end of this month and be operational in the first quarter of next year.

“We expect to partially open the new LCCT international arrival hall on Dec 15 and the wing is expected to be fully operational by March.

“LCCT’s annual passenger capacity will be boosted to 15 million passengers by then from the current 10 million,” he said, adding that the upgrading project cost about RM130mil.

MALAYSIAN

December 10th, 2008, 07:01 PM

too slow compare to other countries. Not only aviation, but other development also slow n alot of problems:ohno:

rizalhakim

December 11th, 2008, 04:21 AM

MAHB Expects To Remain Profitable Next Year

SEPANG, Dec 9 (Bernama) -- Airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd expects to remain profitable next year despite a marginal growth forecast in passenger numbers of between one and two percent.

"There will be a drop in passenger numbers but we will see a marginal growth following a slowdown in economic growth," managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad told reporters at the launch of the new East Zone satellite building and the second phase of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) shopping campaign here today.

He said MAHB has forecast a five percent growth in passenger numbers for this year after achieving seven percent last year.

Bashir said its profits would be partly boosted by the retail business and the reduction in cost.

MAHB operates and manages 39 airports in Malaysia, with five international, 16 domestic and 18 short take-off and landing (STOL) ports.

MAHB senior general manager operations Datuk Azmi Murad said the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) will handle an extra 5,000 passengers following completion of its extension exercise in March next year.

This will increase the total handling capacity to 15 million passengers from the current 10 million, he said.

Azmi said the investment involved in the extension work was RM130 million.

He said the facilities for international arrivals at the LCCT will be operational on Dec 15.

On the new East Zone, Bashir said work had started in May this year, taking five months to be completed and providing the area with a more contemporary look.

In conjunction with this, the KLIA shopping campaign also featured a special opening promotion designed to make shopping more attractive at the area.

Under the campaign, there are RM2.7 million worth of prizes to be won. -- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

December 12th, 2008, 09:44 AM

MAHB wants to balance income stream
By Yong Yen Nie
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Being closely linked to airlines, airport management companies are not immune from the impact of lower demand for air travel that has plagued the aviation industry recently.
Globally, airport management companies have begun cutting their passenger traffic forecasts for 2009 drastically, with some even projecting negative growth.
Although Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), which operates the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), is expecting between 1% and 2% growth in passenger traffic next year, MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad admits that it is a far cry from the growth MAHB enjoyed in 2007.
"It is a big drop, considering that we had 7% passenger traffic growth in 2007 (FY2007) and will get about 5% growth for 2008," Bashir tells The Edge.
He says that assuming international passenger traffic at KLIA is 10 million, each percentage drop in the number of travellers would result in a revenue loss of RM5.1 million.
"We believe there will be significant slowdown in passenger traffic next year. That's why we will focus on finding ways and means to cut costs and increase revenue to cushion the impact from lower passenger traffic," says Bashir.
Among the initiatives that MAHB is implementing to boost revenue is to increase its non-aeronautical activities at the airports, which include adding more floor space for retail and food and beverage facilities (F&B), he says.
"We are allocating an additional 10,000 sq m in KLIA and the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) to accommodate retail shops and F&B outlets," says Bashir.
This means that the LCCT will see 30% of its floor space used for retail and F&B, from 10%, while KLIA's will increase to about 16% from the existing 12%, he says.
Bashir says: "In the past, we focused on making the airport efficient for landing and luggage handling, but now, we realise that if we want to make more money from running airports, we have to look at the commercial and retail aspects."
The move, says Bashir, signifies that MAHB wants to balance its income stream equally between aeronautical activities, such as passenger services charges, and non-aeronautical activities, like car park charges and retail revenue. So far this year, half of its income stream has been derived from aeronautical activities, he adds.
Bashir says that to capitalise on MAHB's non-aeronautical activities, the group is currently negotiating for better deals with its retailers, as well as determining the right products to sell at the airport as part of its strategy to boost sales of gifts among its customers.
"We want to extract more value from our existing operations, and we believe we are in a strong position to ride out the storm," he says.
Apart from beefing up its airport retail businesses, MAHB will continue its cost-saving initiatives, which will be one of its focus areas next year, to counter lower earnings visibility from reduced passenger traffic.
"Our next focus is to manage costs in such a way that we will still be profitable next year," says Bashir.
He adds that by adopting strategies to enhance its revenue and save costs simultaneously, the group expects its FY2008 profit before tax to improve by RM70 million. In FY2007, group pre-tax profit was RM403.6 million on the back of RM1.38 billion in revenue.
To this end, MAHB has invested in energy-saving equipment that can help save about RM7 million in utility expenses next year, says Bashir. It is also looking at increasing the efficiency of its airport processes, including luggage handling, to prevent wastage.
The airport management company, however, is not about to cut jobs to save costs. "In some areas, we are still short of staff, but we will not recruit unless the need for staff is justified," he says. MAHB began freezing employment two years ago, Bashir adds.
Despite having a strong net cash position of about RM750 million as at 3QFY2008, Bashir says MAHB is also conserving cash more aggressively to prepare itself for the bleak outlook next year, as well as to enable the company to maintain its dividend performance. The company recently declared an interim dividend of four sen per share less tax to its shareholders.
Given the current outlook, Bashir says MAHB is not jumping at expansion opportunities, especially those that involve the running of foreign airports, although the group has received several offers from its foreign partners.
"At this stage, we are not getting involved in running more foreign airports than the ones we have as our overseas investments are still new and have yet to contribute significantly to our revenue," he says.
In May, MAHB joined a consortium to operate Istanbul's Sabiha Gokcen International Airport. It also operates Kazakhstan's Astana International Airport, as well as India's Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad.
Bashir adds that MAHB may also use some of its cash to repay a portion of the RM790 million in borrowings it owes the government as soon as its restructuring plan is approved.
"We are keen to settle the repayment as soon as possible but the approval of our restructuring plan still lies with the government," says Bashir. MAHB's proposed restructuring plan has dragged on for at least two years, mainly due to the pending approval from the government.
Bashir says MAHB has been asking the government to increase its passenger services charges (PSC) for the past five years but has yet to receive a response on the matter. KLIA has one of the lowest PSC in the region, given that it imposes a weighted average PSC of RM28 compared with Singapore's Changi Airport (RM49) and Thailand's Survanabhumi Airport (RM31).
Despite the low charges, he says, MAHB has performed well financially. Analysts say MAHB's 3QFY2008 net profit of RM70.5 million, mainly due to higher revenue growth, has beaten expectations in the midst of slower passenger traffic.
Bashir says that although he would not expect MAHB to suffer losses next year, how profitable MAHB will be is left to be seen. This is because the impact of a demand slowdown on the airport management industry has just begun to be felt.
Therefore, how well MAHB copes with turbulent times will depend on how quickly it responds to such a challenging landscape. So far, MAHB seems to be heading in the right direction.

fftravler

December 13th, 2008, 10:15 AM

to the earlier comments on get your facts right
1)sas is still flying to bangkok and mearged with who
2)austrian used to fly to klia and even used it as premier route on to sydney.
kila give u 2 options for direct flights to europe now (i mean direct) klm and mas thats it lh goes via bkk, emirates , etihad and the other gulf airlines via the gulf.
3) to usa there is only mas and i hear form some aircrew they want to stop this.
all klia gets is small airlines even sq cut its frequecy and started to use silkair on this route. what main line airlines does kila get? cx,sq,ek,lh,kl,tg,ke,jl(even then they use crap 767 with no nice bus class even form cgk they use 777) thats it...the other maybe comming up qatar and etihad, gulfair? so mas can charge all they like as its like monpoly. what we need is highspeed rail link to singapore and this will cause kila to be come competetive and same with mas , the sink or swim senario

patchay

December 13th, 2008, 03:52 PM

yes, KLIA is kinda "monopolized" by MAS (AirAsia takes LCCT)...

I'm afraid that eventually the success of KLIA as a hub would mainly depend on the success of MAS... which is very very risky given that MAS could come down anytime if something happens.

Having said that, I'm excluding AirAsia from the picture. So I believe AirAsia should be the driver of growth for KLIA main terminal instead. So if ya cant build the new LCCT, move them back to MAIN TERMINAL!!!

But again it will be risky to be dependant on either AirAsia or MAS only. I believe the other airlines serving KLIA are now just like "feeder bus" for MAS - providing some sort of connectivity perhaps due to some political or bilateral/economic ties between the countries.

OshHisham

December 13th, 2008, 05:07 PM

So I believe AirAsia should be the driver of growth for KLIA main terminal instead. So if ya cant build the new LCCT, move them back to MAIN TERMINAL!!!

FYI, AirAsia himself doesn't want to be placed in main terminal. for cost cutting reason. are we expecting MAHB to reduce more tax? KLIA is already considered 'cheap' comparing to its contenders....

nazrey

December 14th, 2008, 03:35 AM

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rizalhakim

December 18th, 2008, 05:13 AM

New look for KLIA’s East Zone

THE first phase of the 14-month Satellite Retail Optimisation Project (SROP) at the KL International Airport (KLIA) was officially launched last week.

The SROP, a shopping experience at the satellite building, is being carried out with a phase-by-phase approach to minimise disruption to the airport’s operations.

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Come on in: Bashir taking a tour of the L’Occitane boutique.

There are four zones under the project – East Zone, which was opened recently, the South Zone that is currently under renovation, the North Zone and the West Zone.

The transformation of the East Zone began in May and was completed as scheduled on Oct 17.

The opening of the East Zone is focused on making the shopping experience at KLIA more exciting.

Choc Stop International, Dome, Eraman Malaysia, Harrods, Made in Malaysia, Sports and Luggage, Tie Rack and new additions to the commercial family at KLIA – L’Occitane, My Gadgets and Pusrawi Medicare – are some of the outlets at the newly opened East Zone.

“The launch of the new East Zone also signals the start of the second phase of the ongoing KLIA Shopping Campaign launched in August, which offers up to a total of RM2.7mil worth of prizes to shoppers at both the KLIA and the LCCT-KLIA,’’ Malaysia Airports managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said.

He said the KLIA Shopping Campaign and SROP were aimed at rewarding shoppers while providing them with a competitive retail experience that surpassed other airports in terms of variety and price.

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Enthralled: Guests at the launch having a closer look at the chocolate-making process.

“With the special promotions and, especially, the increase in the variety of offerings, shoppers at KLIA will have a more exciting and enriched shopping experience,’’ Bashir said.

He said during the renovation period of the new East Zone wing, outlets there were temporarily relocated so that they could carry out their daily operations at the satellite building as usual.

rizalhakim

December 18th, 2008, 08:45 AM

Kehebatan Pan Pacific KLIA

Oleh ADHAM SHADAN
adham.shadan@kosmo.com.my

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Hotel Pan Pacific Lapangan Terbang Kuala Lumpur telah dinobatkan sebagai Hotel Lapangan Terbang Terbaik Dunia bagi tahun 2008 di Caribbean.

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Nama Malaysia memang sentiasa mekar mengharum lantaran kejayaan dan kecemerlangan yang dicapai di peringkat antarabangsa dalam pelbagai bidang sejak kebelakangan ini.

Kesemua pencapaian itu sememangnya berjaya mengangkat nama Malaysia di persada dunia sekali gus memperkenalkan lagi bumi bertuah ini kepada masyarakat antarabangsa.

Terbaru, Hotel Pan Pacific Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) meraih anugerah gemilang apabila dinobatkan sebagai Hotel Lapangan Terbang Terbaik Dunia (World's Leading Airport Hotel) dalam anugerah berprestij, World Travel Awards (WTA) 2008 di Caribbean.

Pencapaian ini begitu mengagumkan kerana ia mengekori kejayaan pada Jun lalu apabila hotel ini meraih gelaran Hotel Lapangan Terbang Utama Asia. Hotel ini juga pernah memenangi anugerah Hotel Lapangan Terbang Terbaik Asia oleh majalah Business Asia selama tujuh tahun keseluruhannya.

Diberi jolokan 'anugerah Oskar dalam industri pelancongan', memenangi anugerah WTA bagi kategori Hotel Lapangan Terbang Terbaik Dunia sememangnya sesuatu yang besar ertinya kepada negara.

"Pengiktirafan ini penting bagi kami kerana ia seperti menyalakan obor Malaysia Boleh!" kata Pengurus Besarnya, Hans G. Winsnes kepada Kosmo! ketika ditemui di hotel tersebut di Sepang, Selangor baru-baru ini.

"Tanpa ragu, kecemerlangan yang konsisten menjadi kunci kejayaan hotel ini diundi sebagai hotel lapangan terbang yang terbaik di dunia. Fokus kami adalah untuk sentiasa memberikan perkhidmatan terbaik dan perhatian kepada keselesaan tetamu-tetamu kami," katanya.

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BILIK deluxe yang dikemas rapi (atas) dan rekaan dalaman lokasi penyambut tetamu Pacific Club.

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Bagi kategori Hotel Lapangan Terbang Terbaik Dunia, Pan Pacific KLIA telah menewaskan saingannya Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel Vancouver, Kanada; Hilton Melbourne International Airport, Australia; Hyatt Regency Incheon, Korea; Kempinski Airport Hotel Munich, Jerman; Millennuim Airport Hotel, Dubai dan Renaissance Barcelona Airport Hotel, Sepanyol.

Penerima anugerah ini berasaskan undian yang dilakukan oleh 167,000 pelancong profesional dari 160 buah negara. Ia diukur berdasarkan perkhidmatan, inovasi dan kualiti.

Berinspirasikan rimba dan oasis, kehijauan pepohon yang rimbun dan deru air terjun telah menyerikan laman-laman luar hotel sekali gus mencetus kedamaian kepada pelanggan.

Hotel yang mula beroperasi pada 1999 ini juga dihubungkan secara terus dengan lapangan terbang KLIA menerusi jambatan yang dinamakan skybridge. Suntikan ala futuristik terpamer padanya kerana jaraknya hanya 0.2 kilometer dari menara kawalan lalu lintas udara KLIA, sebuah menara berbentuk obor gergasi berketinggian 130 meter.

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PERKHIDMATAN pengangkutan buggy melalui skybridge 24 jam.

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Tentu ramai yang tertanya-tanya apakah kelainan perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan di hotel ini sehingga melayakkannya mendapat gelaran Hotel Lapangan Terbang Terbaik Dunia? Bagi Winsnes, mereka mempunyai beberapa perkhidmatan yang disifatkan unik dan mungkin tidak terdapat di hotel-hotel lapangan terbang lain.

Pertamanya, pihak hotel menyediakan perkhidmatan pengangkutan buggy yang berterusan selama 24 jam. Pihak hotel bersedia menjemput tetamu di satu lokasi di lapangan terbang dan membawa terus tetamu ke hotel menerusi skybridge.

"Dengan mengambil masa hanya kira-kira lima minit, tetamu tiba di hotel dengan cara yang lebih mudah. Kami menerima maklum balas yang sangat baik mengenai perkhidmatan ini. Kanak-kanak amat menyukainya.

"Ia juga membantu mereka yang kurang upaya dan sebagainya untuk tiba ke destinasi hotel," katanya.

Selain itu, pihak hotel juga menyediakan perkhidmatan menarik iaitu melakukan daftar masuk hotel di lapangan terbang.

Tidak jauh dari tempat pemeriksaan imigresen di balai ketibaan antarabangsa, satu kaunter yang membolehkan pelanggan terus melakukan daftar masuk hotel disediakan.

"Dengan itu, pelanggan tidak perlu tergesa-gesa. Ia satu perkhidmatan yang unik. Ia seakan anda sudah berada di hotel ketika anda berada di lapangan terbang lagi!" ujarnya.

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PEMANDANGAN indah di kolam renang.

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Gimnasium hotel pula berfungsi selama 24 jam dengan mengangkat slogan 'gimnasium yang tidak pernah tidur'.

Ditanya mengapa pihaknya menyediakan perkhidmatan berterusan selama 24 jam, Winsnes berkata, ia penting kerana faktor itulah yang membezakan hotel lapangan terbang dengan hotel biasa.

"Banyak yang berlaku dalam hotel pada setiap saat. Hotel lapangan terbang mempunyai pelanggan yang melakukan daftar masuk dan keluar yang tidak putus-putus. Di sinilah, cabaran menguruskannya berbanding hotel biasa.

"Tetamu kami juga kebanyakannya bukan orang Malaysia. Tetamu kami puratanya hanya tinggal sehari sahaja, atau setengah hari atau satu malam. Mereka tidak tinggal lama. Berbeza dengan hotel biasa yang pelanggannya menginap tiga hingga empat hari. Gimnasium perlu dibuka 24 jam kerana pelanggan-pelanggan kami mempunyai waktu tidur kelaziman yang berbeza.

"Jadi, lebih banyak perkara boleh dilakukan. Saya tidak kata ia lebih sukar untuk diuruskan tetapi ia perlu diurus dengan cara yang berlainan," jelasnya.

Hotel Pan Pacific KLIA juga dilengkapi dengan beberapa sistem canggih yang mengawal operasi hotel. Pihak hotel boleh mengesan sama ada terdapat individu di dalam bilik termasuk mempunyai sistem untuk mengetahui jika pintu bilik yang ditinggalkan tetamu tidak ditutup rapat.

"Menerusi satu sensor di luar bilik, pekerja pengemas bilik boleh mengetahui sama ada bilik itu mempunyai orang atau tidak. Selain ia lebih kepada keselamatan, pengemas bilik dapat melakukan tugasnya di bilik yang benar-benar tidak berpenghuni ketika itu," ujarnya.

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Selain itu, pengguna juga boleh menyatakan isyarat tidak mahu diganggu hanya dengan menekan satu punat yang terdapat pada kotak suis penghawa dingin. Pihak hotel akan sedia mengetahui kemahuan mereka. Dengan itu, pelanggan tidak perlu menggantung kenyataan Don't Disturb di luar bilik seperti sesetengah hotel yang lain.

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Hotel ini juga menerapkan ciri mesra alam sekitar dengan mengawasi tahap suhu penghawa dingin agar bekalan elektrik dapat dijimatkan dengan sewajarnya.

"Suhu default bilik yang ditetapkan pihak hotel ialah 22 darjah Celsius. Tetapi, tetamu boleh melaraskan suhu mengikut kehendak mereka ketika menginap. Pihak hotel merakamkan suhu yang lazim digunakan pengguna bagi memahami pengguna. Cuma, apabila mereka keluar dari bilik, suhu bilik akan dinaikkan 2 darjah Celcius bagi mengurangkan penggunaan tenaga, di samping tetap menyamankan bilik.

"Dengan cara ini, kami berjaya mengurangkan 1,716 tan karbon dioksida dalam setahun," katanya.

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SUASANA nyaman di lobi hotel.

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Dilengkapi dengan beberapa sistem berteknologi komputer, pihak hotel memperkenalkan pelbagai perkhidmatan kad seperti Kad Komen Tetamu Elektronik (EGCC), Sistem Komputer Persekutuan (FCS) dan Vingcard.

Kad EGCC misalnya dapat menyimpan segala maklumat mengenai sejarah pelanggan dan aduan yang pernah mereka utarakan. Justeru, pihak hotel sedia mengetahui apa kehendak tetamu apabila mereka datang lagi ke hotel ini. Ia ternyata satu sistem yang pintar. Ini kerana sebagai hotel lapangan terbang, ia berpotensi mempunyai pelanggan yang berulang.

Hotel ini menawarkan 441 bilik tetamu merangkumi bilik deluxe, junior suite, eksekutif suite, deluxe suite, residential suite dan Pacific Club.

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MELAYANI tetamu dengan penuh kemesraan.

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Hotel Pan Pacific KLIA juga dilengkapi dengan pelbagai kemudahan terutamanya dari aspek bisnes seperti Internet dan kemudahan Business Centre. Terdapat 10 bilik acara dan sebuah auditorium lengkap akses Internet kelajuan tinggi yang boleh memuatkan 184 orang. Ia juga dilengkapi kolam renang, sauna, jakuzi, bilik stim dan gelanggang tenis.

nazrey

December 20th, 2008, 11:16 PM

Perhilitan Finds 676 Clouded Monitor During Cargo Inspection At KLIA
December 20, 2008 21:19 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) has foiled an attempt to smuggle out 676 clouded monitor (Varanus Bengalensis) during a cargo inspection at the KL International Airport (KLIA).

Perhilitan Legal and Enforcement Director Dr Sivananthan Elagupilay said the animal was found hidden under several boxes of fish at the KLIA Cargo Complex on Thursday. Also seized were python meat and skin and civet meat.

He said a local man in his 60s had been arrested and placed under remand for four days from today to facilitate investigations.

"The man was found carrying a white gunnysack containing 52 paper boxes to hide the animal at the Cargo Complex, KLIA. The suspect tried to confuse the inspecting officer by putting several boxes of fish on the white gunnysack," he told reporters here today.

He said the suspect could be charged under Section 64(2)(A) of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 for attempting to smuggle out protected animal or under Section 91(1)(C) for putting or confining animal in an improper place.

If convicted, he could be fined RM8,000 or jailed five years or both, Sivananthan said.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

December 21st, 2008, 12:48 AM

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nazrey

December 22nd, 2008, 01:54 AM

676 lizards seized at KLIA complex
Sunday December 21, 2008

KUALA LUMPUR: The Wildlife and National Parks Department (Perhilitan) foiled an attempt to smuggle out 676 clouded monitor lizards during a cargo inspection at the KL International Airport (KLIA).

Perhilitan legal and enforcement director Dr Sivananthan Elagupilay said the lizards, of the Varanus bengalensis, were found hidden under several boxes of fish at the KLIA Cargo Complex on Thursday.

Also seized were python meat and skin, and civet meat.

He said a man in his 60s was arrested and placed under remand for four days from yesterday to facilitate investigations.

“He was found carrying a white gunny sack containing 52 paper boxes to hide the animals at the cargo complex.

“He even tried to confuse the inspecting officer by putting several boxes of fish on the white gunnysack,” Dr Sivananthan told reporters here yesterday.

He said the suspect could be charged for attempting to smuggle out protected animals or for putting or confining animals in an improper place.

If convicted, the man can be fined RM8,000 or jailed for five years or both, Dr Sivananthan said. — Bernama

rizalhakim

December 23rd, 2008, 07:08 AM

Spread the festive cheer to all at KLIA

I AM a regular air traveller and I feel disappointed that KLIA claims to be among the world’s best airports. There are no festive decorations even as Christmas and New

Year celebrations are around the corner.

There is no decoration at all at the KLIA as well as the LCCT.

We have to live up to our image as one of the best by joining people around the world during this festive seasons.

I am proud to say that in Sarawak, even in some government departments, Christmas trees and Christmas and New Year banners are displayed, which leaves me to wonder why MAB and the Tourism Ministry seem to be sleeping. Please wake up and remember that the KLIA is one of the best airports in the world. Just look at Hong Kong and Singapore and see how they do it.

Lastly, some good words for AirAsia. I returned from Chiang Mai with my family on a recent trip and I was proud and happy that the airline took the initiative to play Christmas songs while we were boarding the plane.

As for MAS, there were no Christmas and New Year songs and music when I took a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching recently. Instead, they were still playing the same music I heard three months ago.

MR HUBERT AW,
Kuching.

PlanetNova

December 23rd, 2008, 09:06 AM

KLIA has a lot of things to improve. The announcement quality is bad and not consistent. No festive decorations whatsoever. Even the new Beijing T3 is full of Xmas decorations. No music whatsoever. It does not even have comfortable chairs for people to relax, lie down and take a short nap. The noodle shop upstairs near the skytrain station generates a lot of smell. No exhaust whatsoever to get rid of the smell. The toilet cubicles are constantly wet and dirty. The toilet air freshener quality is really bad. The existing lounge f&b is bad. Cold food is displayed without temperature control. The furniture needs to be replaced. The KLIA magazines seem redundant and are just a waste of paper. A very good example to learn from is the Changi magazines. I do not understand how they could get the best airport award for its own category. Certainly they have many basic things to improve to make the airport up to par with other giants such as Changi, Incheon and Hong Kong.

chene

December 23rd, 2008, 10:12 AM

^^another stupid comment with full of LIE...

1.It does not even have comfortable chairs for people to relax, lie down and take a short nap.
2.The toilet cubicles are constantly wet and dirty.
3.The existing lounge f&b is bad.

please put your way of thinking into reality...:lol::lol:

Skyprince

December 23rd, 2008, 10:35 AM

Riverofmoltensteel

December 23rd, 2008, 03:45 PM

^^ Uncyclopedia.org, He could be skyprince, with all the jokes about malaysia's corruption and all of that. http://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Malaysia with all their annoying jokes.

^tamago^

December 23rd, 2008, 04:33 PM

No offence but why are toilets always kept wet in Malaysia after washing?

nazrey

December 24th, 2008, 02:02 AM

Lift at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Satellite building.
by Chris&Steve

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The most comfortable concourse seats I have ever seen in a public area of an airport. On the Mezzanine Level of the Satellite building at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

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Zulhelmi

December 24th, 2008, 03:56 AM

No offence but why are toilets always kept wet in Malaysia after washing?
Ummm... Most Malaysians don't use toilet paper. Go figure.

rizalhakim

December 24th, 2008, 04:10 AM

MAHB gets govt green light on financial revamp
Published: 2008/12/24

AFTER a five-year wait, the government has approved the financial revamp of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB),(5014) freeing up the airport operator to grow further.

Under the revamp, MAHB will pay RM1.01 billion to the government. This comprises RM508 million cash and the rest would be offset against money it spends to upgrade the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) and aero-train in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

The restructuring will also establish the framework to review aeronautical charges such as landing and parking charges. MAHB wants to raise these charges as it deems it to be too low.

The revamp is being done as MAHB owes the government some RM826.7 million in fees for operating the KLIA under a long-term concession.

MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said the approved restructuring plan - based on "revenue-share funded capital expenditure" arrangement - addresses MAHB's current capital expenditure obligations to develop or upgrade existing airports in the country.
Previously, MAHB had to incur additional capital expenditure when it developed airports outside KLIA, although it did not have enough revenue.

"Under the new plan, MAHB will pay to the government an increasing share of revenue generated of the whole of MAHB Group, which the government could use for future airport capital expenditure, if it so chooses.

"In this scenario, capital expenditure undertaken by the government would be funded by this revenue share arrangement, which is over and above the current taxation obligations of MAHB to the government," he said in a statement issued yesterday.

MAHB would announce details of the restructuring after formalising all the agreements.

Bashir said the government's approval will pave way for MAHB's new future direction, which will be unveiled before the end of the first quarter of next year. This will include a five-year business plan.

Airlines operating in Malaysia could expect better incentives from MAHB, whereby the proposed enhanced incentive scheme was held back pending approval of the restructuring plan.

Bashir said the plan also unbundles some of MAHB's non-core activities like the Sepang International Circuit (SIC), which will be sold to the government.

The plan to sell SIC, valued at about RM389 million, was first announced in 2001 but a deal was never done.

Skyprince

December 24th, 2008, 04:11 AM

No offence but why are toilets always kept wet in Malaysia after washing?

Because Malaysian people use water , which I think more hygienic than using tissue paper .

memot_jr_jr

December 27th, 2008, 03:19 AM

I went to singapore with my family this month and their airport is better than ours. KLIA is a very good airport but changi better.

I arrived at terminal 2 and im surpised how clean the airport is. there is absolutely no rubbish at all. not even a single piece of paper. the toilets were bright and very classy like hotels. KLIA toilets at the MTB were dark, greyish and looked like PLUS toilets. the taxi service is the way much better than KLIA airport taxi. they have a queue so first come, first serve. their taxis were big and clean. KLIA taxis looked at the number of luggage you have. since malaysian cabs use LNG which took a lot of space. my family have to wait for around 10 minutes for a daewoo taxi which were dirty and kinda grumpy. i saw people who arrived later got a taxi before us because they have little luggage that can fits into the trunk.

So, how to improve KLIA, we the need to upgrade their toilets. It has been used for 10 years. however some of the toilets in KLIA were closed for a constuction which i hope a renovation. About KLIA taxi, proton just need to produce bigger sedan cars as big as a new york cab to replace the small waja, saga, and perdana taxis. but the engine of the cab must be fuel efficient and reliable. However, it all depends on the taxi owner and driver. they need to ensure their cab is in good condition, clean and polish because to give a good image to tourists who will be using these cabs.

^tamago^

December 27th, 2008, 04:26 AM

Ummm... Most Malaysians don't use toilet paper. Go figure.

Ok.....

^tamago^

December 27th, 2008, 04:31 AM

Because Malaysian people use water , which I think more hygienic than using tissue paper .
Hygenic or not I'm not sure, but I'd like to relate this experience.

I once met a Malaysian who went to work in Japan. When she came back to visit her family, she was amazed at how the wet the toilets were here and how Japan kept their toilet clean and dry for their users. And the same goes to places like Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan etc.

But like her, I can't figure out why this is so. I mean, people might have preferences when it comes to whether to use toilet paper or water inside the cubicle, but the attendants keeps the basin area and common floor space wet as well. So, if a foreigner were to bring this up again the next time, I can explain it to them why this is the case.

nazrey

December 28th, 2008, 09:07 AM

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December 28th, 2008, 11:57 AM

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liping_t

December 28th, 2008, 04:05 PM

Hygenic or not I'm not sure, but I'd like to relate this experience.

I once met a Malaysian who went to work in Japan. When she came back to visit her family, she was amazed at how the wet the toilets were here and how Japan kept their toilet clean and dry for their users. And the same goes to places like Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan etc.

But like her, I can't figure out why this is so. I mean, people might have preferences when it comes to whether to use toilet paper or water inside the cubicle, but the attendants keeps the basin area and common floor space wet as well. So, if a foreigner were to bring this up again the next time, I can explain it to them why this is the case.

I don't like wet toilets. It may be more hygenic for whoever is washing, but it makes a mess for everyone else. Germs thrive in wet environments, esp if surfaces are left constantly wet and not allowed to dry. Dirty shoes step in the water and track dirty footprints all over the toilet floors, resulting in toilet floors that always look dirty....it's time to say goodbye to the wet toilet for public spaces.

OshHisham

December 28th, 2008, 04:54 PM

Hygenic or not I'm not sure, but I'd like to relate this experience.

I once met a Malaysian who went to work in Japan. When she came back to visit her family, she was amazed at how the wet the toilets were here and how Japan kept their toilet clean and dry for their users. And the same goes to places like Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan etc.

But like her, I can't figure out why this is so. I mean, people might have preferences when it comes to whether to use toilet paper or water inside the cubicle, but the attendants keeps the basin area and common floor space wet as well. So, if a foreigner were to bring this up again the next time, I can explain it to them why this is the case.

yes, malaysian may prefer water to wash their @nus, but the problem is, the toilet operator/toilet designer/toilet owner use the cheap-type of toilet bowl. there's already a lot of toilet bowl with the water injector installed which is a bit expensive. the 'wet look' comes when toilet cubicle still using water hose.

anyway, based on my experience, japanese toilets may look dry, but the annoying smell of shit and pee is still there...

daeng_jal

December 28th, 2008, 09:26 PM

I don't like wet toilets. It may be more hygenic for whoever is washing, but it makes a mess for everyone else. Germs thrive in wet environments, esp if surfaces are left constantly wet and not allowed to dry. Dirty shoes step in the water and track dirty footprints all over the toilet floors, resulting in toilet floors that always look dirty....it's time to say goodbye to the wet toilet for public spaces.

what with that way thinking.suke hati org le nak basuh pakai ape.the problem can be eazily solve if the put an atendence constanly in the toilet.cleaning it after every use like in times square

PlanetNova

December 29th, 2008, 03:39 AM

Only if all the toilet users are considerate and civilised and think of others who are coming to use what they have used. I always make sure the toilet I use is clean and dry before I exit despite any poor design. Entering a wet and dirty toilet cubicle is a nasty experience. It has nothing to do with nationality. This morning I observed again all the male toilet cubicles near the cigar shop, the floors were wet, and the bowl seats were also wet!

chene

December 29th, 2008, 05:08 AM

this is a simple poet written bt me::cheers::cheers:

wet is not necessarily dirty.....
dry is not necessarily clean....
dry is not necessarily free of germs..and,
wet is not necessarily for under-civilised folks..
o...do you wipe the entire toilet bowl and the floor to ensure it is clean n dry before leaving????
thou, there is something special inside you which is not belong to other...

interesting???can someone please add more to make it longer....:lol::lol:

Arkdriver

December 29th, 2008, 02:38 PM

cubalah tiru toilet kat ikea tu, bersih dan kering, nak berak pun berselera. tak payah susah2 pikir tisu atau air, tanya ikea macam mana dia uruskan toilet dia.

OshHisham

December 29th, 2008, 04:50 PM

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kalaulah permanent LCCT is goin to be built around here, baru lah meriah sikit KLIA. takder lah macam kera sumbang....and sepang pun takder lah nampak macam tempat jin bertendang sangat....

Takamachi_Nanoha

December 29th, 2008, 05:29 PM

hahaha aku pernah pergi KLIA nih.tapi kenapa KLIA tak busy hah?

TWK90

December 29th, 2008, 05:41 PM

cubalah tiru toilet kat ikea tu, bersih dan kering, nak berak pun berselera. tak payah susah2 pikir tisu atau air, tanya ikea macam mana dia uruskan toilet dia.

PLUS highway rest area toilets and IKEA toilets is a proof that Malaysians can take care their toilet....

And yes, dry toilet is my preference!

Tulsa

December 30th, 2008, 04:26 AM

I don't like wet toilets. It may be more hygenic for whoever is washing, but it makes a mess for everyone else. Germs thrive in wet environments, esp if surfaces are left constantly wet and not allowed to dry. Dirty shoes step in the water and track dirty footprints all over the toilet floors, resulting in toilet floors that always look dirty....it's time to say goodbye to the wet toilet for public spaces.

cheap solution to wet public toilets...install ceiling fans

Zulhelmi

December 30th, 2008, 05:57 AM

rizalhakim

December 30th, 2008, 07:36 AM

Zon Timur bawa suasana baru beli-belah di KLIA

SEPANG Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) telah melancarkan fasa pertama Projek Pengoptimuman Peruncitan Satelit (SROP) Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) baru-baru ini.

Projek yang akan mengambil masa selama 14 bulan untuk disiapkan bermula Mei lalu, memberikan lembaran baru dalam dunia membeli-belah di bangunan Satelit KLIA.

Pengarah Urusan MAHB, Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad berkata, pihaknya cuba meningkatkan kemudahan di KLIA dan memuaskan kehendak penumpang, selain memberikan ganjaran kepada mereka yang berbelanja di lapangan terbang menerusi Kempen Membeli-Belah KLIA.

Kempen itu dan SROP bertujuan memberi ganjaran kepada pembeli dan pada masa yang sama menyediakan pilihan yang lebih baik berbanding lapangan terbang lain dari segi kepelbagaian dan harga.

Perubahan wajah Zon Timur yang bermula pada Mei lalu telah siap sepenuhnya mengikut jadual pada 17 Oktober lalu dan ia menjadikan sayap baru itu kelihatan lebih kontemporari.

Zon Timur berwajah baru itu juga menandakan kelahiran dan kemunculan kedai baru di Bangunan Satelit seperti Choc Shop International, Dome, Eraman Malaysia, Harrods, Pusat Kraftangan - Made in Malaysia, L‘Occitane, kedai elektronik My Gadgets Sports and Luggage, Pusrawi Medicare, RHB Bureau de Change dan Tie Rack.

Sebagai daya tarikan kepada tawaran harga menarik di KLIA, satu pertandingan “Teka Harga” diadakan untuk pembeli yang membelanjakan lebih RM150 (AS$45) di mana-mana kedai yang terletak di bahagian Zon Timur yang baru itu.

Semua peserta akan menerima cenderahati dan sekiranya berjaya meneka dengan tepat, mereka berpeluang memenangi baucar membeli-belah di KLIA bernilai sehingga RM500 (AS$140).

rizalhakim

January 2nd, 2009, 11:36 AM

Pemandu limosin KLIA dakwa rugi
Oleh Hayati Ibrahim
ya_t@hmetro.com.my

SEPANG: Kira-kira 700 pemandu limosin di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) di sini terpaksa mengikat perut akibat kekurangan pendapatan berikutan menanggung kos operasi yang tinggi.

Lebih menyedihkan terdapat segelintir mereka terpaksa meminjam duit daripada rakan untuk dijadikan modal operasi harian.

Terdapat juga pemandu berhenti kerja akibat tidak tahan tekanan kekurangan pendapatan dan kos harian tinggi.

Seorang pemandu yang mahu dikenali sebagai Mohamad, berkata sejak bekerja sebagai pemandu limosin setahun lalu pendapatannya tidak pernah pulang modal, malah terpaksa mengeluarkan duit poket sendiri mengisi gas dan membayar tol.

“Setiap hari kami terpaksa membayar kos harian RM165 merangkumi bayaran sewa, alat ganti dan kebajikan, deposit, bayaran baik pulih utama dan insurans sedangkan pendapatan kami peroleh selalu kurang berbanding kos dikeluarkan.

“Biasanya pendapatan kami bergantung kepada tiket dikeluarkan. Jika kami mendapat tiga trip satu hari baru boleh dikira memperoleh sedikit pendapatan, tetapi kebanyakan kami hanya mendapat satu atau dua trip saja sehari.

“Satu trip biasanya mengambil masa lima hingga enam jam...untuk mendapatkan tiga trip biasanya kami terpaksa menunggu sehingga 15 jam sehari,” katanya.

Lebih memeritkan kebanyakan pemandu tidak mempunyai gaji bulanan secara tetap, sebaliknya hanya bergantung sepenuhnya kepada komisen diperoleh daripada setiap tiket diberikan kepada mereka.

“Harga tiket turut dipotong untuk caj perkhidmatan. Kalau kami mengambil penumpang dari luar juga dikenakan caj RM5 kerana syarikat mengatakan kita mencuri pelanggan.

“Kalau keadaan ini berterusan memang susah, kami amat tertekan. Apa kami nak beri makan pada anak dan isteri. Nak kerja sambilan, syarikat tak benarkan...nak tak nak kami terpaksa bergantung sepenuhnya kepada pekerjaan ini.

“Syarikat untung berganda tetapi pekerja merana...terpaksa ikat perut,” katanya.

Dia dan rakan pernah beberapa kali membuat aduan kepada pihak pengurusan syarikat dan meminta untuk bersemuka bagi membincangkan masalah itu, tetapi pihak syarikat memberikan pelbagai alasan.

PlanetNova

January 3rd, 2009, 07:41 AM

God, I just got back from Jakarta and Bandung and it made me realised how much I should be grateful with our toilets.

Even in major airport like Soekarno-Hatta Jakarta, it is not on the same par as Malaysian shopping malls let alone KLIA.

Have you also tried those in India airports? Maybe we should not compare ourselves to the worse if we aim at progressing.

nazrey

January 4th, 2009, 01:57 PM

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chene

January 4th, 2009, 06:24 PM

^^autogate??

nazrey

January 4th, 2009, 06:57 PM

KLIA Will Gain From One-stop Security Centre, Says IATA
January 04, 2009 23:30 PM

GENEVA, Jan 4 (Bernama) -- The KL International Airport (KLIA), which already has several titles to its belt, could further improve its standing by having a one-stop security centre at its terminal, says an airport security and facilitation expert.

Such a system would reduce the time spent for security checks, and while passengers would have more time for leisure, aircrafts would not have to wait for a longer period and the airlines would not have to pay more for additional checks at the gates, says International Air Transport Association (http://www.iata.org/index.htm) (IATA) director for security and facilitation, Georgina Graham.

Transit passengers are also more likely, as the system, being proposed by IATA, does away with repetitive process due to adequate screening from the country of origin, she said.

"With the connecting time reduced, it can make you stronger as a hub, as an aircraft on the ground will cost money. That's how an airport becomes stronger," she told Malaysian journalists here on the sideline of IATA's Global Media Day here recently.

According to Graham, Malaysia and Singapore could be among those adopting its one-stop security proposal in the region.

"KLIA and Changi can be the beacon on adopting security measures that make transit passengers feel more at ease, as they would not have to be re-screened as they have not left the sterile area (an area that is not open to other passengers," she said.

She added that last November, Malaysia also said it would be working closely with IATA to be the pioneer state for the Secure Freight programme for air cargo security.

"It (the proposed security system)will not necessarily be an expansion of the airport's space to hold up the transit passnegers in a sterile area, but more of a change in the set-up of the airport," she said.

This would also mean that security queues would be shorter, and a pick-up in duty free sales with less stressed passengers having more time in their hand.

Graham also noted that the reduced security checks could also encourage an airport to redeploy its resources in maximising security.

"There could be three security personnel rotating every twenty minutes to ensure that security is not compromised. It does not require extra human capital but just a redeployment of resources as there would not be a need (for personnel) at both the gates and the central area," she said.

Nevertheless, Graham added that any precautionary routine at airports should encompass a more holistic approach rather than just depending on physical checks.

"Screening is only really one part of how we detect and deter terrorism. There are many layers of screening that should be implemented, but is invisible to the passengers," she said.

She said having knowledge of passenger information such as affiliations and associations, added to the physical screening, would help authorities to have a bigger picture of a passenger.

For some, it is about detection, for others, it is about deterrence and therefore no one type of system will fit all.

But as any other business goes, airports too would want to know the financial gain of trying out a new system, she added.

Based on IATA's data, about 28 percent of passengers are on connecting flights, representing about 62.5 million people yearly.

Asia Pacific alone sees around 15 percent of passengers getting on connecting flights, representing about 31 million people yearly.

"If enough passengers are transitting through that airport (due to reduced transit time), it would give enough critical mass to justify the investment for the one-stop security proposal," she said, adding that cost would vary depending on an airport's layout.

Graham also suggested that the best way to ensure that airports and their relevant authorities warm up to the one-stop security proposal will be to have a group of like-minded governments agree to it, instead of targeting individual countries.

-- BERNAMA

nazrey

January 4th, 2009, 09:04 PM

KLIA, Changi wooed for one-stop security plan
By Jeeva Arulampalam
Published: 2009/01/05

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) hopes to make Malaysia and Singapore early adopters in Asia for its one-stop security proposal for connecting flights to the European Union (EU).

IATA director of security and facilitation Georgina Graham said IATA has approached the Singaporean government informally on adopting the one-stop security, following the conclusion of a recognition agreement on liquids and gel between Singapore and the EU.

The proposed security regulations aim to eliminate unnecessary duplication, as passengers, baggage and cargo are not re-screened at a connecting airport if they have been adequately screened at the airport of origin.

For Malaysia, the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang will be used as a trial airport for secure freight movement, whereby the whole chain from point of manufacturing to shipment at the airport is secured.

"While the details have not been finalised, there was great interest expressed by Malaysia in a recent conference held in October," Graham told Malaysian reporters following IATA's Global Media Day in Geneva recently.

She said that Malaysia and Singapore had shown willingness to try new methods in easing passenger movements within the airport.

"KLIA and Changi can be the beacon on adopting security measures that make passengers feel more at ease, so that passengers coming from these territories don't have to be re-screen for connecting flights as they have not left the sterile area (an area not contaminated by outsiders)," she said.

Graham said the sterile perimeter for the one-stop security proposal could be a dedicated concourse or a redeployment of existing resources.

"We are not looking at expanding the terminal space but instead at a smarter means of maximising existing space so security queues are shorter, passengers are less stressed, a shorter minimum connecting time is required and duty-free sales pick up as passengers have more time to on their hands," she said.

Graham said investments would be done on an airport by airport basis as the infrastructure needs to support flights arriving from a one-stop security destination.

"But governments need to look at it as a business opportunity because the critical mass transiting at the airport will help governments see the return on such investment. In turn, these airports will become stronger hubs as passengers gravitate to them," she said.

However, the kinks still need to be worked out on how airports can adopt this one-stop security system since some are using central and gate screening processes now.

The European Commission recently tabled a proposal that would allow any of the 27 EU member states to grant one-stop security to flights originating from the US.

Currently, the EU has adopted the one-stop security approach largely internally while the US used it for its domestic flights and several pre-clearance international flights such as from Aruba, Canada, Bermuda, Bahamas and Ireland.

"One-stop security removes costly duplicative measures as roughly 28 per cent of passengers get on connecting flights, representing some 62.5 million passengers yearly based on IATA's findings," said Graham.

In Asia Pacific alone, close to 15 per cent of passengers get on connecting flights representing 31 million people annually.

Graham said the easiest way to implement this idea was to group like-minded governments together instead of targeting individual countries and subsequently expand the inner circle by connecting the early adopters.

"Since this implementation weighs heavily on the willingness of governments, they must receive assurance that the screening controls are adequate at the point of origin and must recognise equivalent security standards," she said.

This can be achieved if the screening at the point of origin is done with integrity and correctly.

"For instance, there should be three security personals rotating every twenty minutes to ensure that security is not compromised. It will not require extra human capital but just a redeployment of resources because there will not be a need for both gate and central checks," said Graham.

rizalhakim

January 5th, 2009, 04:02 AM

IATA in talks with KLIA on one-stop security
By B.K. SIDHU

KLIA keen to be trial airport for freight under the system

AIRPORTS around the world are having too many security checks on passengers which often irk travellers.

Some airports force passengers to take off their shoes while others do a thorough body check.

It is understandable why airports need to have checks as security and safety of passengers, staff and aircraft is key.

But if there is a one-stop security check solution for connecting passengers, it would reduce the hassle of having to go through the screening process at every airport.

At the recently concluded International Air Transport Association (IATA) Global Media Day in Geneva, IATA director of security and facilitation Georgina Graham said the association had come up with a one-stop solution to do away with redundancies and a wastage of resources, and central screens should be the way to go.

She explained that a one-stop security was a process whereby passengers, baggage and cargo need not be re-screened at a connecting airport if they had been adequately screened at the airport of origin.

“A one-stop security (solution) is one way of getting rid of unnecessary duplication,” she said.

In an interview with the Malaysian media, she revealed that IATA was in talks with the KL International Airport (KLIA) to be a trial airport for secured freight under the one-stop security solution. Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd manages the KLIA.

“The talks are still in the infancy stage and KLIA is interested. A paper has been tabled and KLIA would be a trial airport for this quality assurance project,” Georgina said.

The talks have been on since October and secured freight means securing the whole supply chain as early as possible in the process so that when the freight leaves the manufacturing plant it is secured and screened and need not be screened again until its final destination.

Graham added that the IATA was also in talks with Singapore’s Changi airport on the possibility of a trial for passengers for the one-stop security check. She did not want to reveal further details as the talks were very preliminary.

“If we could start all over again and design security into the processes and procedures for a secure and efficient global air transport system, then it not only enhances facilitation for passengers but also alleviate costly duplicative measures.”

She said 28% of passengers travelling in Europe got on connecting flights and that meant 62.5 million passengers a year.

In North America it was 41% or 113 million people last year. In Asia it was 15% or 31 million passengers on connecting flights.

The European Union has a one-stop security largely in place internally and so has the US, but there is a need for the rest of the world to also look at one-stop security.

She also cited the example of the European Union which since Dec 13 has allowed air passengers arriving from Singapore and catching a connecting flight within EU to carry duty-free liquids on board their aircraft.

These passengers will no longer be obliged to abandon liquids bought at Changi airport and carried in their cabin baggage. A report said this was the first application of a recent regulation that introduced the possibility of such exemptions for liquids bought in the airports of third countries.

Graham said that if such an arrangement on liquids could be made, perhaps it was time to look at screening at airports as well. Currently at the KLIA there are two layers of screening for international departures - one after leaving the immigration counters and the other at the respective gates. This means more screening machines and personnel manning the machines at both areas.

“It has to be bilaterally accepted and with that passengers from one country need not be re-screened if they do not leave a sterile area. A sterile area can be defined by the airport,” she said.

But it is a known fact that the threats the aviation industry faces are real and thus the many layers of screening.

This is an issue that governments and the industry have to thrash out so that passengers will feel safe in airports and on an aircraft.

rizalhakim

January 13th, 2009, 09:32 AM

Taken for more than a ride from the KLIA

AFTER arriving at KLIA, we bought a taxi ticket to get to our destination. The counter lady told us that our destination was located in Zone 5. We paid the fare.

However, when we got into the taxi, the driver said our destination was in Zone 6 which required a higher fare. Halfway through the journey we began to argue and the cabbie suggested he send us back to buy a Zone 6 ticket or else he can’t send us to our destination.

We had to agree to him sending us to the Zone 5 area and we were willing to catch another cab from there.This was not our fault at all. There was obviously no synchonization between the counter and taxi drivers.

Even before the incident, we were also not pleased with the service offered by the porters. My family of four travelled with four small luggages and a few hand carry bags. The porters were adamant that we travel in two cabs! We took the bigger-sized cabs instead.

With the new ruling of buckling up, my family decided to do so. To our horror, one of the seat buckles could not unbuckle when we reached our destination. It was old and spoilt. It took us serveral tries before the driver finally unbuckled it. How are we to escape in case of a fire? And how to implement the new rule with old buckles like these?

GRACE PHANG,

Kuching.

nazrey

January 16th, 2009, 04:17 AM

IATA: Focus on maximising KLIA's potential
Published: 2009/01/16

THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) yesterday entered the debate on a proposed new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) south of Kuala Lumpur, saying Malaysia should focus on maximising the existing KL International Airport's (KLIA) potential as a hub instead.

In a statement issued in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, the Geneva-based airline group indirectly referred to the plan by Sime Darby Bhd and AirAsia Bhd to build a new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Labu, Negri Sembilan dubbed "KLIA East@Labu".

AirAsia has been promoting the need for the new airport, saying, among others, that the airline's expansion plans require a dedicated airport instead of the current LCCT at the KLIA.

"A single airport operation is the preferred solution if Kuala Lumpur is to be a strong aviation hub in the region. Having two airports could translate into inconvenience and confusion for passengers," IATA said.

"It could also result in duplication in services, such as fire and rescue, air traffic control, immigration and customs. This will lead to lower cost-efficiency and ultimately a higher cost of travel."

IATA also raised possible negative implications in managing the air traffic at the two airports.

"KLIA currently has aircraft arriving and departing to all directions. Having another airport nearby could impact the efficiency of air traffic management.

"There could potentially be air traffic delays. Aircraft may have to fly a longer distance before landing at KLIA, or after taking off."

Meanwhile, AirAsia revealed at an analyst briefing on Wednesday that the land cost for the new LCCT would be some RM200 million, bringing the total project cost to RM1.8 billion.

HwangDBS Vickers Research Sdn Bhd said its main concern is whether AirAsia will be able to raise funding for the KLIA East@Labu project, given the current tight credit environment.

"In our opinion, it makes more economical sense for a new LCCT to be located next to the (existing) KLIA (in Sepang) to ride on existing infrastructure such as the runways and oil tank farm," it said in a note to clients yesterday.

The foreign research firm also said the completion of the new LCCT could be delayed because it would need 29 months to develop from January 1 2009.

"Meanwhile, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) already has plans to build a new LCCT by end-2011 that will share the existing runway and other facilities in KLIA, and likely to be funded by MAHB or the government or both," said HwangDBS Vickers Research.

patchay

January 17th, 2009, 08:04 AM

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kesian takda orang

OshHisham

January 17th, 2009, 09:34 AM

^^ pukul berapa? anyway, someone (Ahmad Bashir if not Mahathir) said that KLIA was built to be spacious lah...

if you want a congested-cramp, very meriah one, then go to LCCT lah :lol:

nazrey

January 17th, 2009, 09:36 AM

Cost savings to give MAHB extra RM70mil profit
By TEE LIN SAY

THANKS to the cost-saving initiative and revenue-enhancing strategies undertaken by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), it can expect at least RM70mil in additional pre-tax profit for the financial year ending Dec 31 (FY08).

This would imply that MAHB ought to be making at least RM473.64mil in pre-tax profit for FY08.

For the nine months to Sept 30, MAHB recorded a 12.34% increase in revenue to RM1.15bil while net profit jumped 35.59% to RM247.97mil. Pre-tax profit increased 35.67% to RM248.22mil.

“It is impressive what MAHB has achieved for the nine-month period, especially in boosting its non-aeronautical segment.

“The fourth quarter is normally weaker as MAHB generally reports higher taxes during that period, and revenue from plantations will not be significant, given the lower crude palm oil prices,” said an analyst with a local research house. “Let us see whether they will achieve their target.”

Meanwhile, MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said the company had done well despite its airport charges being one of the lowest in the world (about 2%), and with its services not being compromised.

Up to Nov 30, passenger arrivals for all airports handled by MAHB increased 5.4% to 42.8 million. Of this, KL International Airport (KLIA) received 15.8 million while the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) received nine million. The LCCT is expected to hit the 10 million mark by year-end.[

Bashir is expecting a 1% to 2% passenger growth for 2009. While revenue may decrease, MAHB would remain profitable, driven by its non-aeronautical division (retailing, food and beverage as well as advertising), he said.

“Some people say KLIA looks very empty. That is because KLIA was built to be spacious. It has an average space of 55 sq m per passenger compared with an average space of 25 sq m (per passenger) for most airports,” Bashir said.

In the last five years, MAHB has reduced cost, increased efficiencies and boosted its non-aeronautical division.

Presently, revenue contribution from the non-aeronautical segment is almost equal to the aeronautical segment compared with a 55:45 ratio five years ago.

On a year-on-year basis, the operating profits from the retail division improved by 190.2% to RM14.1mil in the third quarter.

MAHB is now expanding its retail space in KLIA by 930 sq m. The retail space in LCCT will be increased to 30% from 10% presently. The expansion will be completed by the end of next year.

MAHB has also received proposals for its commercial development plan in the KLIA vicinity.

Having earmarked 931ha, MAHB plans to build hotels, shopping malls and office lots in its bid to further diversify its earnings base.

Bashir said development works would begin in the next one to two years.

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OshHisham

January 17th, 2009, 09:56 AM

^^ oh, so it was Bashir who made that statement....

Arkdriver

January 17th, 2009, 02:35 PM

saya tak paham la kenapa skyprince suka sangat airport sesak2....buat pening kepala saya, dah la terbang berjam2, letih bontot dok dalam kapal terbang tu, dah turun nanti nak bersesak2 lagi...tak ke bagus KLIA ni banyak ruang nak bergerak. nak bernafas pun senang sikit. Bersyukur la mahathir tu suruh kisho kurokawa tu design KLIA supaya tempat ni lapang dan selesa......in a matter of time je before diorang sampai kapasiti penuh.

Tiap2 bulan aku guna Changi. Benci meluat aku tengok orang ramai2 ni. Kalut.

lesart

January 18th, 2009, 01:22 AM

patchay

January 18th, 2009, 03:10 AM

^^
KLIA has an incredibly large landbank. So what's the need to open up a new one in Labu?

According to Tony, KLIA's large landbank is not enough/not suitable for AA in coming years. And he said he can't wait for anything to be built on KLIA as it'll drag on to at least 2014.

pynshi91

January 18th, 2009, 07:46 AM

besides,,klia would charge exorbitant airport tax!..then airasia fares will not be low for everyone.

rizalhakim

January 19th, 2009, 05:02 AM

India's Kingfisher Airlines To Fly To KL

NEW DELHI, Jan 16 (Bernama) -- Kingfisher Airlines, India's second largest private airlines, will soon start daily flights from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur.

India's Civil Aviation Ministry is said to have granted permission for the airline to fly the Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Singapore sector.

The Economic Times reported today that the Kingfisher, owned by the United Breweries Group, controlled by Indian industrialist, Vijay Mallya, would fly the new routes.

"We have granted permission to Kingfisher to operate daily services on three more international sectors, including Chennai-Kuala Lumpur, with immediate effect," a ministry official was quoted as saying.

The paper however did not name the official.

"The Aviation Ministry has asked the airlines to conduct proper study of air tr+affic on new routes before announcing the launch.

"In case the airline launches its services on new routes without a market survey, it may be forced to withdraw flights later. This must be avoided," said the official.

After Jet Airways, Kingfisher is one of the most preferred airlines in the domestic circuit. As of last year its share of Indian aviation market stood at 27 percent.

According to recent ministry data, the Bangalore-based airline, along with its budget carrier, Kingfisher Red, flew 11.26 million passengers last year, only next to Jet Airways that carried 12.01 million passengers.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

February 12th, 2009, 05:18 AM

KLIA staff lack proper experience, says British envoy

KUALA LUMPUR: There are still shortcomings in terms of "implementation on the ground" to reduce the number of Malaysians flouting British immigration laws.

While heaping praise on Malaysian authorities for the work they had done so far, British High Commissioner to Malaysia, Boyd McCleary, expressed concern that Malaysian Immigration Department officers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport lacked experience.

"They don't have the years of working in the immigration field that many of our staff at Heathrow and Gatwick airports do and they are not as familiar with ways in which people get around immigration controls."

To address this, UK Border Agency staff have been working with authorities at KLIA to improve the quality of the controls that are in place there, he added.

McCleary said they were also concerned about "facilitators" who assisted those who intended to travel to Britain to breach immigration laws.

"We are working with Malaysian authorities to apply the maximum sanctions on those who act in this way."

McCleary said until six months ago, there was a long list of countries whose nationals could arrive at KLIA and get a visa on arrival without any serious questioning as to the threat they could cause here or the threat they might cause if they travelled on to Britain.

"But by last September, the list of countries was reduced very significantly and now only nationals of a few countries are able to travel to Malaysia with visas on arrival. That was a very helpful step."

McCleary said another positive indication was the commitment by the Malaysian government to introduce a passport system fully compliant with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) passport standards by next year.

"The current Malaysian passport has lots of good security features but it is not ICAO compliant.

"Malaysia has made a commitment to have a fully compliant passport by early next year," he said.

Malaysian Immigration Department director-general Datuk Mahmood Adam could not be reached for comment.

OshHisham

February 12th, 2009, 06:33 AM

^^statement 'angkat bakul' . org putih ni jgn makan sgt statment diaorg.....

"They don't have the years of working in the immigration field that many of our staff at Heathrow and Gatwick airports do and they are not as familiar with ways in which people get around immigration controls."

nazrey

February 14th, 2009, 03:15 PM

MAHB to announce restructuring plan
12-02-2009: THEEDGEDAILY

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will be suspended today at the company’s request, pending an announcement on its corporate and financial restructuring plan.

MAHB said yesterday it had scheduled a press conference today to talk about the restructuring plan.

It said the restructuring would involve the restatement of the respective rights and commitments of the government, MAHB and wholly owned subsidiary Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd, in relation to the operation, management, maintenance and development of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

It also pertains to the restatement of the respective rights and commitments of the government, MAHB and another wholly owned subsidiary Malaysia Airports Sdn Bhd (MASB), in relation to the operation, management, maintenance and development of airports other than KLIA and Senai Airport.

MAHB said the restructuring would also involve the proposed disposal of its 100% equity interest in NECC Sdn Bhd to the Minister of Finance for RM159.63 million cash and its 100% equity interest in Sepang International Circuit Sdn Bhd (SIC) to the Minister of Finance for RM1 cash.

MASB also proposes to grant an option to the Minister of Finance to require MASB to sell the Sepang International Formula One Circuit to the Minister of Finance, exercisable within 10 years from the date the agreement is executed.

MAHB closed one sen higher at RM2.08 yesterday, with 103,500 shares traded.

nazrey

February 14th, 2009, 03:16 PM

Analysts positive on MAHB revamp
Published: 2009/02/14

ANALYSTS have given the thumbs up for Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd's (MAHB) (5014) long-awaited restructuring plans.

They said the announcement on Thursday would have a positive impact on the airport operator's bottomline and recommended investors buy the stock.

"MAHB could become the darling of investors if it executes the announced details of its operational and financial restructuring well," Maybank Investment Bank said in its research note.

It raised its 2009 and 2010 net profit forecasts for MAHB by 26 per cent to RM387.4 million and 37 per cent to RM497.9 million respectively.

"This is due to lifting of certain socio-economic weights off the company. For instance, monies from its passenger service charges (PSC) previously diverted to other projects like the Express Rail Link will be returned to MAHB, and this alone could result in an additional RM60 million pre-tax profit in 2009," Maybank said.

Under the restructuring plan, MAHB will now pay the government on a revenue-sharing mechanism.

All revenue by MAHB and its local subsidiary except interest income would be shared with the government at the initial rate of 8.3 per cent and subject to a 0.25 per cent increase yearly.

Meanwhile, OSK Research Sdn Bhd said the positive impact to the company's earnings per share is 2.1 sen for financial year 2009 (FY09) and three sen for financial year 2010.

Since the company intends to continue with its 50 per cent payout ratio for its dividend policy, OSK said this will attract investors looking for a defensive dividend stock.

"For the time being, we are projecting a reasonable dividend yield of above 5 per cent for the next three years," it said.

OSK also added that MAHB will not have difficulty to pay the government RM508 million in cash under its restructuring exercise as it had some total cash of RM749.4 million as at September 30 2008.

OSK's target price for MAHB is RM2.88 while Maybank Investment set it at RM4, which is 11 times its 2010 earnings per share.

Kenanga Research also revised its target price up to RM3.35 from RM2.86, due to a 19 per cent revision in earnings per share from 32 sen to 38 sen assuming the new PSC but no increase in landing charges.

MAHB shares closed 8 per cent higher at RM2.26 yesterday, after the stock was suspended on Thursday pending its restructuring announcement.

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nazrey

February 14th, 2009, 03:16 PM

MAHB to pay 8.3pc of revenue to govt
By Presenna NambiarPublished: 2009/02/13

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MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) (5014) will start paying the government 8.3 per cent share of its revenue from this year.

Details of its corporate and financial restructuring released yesterday revealed that the government has opted for a share in the group's revenue rather than the concession fee, fixed and variable lease payments previously agreed to.

Under the revenue-sharing mechanism, the government will see an incremental rise in its share of the airport operator's revenue, as MAHB has agreed to a 0.25 per cent increase per year and a 0.3 per cent increase every time the government spends RM100 million on development capital expenditure (capex).

MAHB has capped the government's share of revenue to 33 per cent.
"This way, the government has a share in both the ups and downs of the business," MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad told reporters in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

Bashir announced this when he revealed MAHB's settlement plans for the RM1.01 billion debt it owes to the government.

MAHB and the Ministry of Transport yesterday signed new operating agreements, which saw the company's concession period shortened to 25 years from 30-50 years previously and being allowed to come to the revenue-sharing arrangement with the government.

The concession is now for 25 years with an option for the government to extend it by another 25 years.

The scheme also insulates MAHB from non-commercially viable decisions made by the government, which could see MAHB incurring added margin expenses or loss in marginal revenue, with the introduction of marginal cost support.

For example, the government has agreed to a benchmark passenger service charge (PSC) of RM65 for airports (excluding low-cost carrier terminals) in Malaysia.

This is RM14 more than the current RM51 charged. Should the government decide to maintain PSC at that level, it needs to compensate MAHB for the difference.

This practice better shields MAHB from policy decisions that may not be commercially viable.

"This restructuring has put us on a better footing to be profitable. Like-to-like we should be better off (in revenue and net profit) this year," said Bashir.

"The risk is the passenger numbers," he added.

nazrey

February 15th, 2009, 04:00 PM

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rizalhakim

February 18th, 2009, 04:16 AM

'Ulat' KLIA, LCCT kini lebih licik - Taktik baru guna orang tengah pancing penumpang

Oleh WARTAWAN KOSMO!
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SEPANG - Ulat-ulat di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) dan Terminal Penerbangan Tambang Murah (LCCT) di sini kini semakin bijak dan licik dalam mengelak daripada diberkas.

Bagi meneruskan kegiatan haram itu dan mengaut keuntungan besar, mereka mula mencari helah baru.

Jika sebelum ini kebanyakan mereka bergerak sendiri bagi mencari penumpang, kini mereka mula mengubah taktik dan beralih kepada khidmat orang tengah.

Lebih menarik, orang tengah itu dilantik di kalangan individu yang bekerja di KLIA dan LCCT sendiri termasuk ejen pelancongan, kakitangan hotel dan segelintir pemandu teksi dan limousin.

Menurut sumber, penggunaan orang tengah sukar dikenal pasti pihak berkuasa kerana mereka ialah individu yang memang bekerja dalam sektor pelancongan.

"Kebanyakannya berselindung di sebalik tugas masing-masing. Mereka licik mencari mangsa. Misalnya seorang ejen pelancongan apabila dijadikan orang tengah, sekali imbas dia kelihatan seperti sedang berurusan dengan pelancong asing yang baru tiba.

"Pada masa yang sama dia turut bersubahat menawarkan perkhidmatan ulat teksi. Bagi mereka, apa yang penting ialah komisen. Penumpang ingat mereka ejen syarikat yang sama, tetapi sebenarnya orang yang menjemput pelancong itu ialah ulat," ujarnya.

Menurut sumber yang sama, selain itu, pemandu teksi dan limousin juga bertindak sebagai orang tengah apabila 'menjual' penumpang mereka kepada ulat terutama membabitkan perjalanan yang agak jauh dan kalau mereka berpendapat perjalanan itu tidak menguntungkan mereka.

nazrey

February 22nd, 2009, 04:59 PM

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nazrey

February 22nd, 2009, 09:12 PM

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rizalhakim

February 24th, 2009, 06:08 AM

Nama KLIA sempena Mahathir?

KUALA LUMPUR 23 Feb. - Majlis Bekas Wakil Rakyat Malaysia (Mubarak) mencadangkan supaya Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) di Sepang ditukar nama kepada Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Mahathir.

Timbalan Presiden Majlis Bekas Wakil Rakyat Malaysia (Mubarak), Datuk Seri Abdul Aziz Rahman berkata, ia bagi menghargai sumbangan bakti bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

"Beliau banyak membawa pembangunan dan berjasa kepada penduduk negara ini.

"Tidak salah sekiranya lapangan terbang yang dibina ketika era pemerintahannya ditukar nama sebagai mengenang jasa dan budinya selama ini,'' katanya pada sidang akhbar di Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC) di sini hari ini.

Zulhelmi

February 24th, 2009, 10:55 AM

Wow! Best la kalau tukar nama tu..... Mcm SYD's Kingsford Smith Airport, CDG's Charles de Gaulle Airport, IST's Ataturk Airport, JFK's John F. Kennedy Airport, CGK's Soekarno-Hatta Airport etc.

Pas ni nama KLIA ialah Mahathir Mohamad International Airport/Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Mahathir Mohamad. Tak terpikir plak sebelum ni....

rizalhakim

February 25th, 2009, 06:44 AM

Sokong nama 'Mahathir' ganti KLIA

ALOR SETAR 24 Feb. - Ketua Menteri Melaka, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, cadangan supaya Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) ditukar nama kepada Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Mahathir sebagai langkah yang cukup baik.

Bagaimanapun, kata beliau, terpulang kepada kerajaan mempertimbangkan cadangan tersebut yang mengambil sempena nama bekas Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad itu.

"Cadangan tukar nama baik, di Melaka pun kerajaan negeri memutuskan menukar nama Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam kepada Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas majlis pelancaran Buku Semangat Keris Melayu oleh Sultan Kedah, Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah di sini hari ini.

Mohd. Ali mengulas laporan akhbar hari ini mengenai cadangan Majlis Bekas Wakil Rakyat Malaysia (Mubarak) supaya KLIA ditukar nama kepada Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Mahathir bagi menghargai sumbangan bakti Dr. Mahathir.

OshHisham

March 2nd, 2009, 03:50 PM

Passengers Flying To Delhi To Pay Tax

NEW DELHI, March 2 (Bernama) -- Travellers descending at the modernised Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) need to pay extra, as the government has allowed the private airport developer to impose a development levy.

With effect from yesterday (March 1), every departing international passengers need to pay extra of 1,300 rupees (RM100) while for domestic travellers, the levy was fixed at 200 rupees (RM15).

The government had permitted Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), involved in modernising the airport, to impose the levy for 36 months, to extract additional funds for the project.

In a statement Monday, the Civil Aviation Ministry said, to obviate inconvenience to the passengers and for smooth airport operations, the government had directed all airlines to collect the fee from passengers when air tickets were issued and remit the amount to DIAL.

DIAL is a joint venture consortium of GMR Group (50.1 percent), Airports Authority of India (26 percent), Fraport (Frankfurt Airport) & Eraman Malaysia, retail subsidiary of Malaysia Airports (10 percent each), and India Development Fund (3.9 percent).

About 300 planes land in Delhi daily and between 2007 and 2008 the airport handled 24 million passengers, making it one of the two most busiest airports in India, along Mumbai.

The government has also allowed the Mumbai International Airport to impose a similar development levy of 600 rupees (RM46) for international passengers leaving the city and 100 rupees (RM7.60) for domestic travellers.

This will take effect from April 1 for a period of 48 months.

-- BERNAMA

daeng_jal

March 3rd, 2009, 03:17 PM

MAhathir Muhammad International Airport (MMIA) <---katakan tidak pada

Skyprince

March 3rd, 2009, 03:50 PM

tak setujuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu .. aku paling meluwat guna nama orang utk namakan skowla dll

Wow! Best la kalau tukar nama tu..... Mcm SYD's Kingsford Smith Airport, CDG's Charles de Gaulle Airport, IST's Ataturk Airport, JFK's John F. Kennedy Airport, CGK's Soekarno-Hatta Airport etc.

Pas ni nama KLIA ialah Mahathir Mohamad International Airport/Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Mahathir Mohamad. Tak terpikir plak sebelum ni....

Zulhelmi International Airport okay tak ? nanti semua org tanya sape laknih!

nazrey

March 3rd, 2009, 04:08 PM

biar tak guna nama hero Tun Dr.MAhathir lah...try to get nobel prize first!
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/2/4/nation/16782365&sec=nation

rizalhakim

March 5th, 2009, 09:33 AM

Baggage out in 15 minutes at KLIA
By NG CHENG YEE

SEPANG: Passengers arriving at KL Inter*national Airport can look forward to picking up their baggage 15 minutes after landing.

Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) was looking at reducing delivery time – now between 25 and 40 minutes – to between 15 and 30 minutes.

“This is indeed a challenge for MAHB and others concerned but we need to improve in this aspect to remain competitive,” he told a press conference after inspecting the baggage handling system at KLIA here yesterday.

He said the delivery time mainly referred to baggage transported from the satellite building to the main terminal at the airport via a 1.5km-long conveyor.

MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid said the company was looking at improving the baggage system to be able to deliver the first bag in 15 minutes and the last in 30 minutes.

“Baggage from aircraft parked at the main contact pier has already met the 15-30 minutes delivery time standard,” he said, adding that the company was also working towards eliminating baggage pilferage at the airport by stepping up security.

On another matter, Ong said MAHB and the Road Transport Department would work together to curb touting activities at the airport.

“The anti-touting proposal by the department is primarily focused on the relocation of public transport service counters to the (restricted area at the) arrival hall to prevent touts from approaching passengers,” he said.

“MAHB is also in discussions with hoteliers, travel agents and transport providers to move their service counters to the arrival hall.”

rizalhakim

March 5th, 2009, 09:49 AM

KLIA's simple way to get rid of touts

SEPANG: Kuala Lumpur International Airport authorities have found simple ways to get rid of touts from their buildings and shorten baggage delivery time by almost half.

To get rid of touts, Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat said, KLIA would place ticketing counters for taxis, travel agents and hotels inside the building and on the same level as the arrival hall.

To improve baggage delivery time, he said, Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd would redesign the carriage from the dock to the baggage area.

Ong said the move would improve the image of the 10-year-old airport.

Having the ticketing counters for taxis and agents on the arrival hall floor was one way of stopping touts from approaching passengers, Ong said after visiting KLIA yesterday.

He said the Road Transport Department, the enforcement body under the ministry, had also appealed to KLIA authorities to move the ticketing counters.

For years, touts have ambushed foreigners going to KL Sentral or hotels in the city, a 45-minute drive from the airport.

Foreigners who have had bad experiences with touts had either blogged or written letters to editors urging others to use the KLIA Ekspres train or to buy a coupon from the taxi counter.

They have also reminded those expecting to be met by a tour agent to ask for an ID.

Ong said by redesigning the baggage carriage, the authorities hoped to reduce waiting time to a maximum of 30 minutes. "Our minimum target is 15 minutes."

Passengers sometimes have to wait up to 45 minutes to get their bags.

The move is also one way to stop complaints of baggage thefts, which is said to be carried out by staff who have ample time on their hands.

MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid declined to reveal the number of theft complaints, saying: "It is very low. And we continue to find ways to reduce the thefts."

He acknowledged that it would take time to achieve the 15-minute baggage delivery target.

He said some aircraft docked about 1.5km from the baggage delivery area and it took up to 45 minutes before passengers could collect their bags.

"We are looking at ways to speed up the delivery. We have to change the original design. It will take time and money but we are confident of achieving our target."

nazrey

March 16th, 2009, 10:50 PM

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rizalhakim

March 24th, 2009, 05:24 AM

KLM’s B777 to touch down at KLIA soon

KUALA LUMPUR: KLM Royal Dutch Airlines’ inaugural Boeing 777 flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur en route Jakarta will touch down at the KL International Airport on March 30.

“The KLM’s 777-300ER configuration is capable of carrying 425 passengers in a two-class configuration while the 777-200ER can carry 327 passengers,” it said in a statement. — Bernama

nazrey

April 7th, 2009, 08:10 AM

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April 22nd, 2009, 08:20 AM

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April 23rd, 2009, 11:46 AM

Emirates to add KL-Dubai flights
Published: 2009/04/23

EMIRATES Airlines will increase its flight frequency between Kuala Lumpur and Dubai to 14 weekly from 12 now.

In a statement today, the Dubai-based Emirates said it would launch the new service, beginning May 1.

"This increase in flight frequency follows increasing demand from not just business but leisure travellers as well," said Emirates Malaysia country manager Alban Lee.

He said despite the economic downturn, the Middle East and Far East continue to register growth in the travel and tourism industries, with Malaysia being a leading holiday destination.

"The additional flights between Kuala Lumpur and Dubai would encourage an increase in tourist traffic into Malaysia," he added.

In conjunction with the increase, the company will introduce its first class cabin service on four of the 14 weekly flights, Lee said. -- Bernama

rizalhakim

April 25th, 2009, 04:59 AM

Eraman eyes revenue of RM400m
By Jeeva Arulampalam Published: 2009/04/25

DINING and retail outlet operator Malaysia Airport (Niaga) Sdn Bhd, or Eraman Malaysia, expects revenue to grow 30 per cent to RM400 million this year, driven by better sales from new outlets at the domestic airports it services.

"We are hoping that sales will remain strong from our various outlets we operate which include duty-free, clothing and food courts," Eraman Malaysia chief executive officer Umar Bustaman told reporters in Sepang yesterday after the launch of a Marrybrown eatery at the low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT-KLIA).

The company, a wholly-owned unit of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), manages over 40 retail outlets at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA), Kuching International Airport, Penang International Airport, Labuan Airport, the LCCT-KLIA and terminal 2 at KKIA.

It also provides food and beverage (F&B) management services at the Food Garden KLIA and LCCT-KLIA.

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Umar said roughly 80 per cent of the company's retail sales were from outlets at KLIA and LCCT-KLIA.

Eraman Malaysia is the franchisee for the Marrybrown outlet at the LCCT-KLIA and has invested some RM1.6 million in the outlet.

"The passenger traffic, especially from international flights, will continue to rise despite the current economic situation as the low-cost carrier continues to introduce new destinations and increase flight frequencies. This will result in more retail and F&B sales at this terminal," said MAHB chairman Tan Sri Dr Aris Othman.

MAHB recently completed the expansion of the LCCT-KLIA, increasing the capacity from 10 million passengers per annum to 15 million passengers per annum.

Meanwhile, Marrybrown Fried Chicken Sdn Bhd group managing director Nancy Liew said the company expects double-digit growth this year as it continues expanding across Asia and the Middle East.

"We are in 13 countries and have more than 250 outlets, but we are looking to open more outlets such as in Iran and the Maldives (airport)," she said, adding that overseas contribution account for more than half of its total revenue.

Liew added that Marrybrown is in talks to open more Marrybrown outlets at domestic airports but declined to elaborate. It currently has Marrybrown outlets in Senai Airport, the LCCT-KLIA and in Kuching.

nazrey

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May 3rd, 2009, 01:20 PM

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nazrey

May 4th, 2009, 07:17 AM

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rizalhakim

May 5th, 2009, 05:28 AM

More than 4,000 screened at KLIA

PUTRAJAYA: A total of 4,452 passengers from 42 flights who touched down at the KL International Airport have been screened for the Influenza A (H1N1).

Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said that so far, all patients admitted to the isolation ward in hospitals for further check-ups and observation for the disease had been discharged.

“There is no confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) case in our country,” he said in a statement here yesterday.

He said the ministry and all other government agencies would step up monitoring efforts to protect the public’s health.

Meanwhile, Ireland and Italy confirmed influenza A (H1N1) cases in their countries yesterday, bringing the total to 18 countries which have reported cases – and now standing at 898 cases.

Dr Ismail said the total number of deaths was 20 – 19 from Mexico and one from the United States.

Mexico has reported 506 confirmed cases while the US had recorded a total of 226 cases.

Countries that have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths are Canada (85), Spain (40), Britain (15), Germany (8), New Zealand (4), France (2), Austria (1), Hong Kong (1), Costa Rica (1), Denmark (1), Ireland (1), Israel (3), Italy (1), Netherlands (1), Republic of Korea (1) and Switzerland (1).

Dr Ismail urged Malaysians who had returned from countries affected by the flu and had cough, fever and respiratory infection to seek medical treatment.

“Defer your travel plan to overseas if you are not well,” he said after chairing a meeting with state health directors, hospital heads, specialists and doctors from the private sectors at the Health Management Institute yesterday.

He also said that it was not necessary for the people to wear masks now.

nazrey

May 12th, 2009, 03:48 PM

Qatar Airways to add KL-Doha flights
Published: 2009/05/12

QATAR Airways will increase its Kuala Lumpur (KL)-Doha flights by three to ten a week effective June 1, 2009, to cope with rising demand.

In a statement today, Qatar Airways said the move came on the back of strong demand from Malaysian passengers looking to travel overseas.

Its chief executive officer, Akbar Al Bakar, said the additional flights underscored the airline's ongoing expansion, and also showed confidence in Malaysia as a growth market, one that continued to display strong potential.

"KL plays a vital economic role in the Far East and continues to remain a robust economy," he said.

He said under the expansion plans, the airline would launch six routes across India, Australia and Europe over the next ten months, as well as US1 billion (US1=RM3.49) being pumped into expanding facilities at Doha international airport. -- Bernama

rizalhakim

May 13th, 2009, 06:44 AM

Tourist arrivals unaffected

SEPANG: The global economic crisis has not affected the number of arrivals at either the KL International Airport (KLIA) or the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT).

Malaysia Airports Bhd senior general manager (operations) Datuk Azmi Murad said there was only a 0.6% drop in the number of arrivals at both KLIA and LCCT between January and April.

Azmi said 8.7 million arrivals were recorded at the KLIA and LCCT in the first four months of this year.

“Of those, 3.8 million were for the LCCT. This is a growth of 31% while the main terminal (KLIA) had 4.9 million passengers,” Azmi told a press conference at the KLIA here yesterday.

He said there has not been any cancellation of flights despite the A (H1N1) flu scare.

Besides that, Azmi said discussions for a permanent LCCT was in progress and work was expected to begin this year.

Earlier, Azmi launched the “KLIA 1 Touch”, a flight information speech system with a self-service interactive voice response dedicated to providing callers with flight information.

The service is available 24 hours a day with the system being able to handle 30 concurrent calls at any time. Users can obtain flight information directly by calling 03-8776 0888.

nazrey

May 13th, 2009, 07:16 AM

Flight Information Speech System a boost
Wednesday May 13, 2009
By CHARLES FERNANDEZ

AIRPORT travellers can now obtain flight information directly with the introduction of the Flight Information Speech System (FISS) called the “KLIA 1 Touch”.

The self-service interactive voice response (IVR) dedicated to provide callers with flight information by just dialling 03-8776 0888 was launched by Malaysia Airports senior general manager (Operations) Datuk Azmi Murad at the Kuala Lumpur Internatioanl Airport (KLIA) in Sepang.

The 24-hour system which will complement the present customer service agent, provides information on flight arrivals and flight departures based on the flight numbers and the city of origin and destination.

The speech system assumes a frontline role for call pick-up, allowing the call to be routed to the customer service agent, when necessary.

KLIA 1 Touch is capable of handling 30 calls at any one time and although presently available only in two languages — Bahasa Malaysia and English, Malaysia Airports would be introducing Mandarin and Arab to provide convenience to a wider spectrum of callers.

“Apart from giving more value added service to customers, we are always looking at ways to enhance our cutomer services and we believe that the KLIA 1 Touch will be a service which the public will find very helpful,” said Azmi.

The system introduced by NuSuara Technologies (NT), is capable of recognising the caller ID and if the caller makes subsequent calls, the KLIA 1 Touch is able to recollect the caller’s previous query.

Azmi said in order to maintain competitiveness in the market, the bottom line was to keep pace with market demands and one way of achieving these goals was through the automation of repetitive or routine activities using IVR technology.

He said at the moment, KLIA 1 Touch was only available for KLIA and LCCT-KLIA users in obtaining flight information but plans were in the pipeline to have this service extended to other airports to reach customers nationwide.

NT chief executive officer Datuk Ramli Abbas said he was confident travellers would find the KLIA 1 Touch handy in planning their travel.

“It is a time-saving information retrieval system, at the convenience of the customers.

“It is a user-friendly enquiry service provided free and accessible 24-hours,” said Ramli.

rizalhakim

May 13th, 2009, 10:26 AM

rizalhakim

May 13th, 2009, 10:55 AM

KLIA, LTAPP menang anugerah

KUALA LUMPUR: Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) dan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (LTAPP) membanggakan Malaysia apabila memenangi dua kategori pada Anugerah Fret dan Rangkaian Bekalan Asia 2009 (AFSCA).

Semasa edisi ke-23 AFSCA yang berlangsung di Hong Kong baru-baru ini, KLIA dipilih sebagai Lapangan Terbang Hijau Terbaik manakala Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang pula sebagai Lapangan Terbang Baru Muncul Terbaik.
Acara berkenaan dianjurkan oleh akhbar pengangkutan dan logistik utama pasaran, Cargonews Asia, yang diterbitkan oleh Marshall Cavendish Business Information.

"Dengan KLIA menambah satu lagi anugerah kepada senarai panjang penghargaan yang diraihnya, kejayaan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang pula mencerminkan ia mempunyai prospek yang baik untuk bersaing di rantau ini," kata pengarah urusan Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad dalam satu kenyataan hari ini.

KLIA, Penang airport win awards
Published: 2009/05/13

THE Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Penang International Airport did Malaysia proud by winning in two categories at the 2009 Asian Freight and Supply Chain Awards (AFSCAs).

At the 23rd edition of AFSCAs held in Hong Kong recently, KLIA was named Best Green Airport while Penang International Airport was named Best Emerging Airport.

The event was organised by market leading transport and logistics newspaper Cargonews Asia, published by Marshall Cavendish Business Information.

"While KLIA added another award into its long list of accolades, Penang International Airport's success reflects that it has good prospects to compete in the region," Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad said in a statement today.

MAHB is the operator of both KLIA and Penang International Airport.

KLIA recorded 27.5 million passenger movements for 2008, up 4.1 per cent from 2007, while Penang International Airport registered 7.3 per cent growth in 2008, with 3.4 million passenger movements compared to 3.2 million in 2007.

For KLIA, this was the second award after receiving the Brand Laureate 2008-2009 for Corporate Branding -- Best Brands in Transportation (Airports).

This was also Penang International Airport's second achievement after winning the Airport of the Year (below 15 million passengers annually) in the 2009 Frost and Sullivan Asia Pacific Aerospace and Defence Awards. - Bernama

rizalhakim

May 13th, 2009, 11:00 AM

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nazrey

May 14th, 2009, 09:11 AM

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May 16th, 2009, 01:11 AM

daeng_jal

May 22nd, 2009, 10:49 PM

errm, i always wanted to know, how did the pilot able to steer the plane along the yellow line?

is the pilot is that skillful, or there's a computerized system that help them?

Arkdriver

May 22nd, 2009, 11:06 PM

if low speed during taxy we use tiller, it's like steering wheel minus the proper steering wheel design. During take off roll we can still use tiller but rudder is more appropriate to control the aircraft. On twin or triple engine aircraft where thrust is equally distributed a slight tap on brakes to get the aircraft to roll centerline during initial run off will have to be complimented by tiller and rudder....

nazrey

May 23rd, 2009, 06:40 AM

when you'll fly with MAs again!!!...

nazrey

May 23rd, 2009, 06:43 AM

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May 24th, 2009, 07:04 AM

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nazrey

May 25th, 2009, 06:34 AM

WCT upgraded to trading buy
by Surin Murugiah
Monday, 25 May 2009 10:34

KUALA LUMPUR: OSK Investment Research has upgraded WCT Bhd to a trading buy at RM2.14 with a target price of RM2.70 and said a slew of positive news is likely to swing WCT's way.

In a research note issued on May 25, it said the positive news could be in the form of two letters of intent valued at RM500 million, a proposed large-scale job worth more than RM1 billion, possible participation in the LCCT and additional contracts for Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) and New Doha International Airport (NDIA).

"In light of this, we think a further re-rating on WCT is likely. Upgrade to trading buy, at a target price of RM2.70," it said.

The research house said works on the Abu Dhabi F1 track has accelerated as the entire core structure is completed. Bulk of the remaining works (mainly specialist works) would now be executed by nominated subcontractors, and an official deadline for the job has been set at Aug 31, 2009, in time for the maiden race in November this year.

"Management said the value of the entire job has now been raised to AED3.6 billion (about RM3.5 billion) from AED3.3bn to account for additional works (WCT has a 50% share in the job)," it said.

OSK Research also said WCT could potentially participate in the new LCCT. It came to understand that the consultants appointed by Malaysian Airports were working on the LCCT design.

The job was likely to be awarded via open tender and it reckoned WCT stood a good chance, given its experience with the KLIA and ongoing Kota Kinabalu Airport (KKIA) and New Doha International Airport (NDIA). There is also a strong possibility that the latter two airports could see their contract value increased as additional works may be implemented,it said.

On the company's property segment, the research house said WCT had not any new launches in the past three quarters and expected this to be minimal in the rest of FY09.

"Holding back on launches is less of a concern given WCT's low holding cost and limited land going forward. We are guided that sales have picked up in the recent months, averaging RM2.5 million per week, up from RM500,000 to RM1 millionin 1Q 2009. Its unrecognised sales stands at RM116 million," it said.

OSK Research raised its FY09 earnings forecast by 6.2% following WCT's better-than-expected 1Q FY09 results (up 20% above expectations).

The research house that no further changes were being made to its estimates at this juncture. It was also assuming RM1 billion worth of jobs for FY09 and RM1.5 billion for FY10 and FY11.

"We think more positive news flows are likely to come WCT's way via the materialising of two letters of intent, the possibility of a more than RM1 billion job, its potential participation in the LCCT and higher contract value for KKIA and NDIA. We think investors will continue to re-rate WCT upwards and value the company based on more bullish parameters," it said.

rizalhakim

May 25th, 2009, 06:41 AM

Ready, jet-setters, go!

2009/05/25
KRISTINA GEORGE

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The open-concept shopping mall is near the aerotrain station in the satellite building of KLIA. — Pictures by David Khoo

Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s new shopping mall caters for both the jet-set and the jet-lagged. KRISTINA GEORGE checks in for a taste of luxury and style

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Gift shops with pretty mementoes like frames and flowers.

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The Airside Transit Hotel offers accommodation and other facilities for the weary traveller.

SEPANG: With more than 100 brands and a broad variety of services to choose from, travellers stopping at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will be spoilt for choice and pampered at its recently completed open-concept shopping mall.

Located near the aerotrain station in the satellite building, it has almost everything from a high-tech gadget store to a toy shop.

Malaysia Airports (Niaga) Sdn Bhd (Eraman) senior executive, Rozie Mahri, said travellers can even buy fresh Malaysian orchids to send home.

"They need not worry if they forget to pack their toiletries. We have a L'Occitane outlet here, which offers quality skincare products," said Rozie.

Mobile Solutions Connections business operations manager, Vince Ong, said the gadget store has a vast selection of products including games consoles, digital cameras and the latest handphone models.

The biggest attraction is the Nintendo Gamestation.

"Some travellers spend up to five hours playing Wii games or other Nintendo car racing games here because it's free," he said.

For the discerning traveller and shopper, there are Bally, Hermes and Harrods boutiques for retail therapy. Harrods has its own café bar.

They can also get a memento at "gold street", which is a row of five jewellery shops.

Sports fans would be delighted to find the latest collection of Nike, Adidas and other brands in the sports apparel outlet.

For those who are too tired to shop, they can enjoy a soothing experience at the foot and body massage centre from RM80.

The Airside Transit Hotel offers weary travellers a place to stay if their flights are delayed. The normal rate for a standard room is RM140 for the first six hours, an additional RM20 for every hour after that.

But if it's a quick workout or a shower you need to feel refreshed, the hotel also provides sauna and gym facilities from RM20.

With these new and upgraded facilities, KLIA is set to compete against the best airports in the world -- and pass with flying colours.

nazrey

May 25th, 2009, 01:02 PM

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rizalhakim

May 26th, 2009, 05:41 AM

Bus ticket counter to be moved
By LEE YUK PENG

THE bus ticketing counter at the KL International Airport will be moved to the top floor of Block C, on the same level where the limousine counter is located, said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abd Aziz.

Nazri said this was to give the bus operator a fair chance of getting passengers as the taxi service operators.

The Airport Coach Sdn Bhd’s counter was previously located on the lower ground floor of the main terminal.

Owner of Airport Coach Sdn Bhd Khalid Ali said a meeting held between ministers and bus operators last week, discussed the issue of unfair treatment and double standard.

He told the minister that even at the KL Sentral, his staff were stationed in a van to sell bus tickets to passengers to KLIA as they did not have a booth.

“Why can’t we have a fair level playing ground and let the passengers decide whether they want to take a taxi, a bus or an Express Rail Link (ERL) ?

“We too want to offer good service to passengers and wipe out the touts menace,’’ Khalid said, adding that airports in Britain and Germany make bus service one of the options for passengers.

A check at the KL Sentral showed that his staff were stationed in a van alongside with the booths of Skybus and Aerobus. Both buses travel to the LCCT.

G. Segaran, a supervisor of Airport Coach, said they had been operating from a van since moving from the Jalan Duta bus terminal to KL Sentral three years ago.

Kwan Ngar Man, an engineer from Hong Kong working here since last year and Zulkifli Mohd Yusof, a Malaysian Airport Bhd (MAB) employee, take a bus to KL International Airport regularly.

Kwan, who also commutes to the airport via ERL, said he would opt for the bus, which costs RM10 per trip from KL Sentral to KLIA, whenever he has time.

As for Zulkifli who travels to the KLIA daily, it means saving a lot of money.

“I used to spend RM300 travelling on the ERL on a discounted rate, I still think that is too expensive,’’ he said.

nazrey

May 26th, 2009, 06:53 AM

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nazrey

May 28th, 2009, 12:44 PM

MAHB hopes to be proftable this year
Published: 2009/05/28

MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) hopes to be profitable this year amid projection of zero per cent growth in passenger volume.

MAHB, which operates 39 airports, recorded 5.01 per cent growth in total passenger volume for financial year ended Dec 31, 2008 to 47.45 million.

Its chairman, Tan Sri Dr Aris Othman, said for its budget preparation this year, MAHB selected two scenarios, the first with zero per cent growth and the second, negative five per cent.

"Nevertheless, both scenarios will see a fall in profitability. We only have four months of actual report.

"The data in terms of passengers indicate we are more or less even. No decline no growth," he told a media briefing after the company's annual and extraordinary general meetings today.

Aris said it was considered "very good" for MAHB although no growth was recorded in the four-month period.

"If you look at neighbouring airports, their experience was worse than ours. But it is too early as we only have four months and we still affected by the influenza A (H1N1)," he said.

However, he said, MAHB did not see a marked decline in passengers due to the flu.

Meanwhile, managing director, Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad, said phase one of the new low-cost carrier terminal was on track for completion by the third quarter of 2011.

He said 97 companies had been pre-qualified for consultation jobs under 38 packages.

Bashir said most of the consultants were local companies.
"So much interest. We don't want to rush in selection," he said.
He said MAHB may open the tender for construction jobs not later than two weeks from now.

Bashir said MAHB was looking at expanding its airport consultation segment to Middle East, Africa and China.

"We will make an announcement on the new destinations by year-end," he said.

MAHB has already extended its management expertise in India, Kazakhtan and Turkey. - Bernama

nazrey

June 3rd, 2009, 05:59 AM

M’sia ready for IATA e-freight service
Monday June 1, 2009

MALAYSIA’s airfreight industry has received recognition from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as a site ready for the IATA e-freight service.

The Malaysia IATA e-freight implementation team, led by Malaysia Airlines Cargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo), started work in February and delivered the IATA e-freight on schedule.

Also involved were Royal Malaysian Customs, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, KLM, DHL Global Forwarding, DB Schenker, the Airfreight Forwarders Association of Malaysia, Penang Freight Forwarders Association, Federation of Malaysia Freight Forwarders, Kuala Lumpur Airport Services and Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd – KLIA Free Zone Authority.

IATA e-freight became operational between Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong, Singapore and Dubai on May 26, with further expansion planned in the coming months to South Korea and The Netherlands.

Facilitated by IATA, the project is an industry-wide initiative involving carriers, freight forwarders, ground handlers, shippers and customs authorities.

IATA e-freight effectively eliminates the need to send paper documents with air-cargo shipments, thereby streamlining processes, improving speed and reliability and cutting costs.

Over the past year IATA has assessed the readiness of 148 locations worldwide in addition to the original six e-freight sites.

Of these, 44 countries, representing approximately 80% of global air-freight volumes, have the appropriate international treaties and high level customs framework in place to qualify for IATA e-freight.

Malaysia is the 20th e-freight location worldwide to deliver paper-free cargo documents.

MASkargo managing director Shahari Sulaiman said the implementation of the e-freight programme would lift their status to be on par with established industry players.

“The e-freight programme that MASkargo is embarking on will bring tangible benefits by simplifying the business, reducing costs and improving opportunities in the industry’s ever-changing and complex environment,” he said.

nazrey

June 4th, 2009, 07:24 AM

Silk Air S’pore-KL route is twice daily
Published: 2009/06/04

In our report on Tuesday ‘Silk Air to market Penang', we had quoted Silk Air chief executive officer Chin Yau Seng as saying that when the airline first began operating the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur route last October, it was twice weekly.

The statement should have read twice daily, making it 14 flights a week. The error is regretted.

rizalhakim

June 8th, 2009, 11:39 AM

Malaysia Airports wins 'best airport' award
Published: 2009/06/08

MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) won the Eagle Award in the best airport category from the International Air Transport Association (Iata).

Commenting on the achievement, MAHB managing director, Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid, said the award was a recognition of the efforts by the government, MAHB and Malaysia Airlines to ensure a successful aviation industry in Malaysia.

"This recognition is for providing outstanding performance in customer satisfaction, cost efficiency and continuous improvement," he told a media briefing at the 65th Iata annual general meeting in Kuala Lumpur today.

On whether MAHB would able to maintain the airport charges, Bashir said: "We will try to do it because we need to support the airline industry as they are our biggest partner." - Bernama

rizalhakim

June 9th, 2009, 04:57 AM

MAHB bags Eagle award
Published: 2009/06/09

MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) (5014) has been awarded the world's best airport under the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Eagle award series 2009.

The Eagle Awards honour air navigation service providers and airports for outstanding performance in customer satisfaction, cost-efficiency and continuous improvement. They are based on the recommendations of the independent Eagle Awards Panel.

"This is a recognition for the high level of services that we provide, in addition to the measures we have taken to help airlines during these trying times," MAHB managing director Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad told reporters after receiving the award in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.

In March, MAHB spearheaded an effort to halve landing charges for airlines using the country's airports for a period of two years, effective April 1.

nazrey

June 9th, 2009, 08:43 AM

MAHB pemenang Eagle Award
9 Jun 2009

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KUALA LUMPUR 8 Jun - Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. (MAHB) dipilih sebagai pemenang Eagle Award daripada Persatuan Pengangkutan Udara Antarabangsa (IATA) bagi menghargai prestasi terbaik dalam penambahbaikan, kecekapan kos dan kepuasan pelanggan.

Anugerah itu diberikan kepada Pengarah Urusan MAHB, Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid oleh Pengerusi Panel Eagle Award, Dr. Assad Kotaite pada Mesyuarat Agung Tahunan IATA Ke-65.

Bashir berkata, anugerah itu merupakan penghargaan peringkat tertinggi terhadap perkhidmatan yang disediakan mereka pada caj yang rendah.

''Ia merupakan anugerah yang akan dihargai,'' katanya dalam kenyataan dikeluarkan di sini hari ini.

Sejak 1998, anugerah tersebut pernah diberikan kepada lapangan terbang dan penyedia perkhidmatan navigasi udara (ANSP) yang menunjukkan komitmen kepada perkhidmatan yang memberi nilai kepada wang.

Penganugerahan itu diberikan berdasarkan cadangan daripada panel bebas anugerah tersebut, sebagai langkah memberi insentif kepada syarikat yang telah mengalami perubahan baik dalam aspek tertentu dan di peringkat rantau.

Anugerah tersebut mencerminkan penghargaan usaha MAHB untuk mengurangkan kesan kelembapan ekonomi serta tindak balas proaktif yang telah ditunjukkan.

Ketua Pengarah dan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif IATA, Giovanni Bisignani berkata, MAHB telah mengekalkan caj aeronautikal yang rendah di seluruh dunia.

''MAHB telah memberikan respons kepada kelembapan ekonomi dunia dengan memberi potongan sebanyak 50 peratus terhadap caj pendaratan untuk tempoh dua tahun yang merupakan sumbangan terbaik kepada industri (penerbangan),'' katanya.

Selain itu, MAHB mempunyai program insentif pengecualian terhadap caj pendaratan dan meletak pesawat selama tiga tahun bagi syarikat penerbangan baru atau mereka yang meningkatkan frekuensi.

Tambah Bashir, MAHB komited untuk bekerjasama dengan syarikat-syarikat penerbangan dalam mengharungi cabaran yang dihadapi industri.

''Sebagai tambahan, MAHB juga sedang dalam proses untuk meningkatkan program ini dengan menyediakan insentif kepada syarikat penerbangan yang meningkatkan jumlah penumpang untuk mempromosi pelancongan,'' katanya.

nazrey

June 10th, 2009, 07:30 AM

Jetstar set to return to KL
Published: 2009/06/10

MELBOURNE-based low-cost carrier airline Jetstar Airways will return to Malaysia, although a firm date has not been set.

Its parent company Qantas Airways Ltd chief executive officer Alan Joyce said Jetstar will start flying to Malaysia once there was sufficient aircraft and the economic environment improves.

"We withdrew our services to the main terminal in Kuala Lumpur as we needed the aircraft to grow our Japanese operation," he told reporters yesterday.

Last September, Jetstar withdrew its Sydney to Kuala Lumpur service due to the high fuel prices.

rizalhakim

June 10th, 2009, 09:19 AM

Kaunter baru cegah 'ulat' KLIA

Oleh HISHAM IDRIS
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KAUNTER baru yang masih dalam pembinaan untuk mencegah operasi 'ulat' di KLIA.

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SEPANG - Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. (MAHB) memberi jaminan masalah 'ulat kaunter' di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) akan diatasi pada bulan depan.

Pengurus Besar Kanan (Operasi) MAHB, Datuk Azmi Murad berkata, jaminan itu diberi kerana pihaknya akan membina kaunter baru di situ tidak lama lagi.

Menurutnya, ia bakal menggantikan kaunter agensi pelancongan sedia ada dan ia terletak di bahagian dalam laluan keluar penumpang dan bukan di ruang legar terminal seperti sekarang.

"Kita akan robohkan semua kaunter di ruang legar itu dan kita harap ia dapat menghapuskan operasi ulat di situ,'' katanya ketika dihubungi di sini semalam.

nazrey

June 10th, 2009, 09:21 AM

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kalaulah permanent LCCT is goin to be built around here, baru lah meriah sikit KLIA. takder lah macam kera sumbang....and sepang pun takder lah nampak macam tempat jin bertendang sangat....

ERL will extension from here to the new LCCT!!!

The site: New LCCT Terminal
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Khaw

June 10th, 2009, 09:44 AM

nazrey

June 10th, 2009, 02:07 PM

Skyprince

June 10th, 2009, 05:52 PM

Another white elephant next door ?

travellator

June 10th, 2009, 07:07 PM

was back in kl recently...klia was pretty quiet...it's so under-utilized...feels kinda lonely...and yet, get the load of this...the garmen (as some call it here) would like to spend your millions and millions (not mine, whew!) on another whithe elephant next door. what a concept! for what? so m'sians can brag how big theirs is...with no traffic! memang boleh! :ohno: :ohno: :ohno:

I use KLIA and LCCT quite regularly. The main terminal is busy during the morning and evening to night period. I feel it is just about right, not overly crowded. Definitely NOT a White Elephant. It's reasonably efficient and comfortable and is one of my favorite airports.

As for the temporary LCCT, it's a bit better since the reno, but its still congested and not a comfortable place if you don't know your way around. A new LCCT definitely needs to be housed in a properly designed and planned terminal. The rate low cost air travel is expanding a new permanent terminal will Not be a white elephant.

chene

June 10th, 2009, 09:36 PM

Inilah Bandara Terbaik di Dunia

AFP
Bandara Incheon di Seoul, Korea Selatan adalah bandara terbaik di dunia.
/Rabu, 10 Juni 2009 | 09:42 WIB
SEOUL, KOMPAS.com — Bandara Incheon di ibu kota Korea Selatan, Seoul, terpilih sebagai bandara terbaik di dunia.

Demikian hasil jajak pendapat grup konsultan Inggris, Skytrax, Selasa (9/6), yang mewawancarai 8,6 juta penumpang dari 190 bandara di seluruh dunia.

Hongkong berada di urutan kedua, sementara bandara Changi di Singapura urutan ketiga. Selanjutnya disusul bandara Zurich, Swiss, dan Munich, Jerman di urutan empat dan lima. Bandara Kansai, Jepang, dan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia di urutan enam dan tujuh. Sedangkan Bandara Schiphol di Amsterdam menempati posisi kedelapan, disusul Central Nagoya, Jepang dan Auckland, Selandia Baru.

Inilah daftar bandara terbaik di dunia:

1. Incheon International
2. Hongkong International
3. Singapore Changi
4. Zurich
5. Munich
6. Kansai
7. Kuala Lumpur
8. Amsterdam
9. Central Nagoya
10. Auckland

Dr Jake

June 11th, 2009, 06:33 AM

jieloe

June 11th, 2009, 06:36 AM

What kind of freaky language is this? It's kinda weird, don'y think it's Malay.
Bahasa Indonesia:)

Khaw

June 11th, 2009, 10:01 AM

I use KLIA and LCCT quite regularly. The main terminal is busy during the morning and evening to night period. I feel it is just about right, not overly crowded. Definitely NOT a White Elephant. It's reasonably efficient and comfortable and is one of my favorite airports.

As for the temporary LCCT, it's a bit better since the reno, but its still congested and not a comfortable place if you don't know your way around. A new LCCT definitely needs to be housed in a properly designed and planned terminal. The rate low cost air travel is expanding a new permanent terminal will Not be a white elephant.

aaah! perhaps that explains it...my flight landed at 2:30pm...thought for a moment i landed in pyongyang, if not for the touts...:)

travellator

June 11th, 2009, 02:27 PM

BEST IN REGION AIRPORT AWARD WINNERS - 2009 - Skytrax

BEST AIRPORT : AFRICA
Cape Town

BEST AIRPORT : ASIA
Incheon Int'l

BEST AIRPORT : AUSTRALIA/PACIFIC
Auckland

BEST AIRPORT : EUROPE
Zurich

BEST AIRPORT : MIDDLE EAST
Tel Aviv

BEST AIRPORT : NORTH AMERICA
Dallas/Fort Worth

BEST AIRPORT : SOUTH AMERICA
Lima

BEST AIRPORT : CENTRAL AMERICA
Panama

BEST IN CATEGORY AIRPORT AWARD WINNERS - 2009

BEST DUTY FREE SHOPPING
Dubai

EASIEST INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AIRPORT
Incheon International

BEST AIRPORT DINING
Hong Kong

BEST SECURITY PROCESSING
Incheon International

CLEANEST AIRPORT WASHROOMS
Kansai

BEST TERMINAL CLEANLINESS
Incheon International

BEST BAGGAGE DELIVERY
Helsinki

BEST LEISURE AMENITIES
Singapore

BEST IMMIGRATION SERVICE
Kuala Lumpur

nazrey

June 18th, 2009, 06:44 AM

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June 18th, 2009, 08:42 AM

nazrey

June 21st, 2009, 03:46 PM

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nazrey

June 21st, 2009, 07:27 PM

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Khaw

June 21st, 2009, 08:33 PM

when its crowded ppl nagging about it.
when its quiet ppl oso complaint about it.

:bash: problematic ppl.

whit elephant?..i dont think so..
its fit the purpose and functionality...and for future traffic.

its just show your not liking towards the m'sia 'garmen' actually .

future traffic??? that was said 16 years ago when they planned that thing!!! if you read, it's not the how crowded or otherwise, it's the way the "garmen" spends and spends money without much study (look at the proposed third Johor crossing...but that's debate for another thread...even the sultan doesn't think it's warranted).

firstly, my observations over years of using the airport just tells me that it is under-utilized (no friggin' doubt about that) and yet another terminal is being built next to it. every visit is the same...not more than 30% of the gates have a plane attached to aerobridges...so why the hell not throw in an attractive package for air asia to occupy the rest??? that is in lieu of spending billions at a time when air traffic is low and economic crisis is in full swing??? i believe there are 47 aerobridges, and at even the busiest time, klia would easily have half of that number available...say 23. now, have anyone seen more than 23 planes being "active" at the LCCT. if not, then why build more? if yes, the 23 gates could take the slack, for many years to come. by the way, 23 is conservative...it's more likely to exceed that!!! think about it....

no! i don't hate the garmen...i am just presenting my observations. in fact, you could say i care for the country so much so that i am passionate about making foreign travellers having a good 1st impression of it!!!

nazrey

June 22nd, 2009, 06:10 AM

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travellator

June 23rd, 2009, 12:40 PM

firstly, my observations over years of using the airport just tells me that it is under-utilized (no friggin' doubt about that) and yet another terminal is being built next to it. every visit is the same...not more than 30% of the gates have a plane attached to aerobridges...so why the hell not throw in an attractive package for air asia to occupy the rest??? that is in lieu of spending billions at a time when air traffic is low and economic crisis is in full swing??? i believe there are 47 aerobridges, and at even the busiest time, klia would easily have half of that number available...say 23. now, have anyone seen more than 23 planes being "active" at the LCCT. if not, then why build more? if yes, the 23 gates could take the slack, for many years to come. by the way, 23 is conservative...it's more likely to exceed that!!! think about it....

Just to update you if you haven't been following the rational of the LCCT.

MAHB cannot selectively offer incentives to AirAsia to use the main terminal without also giving the same to all users of the main terminal.

you can read more of the LCCT saga on MAHB site
http://www.klia.com.my/index.php?ch=80&pg=204&ac=3962
http://www.klia.com.my/index.php?ch=80&pg=204&ac=3963
http://www.klia.com.my/index.php?ch=80&pg=204&ac=3964

nazrey

June 25th, 2009, 11:19 AM

KLIA is also designed to be an environmentally friendly airport with its central theme of an "airport in the forest" and a "forest in the airport".
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Skyprince

June 25th, 2009, 12:10 PM

future traffic??? that was said 16 years ago when they planned that thing!!! if you read, it's not the how crowded or otherwise, it's the way the "garmen" spends and spends money without much study (look at the proposed third Johor crossing...but that's debate for another thread...even the sultan doesn't think it's warranted).

firstly, my observations over years of using the airport just tells me that it is under-utilized (no friggin' doubt about that) and yet another terminal is being built next to it. every visit is the same...not more than 30% of the gates have a plane attached to aerobridges...so why the hell not throw in an attractive package for air asia to occupy the rest??? that is in lieu of spending billions at a time when air traffic is low and economic crisis is in full swing??? i believe there are 47 aerobridges, and at even the busiest time, klia would easily have half of that number available...say 23. now, have anyone seen more than 23 planes being "active" at the LCCT. if not, then why build more? if yes, the 23 gates could take the slack, for many years to come. by the way, 23 is conservative...it's more likely to exceed that!!! think about it....

no! i don't hate the garmen...i am just presenting my observations. in fact, you could say i care for the country so much so that i am passionate about making foreign travellers having a good 1st impression of it!!!

Blame MAS, they are supposed to appreciate whatever given to them ( the huge KLIA ), but instead they are downsizing.

nazrey

June 25th, 2009, 02:31 PM

TIGHTER H1N1 CHECKS AT AIRPORTS
25th June, 2009

PUTRAJAYA: More stringent checks have been put in place at the country’s international airports to detect Influenza A (H1N1) in incoming passengers because some of them have been untruthful with their health information, Director-General of Health Tan Sri Dr Mohd Ismail Merican said yesterday.

He said there had been a 400 per cent increase in the number of cases in a week because one or two undetected cases had sparked off local transmission.

“Last week, we had only 21 cases with one local transmission, but this week we have 80 cases with 11 local transmissions. This also means that we have a gap in the detection system.

“This rapid increase is due to those coming into the country not being truthful to us. Those who think they have the symptoms should be truthful. This applies especially to people coming from overseas from the affected countries,” he said.

Dr Mohd Ismail said that beginning today, all airline passengers had to complete a health alert card on the incoming flights and hand it to the health authorities before proceeding for Immigration clearance.

“All those entering the country must give their full details. Our teams will also be on the lookout for passengers who do not look healthy. All cards will be checked and those who fail to fill in all their details will be asked to do so before they can get to the Immigration counter,” he said.

Dr Mohd Ismail also said that passengers arriving from the Philippines, the United States and Australia, where there are a large number of Influenza A (H1N1) cases, would be scanned twice – once when they had alighted from the aircraft and again before they reached the Immigration counter.

“We advice those coming from these countries to undergo self-quarantine for a few days before starting their normal routine,” he said.

He also said that the national technical committee on Influenza A(H1N1), which met here today, had also decided that infected Malaysians need not spend the entire seven days at designated hospitals.

“They can go home after three days if they do not have fever. But they must be on self-quarantine. This only applies to those above 18. We are trying to minimise hospital admissions,” he said.

Dr Mohd Ismail said the ministry had added on more hospitals where screening for Influenza A(H1N1) could be carried out.

These are the Selayang Hospital, Serdang Hospital, Ampang Hospital, Putrajaya Hospital, Universiti Malaya Medical Centre, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital, Seberang Jaya Hospital, Sungai Petani Hospital, Sultan Ismail Hospital in Pandan, Johor, and Sultan Ahmad Shah Hospital in Temerloh, Pahang.

“In the next week or so, we may allow private hospitals to do the screening provided they have the facilities. It also depends on the pandemic,” he said.

Influenza A(H1N1) has so far affected 99 countries, infecting 53,110 people and killing 232.

nazrey

June 26th, 2009, 04:49 AM

customer airlines (as of 1 Oct 2008) include:
http://www.malaysiaairlines.com/my/en/bizsvc/bizsvc/handling/ground-handling.aspx

Khaw

June 27th, 2009, 10:30 AM

Just to update you if you haven't been following the rational of the LCCT.

MAHB cannot selectively offer incentives to AirAsia to use the main terminal without also giving the same to all users of the main terminal.

you can read more of the LCCT saga on MAHB site
http://www.klia.com.my/index.php?ch=80&pg=204&ac=3962
http://www.klia.com.my/index.php?ch=80&pg=204&ac=3963
http://www.klia.com.my/index.php?ch=80&pg=204&ac=3964

Cannot selectively? you sound so sure of the contractual details between KLIA and individual airlines. While I am no lawyer, I know one thing for sure...contracts can be modified, terminated, etc. if both parties agree. w/o initiating talks, MAHB could not achieve its goal to FILL UP the gates with passengers...and we are talking here about gates sitting IDLE. Business is business...not every party gets the same deal...whoever is the big fish gets a better incentive, ALL THE TIME!!!

Khaw

June 27th, 2009, 10:47 AM

Skyprince

June 27th, 2009, 03:05 PM

While other airlines downsizing, Emirates is expanding like crazy

I hope Emirates will make KL their 2nd hub, and launch many flights out of KL to fill up the empty spaces of KLIA :banana:

nazrey

June 28th, 2009, 06:50 AM

RM6.47j dadah dirampas di KLIA
28 Jun 2009
Oleh MOHAMMAD YASIR JAAFAR

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MD. Hassim Pardi (tengah) bersama Timbalan Pengarah Kastam cawangan
Narkotik, Mohd. Subri Awang (kiri) menunjukkan sebahagian dadah yang
dirampas di Nilai, semalam. - UTUSAN/Abd. Razak Aid

SEREMBAN 27 Jun - Percubaan dua lelaki warga asing untuk menjadikan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) sebagai transit penyeludupan dadah, gagal lagi.

Ini berikutan kejayaan Kastam Diraja Malaysia (KDRM) menahan dua lelaki warganegara Iran dan India dan merampas dadah jenis syabu dan ketamin yang keseluruhannya bernilai RM6.47 juta di lapangan terbang itu, semalam.

Kedua-dua lelaki warga Iran dan India itu ditahan ketika masing-masing cuba membawa masuk dadah jenis syabu dan ketamin secara berasingan di lapangan terbang berkenaan.

Penolong Ketua Pengarah KDRM (Penguatkuasaan), Datuk Md. Hassim Pardi berkata, lelaki Iran yang baru tiba dari Dubai itu ditahan pada pukul 3.40 petang oleh anggota KDRM.

Menurut beliau, hasil pemeriksaan terhadap dua bagasi yang dibawa, pihaknya menemui 23 kilogram dadah jenis cecair dipercayai syabu yang dimuatkan dalam lima tin jeruk timun.

"Dadah syabu itu dianggarkan bernilai RM5.75 juta mengikut harga pasaran ketika ini," katanya pada sidang akhbar di pejabat KDRM Cawangan Narkotik di Kampung Jijan, Nilai dekat sini hari ini.

Difahamkan, ini merupakan rampasan dadah jenis syabu terbesar yang diperoleh KDRM tahun ini.

Pada 6 Jun lalu, dua lelaki warga Iran ditahan di KLIA ketika cuba menyeludup masuk 20.4 kilogram dadah yang sama bernilai RM5.1 juta.

Menurut Md. Hassim, penyeludupan syabu dalam bentuk cecair ini merupakan kali pertama dikesan oleh pihaknya.

Beliau berkata, cecair jenis ini apabila terdedah kepada udara akan bertukar menjadi hablur kristal. Saringan awal pihaknya mengesahkan ia adalah dadah jenis methamphetamine atau syabu.

Sebelum itu, beliau berkata, pada hari yang sama, seorang lelaki warga India berusia 55 tahun ditahan di KLIA kerana disyaki membawa dadah jenis ketamin yang dianggarkan seberat empat kilogram dengan harga pasaran RM72,000.

"Lelaki terbabit ditahan sepasukan pegawai KDRM sebaik sahaja tiba dengan pesawat dari Colombo, Sri Lanka pada pukul 1.50 petang.

"Setelah diperiksa bagasi yang dibawanya, kita menemui bungkusan plastik dibalut dengan kertas karbon yang disorokkan di celah lipatan lima helai sari," katanya.

Menurut beliau, pemeriksaan lanjut mendapati kandungan bungkusan itu ialah serbuk kristal putih iaitu dadah ketamin.

Berdasarkan siasatan awal, kata Md. Hassim, dokumen perjalanan kedua-dua lelaki ini menunjukkan masing-masing pernah memasuki negara ini sebanyak tiga kali.

Katanya, kedua-dua mereka kini ditahan reman selama tujuh hari mengikut Seksyen 39B Akta Dadah Berbahaya 1952, di mana jika sabit kesalahan boleh membawa hukuman mati mandatori.

erwinkarim

June 28th, 2009, 07:20 AM

Look, the point I'm making is that it's not a wise move to spend billions on having another "duplicate" facility when the existing one is not even close to its capacity. It just doesn't make "cents". I don't buy all those defensive statements about "building for the future" (sure, everyone says that all the time -- a cliche), "busier in the morning and evening" (well, that says so much about almost 50% of each day being "dead" -- one immigration officer was nodding to sleep when I was there!).

MAHB should fill that airport up whichever way they can right now; don't wait for BA, AF, ANA, UA, Delta, Qantas, or any other major airlines to come...they come only when there is demand...and in the meanwhile, why wait for them? And certainly, one could not attract these airlines by building another white elephant (there you go, I use that term again) with only a few gates being used at any given time, and that's what AA does, they turn around each plane in less than one hour -- the planes don't get latched to the gates for more than that. And moreover, the number of "active" planes on the tarmac is not more than 10 at any given time.

bro,

* air asia doesn't want to use MTB/ satelite A cause
** they don't want to use frills like aerobrige, travellator, nice architecture
** they don't want to pay extra taxes
** they just want a box to move people inside an airplane (sounds like a cattle ranch)
** if airasia play ball and use the klia just like the rest of the airlines, i bet we will having a 2nd satelite terminal working by now...

* thai airways and singapore airlines are part of star alliance
** so more international airlines stop there instead of KLIA
** even BA (skyteam) stops in changi because of this effect
** MAS have been begging to get into skyteam but i guess thai airways and singapore airlines is trying hard to stop this.

* what's more important? people passing through the airport or using the airport as the final destination?
** changi airport serves 35 mil/year but how many of them actually stay in singapore?
*** case in point, qantas route sdy-sin-london generates around 1.5-2.0 mil/year in traffic, how much of them actually stay in singapore?

*another thot, is an empty airport means underutilized or extremely efficient?
** aerobrigdes are rented by the hour. plane stuck in an aerobridge is just a plane waiting for passengers
** X numbers of planes waiting at the tarmac is means planes waiting for their turn to take off, or planes waiting for another plane to land...
** i've once waited on the tarmac for 6 hours for a flight between indianapolis to chicago. is chicago a good airport by your standards?

btw bro, your claims was not the first, and i strongly believe that it'd not be a last...

rizalhakim

June 29th, 2009, 07:51 AM

MAS is KLIA airline of the year again
Published: 2009/06/29

NATIONAL carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS) (3786) was named airline of the year for third consecutive year at the annual KLIA Award in Sepang on Saturday.

AirAsia won the low-cost airline of the year award, while AirAsia Indonesia was given foreign airline of the year award.

For cargo category, MASkargo won airline of the year award and Korean Air received foreign airline of the year award.

The KLIA award, organised by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd, offers recognition to 15 different categories of airline and service providers operating at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang. - Bernama

rizalhakim

July 1st, 2009, 09:41 AM

KLIA sedia terima pendaratan A380

SEPANG 30 Jun - Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) bersedia menerima pendaratan Airbus A380 iaitu pesawat penumpang terbesar masa kini, kata Pengurus Besar Kanan Operasi Malaysia Airports Holding Bhd. (MAHB), Datuk Azmi Murad.

Menurutnya dua buah syarikat penerbangan asing iaitu Qantas Airlines (Australia) dan Singapore Airlines (SIA) telah mengiktiraf kemudahan bagi pendaratan pesawat penumpang itu di KLIA.

''Setakat ini kami belum menerima pendaratan pesawat itu dari mana-mana syarikat penerbangan yang beroperasi di KLIA meskipun kemudahannya sudah ada.

''Namun ada beberapa syarikat penerbangan dari Asia Barat yang berminat untuk menggunakan kemudahan itu pada masa depan tetapi saya tidak dapat mengumumkannya kerana masih di peringkat perbincangan," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas menyampaikan hadiah kepada dua penumpang bertuah sempena Ulang Tahun ke-11 KLIA di sini hari ini.

Dua penumpang terbabit ialah Liang York Min yang merupakan penumpang domestik ke 70.7 juta orang manakala Eugene O'Sullivan adalah penumpang antarabangsa yang ke 218.4 juta.

Mereka menerima dua tiket Formula Satu (F1) 2010, baucer dari Eraman bernilai RM500 dan cenderahati daripada MAHB.

Pesawat A380 mampu menampung 525 penumpang bagi tiga kelas.

Dalam pada itu, Azmi berkata, pihaknya telah merangka beberapa perancangan baru sebagai usaha untuk meningkatkan lagi jumlah penumpang di KLIA.

Malah, beliau menambah, pihaknya juga akan menaiktaraf semua kemudahan sedia ada di KLIA.

''Antaranya membawa masuk lebih banyak jenama produk terkenal ke KLIA dan meningkatkan jumlah syarikat penerbangan menggunakan sistem layan diri bagi urusan daftar masuk," katanya.

nazrey

July 1st, 2009, 11:44 PM

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nazrey

July 2nd, 2009, 04:09 PM

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Khaw

July 3rd, 2009, 02:21 AM

* air asia doesn't want to use MTB/ satelite A cause
** they don't want to use frills like aerobrige, travellator, nice architecture
** they don't want to pay extra taxes
** they just want a box to move people inside an airplane (sounds like a cattle ranch)
** if airasia play ball and use the klia just like the rest of the airlines, i bet we will having a 2nd satelite terminal working by now...

A: AA has indicated it all boils down to cost. I will bet they will if an attractive package is proposed. It's better than leaving the gates going un-used, wouldn't you think so? Point is, what kind of business enterprise would leave something perfectly usable go to waste...sitting idle? Yes, you and I know the answer.

* thai airways and singapore airlines are part of star alliance
** so more international airlines stop there instead of KLIA
** even BA (skyteam) stops in changi because of this effect
** MAS have been begging to get into skyteam but i guess thai airways and singapore airlines is trying hard to stop this.

A: You're saying something no one already doesn't know...pretty obvious.

* what's more important? people passing through the airport or using the airport as the final destination?
** changi airport serves 35 mil/year but how many of them actually stay in singapore?

A: More revenues, is that something bad? KLIA wants to be a "hub" badly, as I read over and over again, until the word "hub" is used all over for every application.

*** case in point, qantas route sdy-sin-london generates around 1.5-2.0 mil/year in traffic, how much of them actually stay in singapore?

A: so? they don't need to stay. traffic generates more traffic, more revenues in shopping, stay-overs, etc. Not to mention awareness of our country, culture, etc. which themselves are priceless. word of mouth is the best advertisement.

*another thot, is an empty airport means underutilized or extremely efficient?
** aerobrigdes are rented by the hour. plane stuck in an aerobridge is just a plane waiting for passengers

A: To me and a handful others within our travel group, it was pretty obvious again...I don't need to say more. Efficiency and optimum usage is achievable concurrently. waiting for passengers? isn't that the purpose? we need more planes "stuck" in an aerobridge, right? that's my point exactly. bring on AA then!

** X numbers of planes waiting at the tarmac is means planes waiting for their turn to take off, or planes waiting for another plane to land...

A: X = just to give you an idea how low that number is.

btw bro, your claims was not the first, and i strongly believe that it'd not be a last.

A: claims??? what claims? i was putting forth my observations, and that is spending public funds only out of necessity, and not for the sake of appeasing a private entity like AA. what's so wrong about that? as a business-minded person, that's how i feel. then again, we can agree to disagree and nothing wrong with that either!