^ he eh.. 'kelakar' la pulak. A2 kat domestic side, camner plak boleh jadiK dah la A2 ni 'jarang-jarang' diguna kan? ha haa mungkin lepas kejadian May 9 lepas they all guna A2 utk ke KB MH1402 1825hrs kot ;)

siap la syarikat yg selenggara.. panas back side ha haa

patut domestic terminal ni buka jugak untuk small aircrafts dari ASEAN region.. baru la bz sikit.

lame x gune kot..tu yg berkarat n runtuh tu

Could someone tell me whats going on at KLIA departure area why are cars or taxi not allowed at the drop off lane closest to the entrance when cars are double or even triple park at peak hours,It looks so unorganized.I have never see such stupid planning at any other airports in the world!It also dangerous for pax getting off their cars to get to the departure hall!Hello MAHB wake up!

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lama betul rasanya tak melawat KLIA dan naik MAS…rindu plak rasa…:D

:)True to a certain extend But its about time the MAHB start doing something about the landscaping along the highway (the last 20km) leading to the terminal.There are more billboards then trees/flowers!If they had pay more attention to it from the beginning it probably be something like "Changi" now.With the KLIA2 coming soon they should put aside funds for this.Beyond the terminals it s everything first time visitors will see of malaysia long before KL:)Also some of the direction signs around the airport perimeter looks old and fading.

yes landscaping.. agak collaboration works dia org dgn FRIM hanya di peringkat permulaan sahaja la kot. aku tengok pokok2 menuju ke KLIA macam tu la jugak.. kesian mcm pembesaran terbantut. patut diperkenalkan pokok2 hutan (meranti, tualang, cengal dsb) yang menjadi khazanah negara. pokok2 yang boleh memberi teduhan dan kehijauan yang membara. tgk je flyover kat tepi masjid tu, pokok bunga kertas dia mcm hidup segan mati tak mahu. MAHB ni kekadang mcm kerbau, di cucuk hidung di tarik baru nak buat kerja ha ha.

dont know kalau aku silap baca; but does anyone know the 3 new destinations introduced by Qatar Airways flying out of KLIA?

yes landscaping.. agak collaboration works dia org dgn FRIM hanya di peringkat permulaan sahaja la kot. aku tengok pokok2 menuju ke KLIA macam tu la jugak.. kesian mcm pembesaran terbantut. patut diperkenalkan pokok2 hutan (meranti, tualang, cengal dsb) yang menjadi khazanah negara. pokok2 yang boleh memberi teduhan dan kehijauan yang membara. tgk je flyover kat tepi masjid tu, pokok bunga kertas dia mcm hidup segan mati tak mahu. MAHB ni kekadang mcm kerbau, di cucuk hidung di tarik baru nak buat kerja ha ha.

aku pun mmg dah lama nak komplen ttg pemilihan pokok. mmg pokok2 kat area sepang tu macam terbantut dan terencat.

setuju dengan you ttg pokok species hutan.

yes landscaping.. agak collaboration works dia org dgn FRIM hanya di peringkat permulaan sahaja la kot. aku tengok pokok2 menuju ke KLIA macam tu la jugak.. kesian mcm pembesaran terbantut. patut diperkenalkan pokok2 hutan (meranti, tualang, cengal dsb) yang menjadi khazanah negara. pokok2 yang boleh memberi teduhan dan kehijauan yang membara. tgk je flyover kat tepi masjid tu, pokok bunga kertas dia mcm hidup segan mati tak mahu. MAHB ni kekadang mcm kerbau, di cucuk hidung di tarik baru nak buat kerja ha ha.

Not only that i think only at KLIA will u see cars double even triple park at the depature/arrival terminals ,sometime without drivers in the cars!It so dangerous to drop or pick up passengers :bash: .Its amazing in the future the flyover to KLIA2 is what u see long before getting the main terminal building.Its almost 2 airports right next to each other with its own traffic flow.:lol:

still no plan to link the ERL to the new LCCT. Ni sebab nak jaga perut2 tokey bas murah dari LCCT tu ke?

Same old storylah lets wait till the very last minute,just like the limo story.First class facility pariah way of managing it.MAHB really thinks people don't notice a lot of things thats going on at KLIA.

Same old storylah lets wait till the very last minute,just like the limo story.First class facility pariah way of managing it.MAHB really thinks people don't notice a lot of things thats going on at KLIA.

Pariah mentality. They shouldnt have let LCCT cannibalize KLIA traffic to such an extent until it is a ghostown now. Look at how Singapore spread their LCC traffic evenly. Air Asia and Jetstar in fact is using Termnial 1. Passengers that fly LCC's are not necessarily poor and they dont deserved to be treated that way. You will be surprised that quite a few of them are actually multi millionaires

dont know kalau aku silap baca; but does anyone know the 3 new destinations introduced by Qatar Airways flying out of KLIA?

aku quote myself.. can u people imagine ha haa

anyway, bad reporting by our reporters again? it is not as if they are flying direct from KLIA. the new destinations are Venice, Montreal and satu lagi aku luper.. via Doha.

Pariah mentality. They shouldnt have let LCCT cannibalize KLIA traffic to such an extent until it is a ghostown now. Look at how Singapore spread their LCC traffic evenly. Air Asia and Jetstar in fact is using Termnial 1. Passengers that fly LCC's are not necessarily poor and they dont deserved to be treated that way. You will be surprised that quite a few of them are actually multi millionaires

:cheers:Well said thats what i mean.Till today they don't seem to get it!All these clowns need to do is visit changi or bangkok.I never recall having any problem with taxis or trying to get to the city,Its always very pleasant the taxis are waiting with a big smile on the drivers faces.Why is the long term parking lot(KLIA) never open to the public from day 1?Perhaps protecting a certain limo company perhaps?Fed up max.To add insult to injury even the KFC at KLIA have different price(40%) more expansive then the city!WTF they doing us a favor ka?

Government don't know how to run businesses. Privatise them all, including MAS, MAHB (is that a government agency?), PROTON, etc. etc. Too bureaucratic, slow, etc. etc. Then and only then, we will see vast improvements that are badly needed to compete toe-to-toe with the best out there.

Yeah, one may ask "how come Singapore's government could do it, but not Malaysia's?" You know what, I will be honest with you: "I don't know why."

But why care about Singapore? Let's fix what's not working in our own country. We don't have to compare with them at this moment. But one day we will...sooner than later if businesses are left to businessmen to run, and not politicians!! :)

There u go thats just the problem with this beloved country,When the "menteris" know it all from town planning right down to the public toilets.Comparing is something i cant help doing because when u travel u see things,Sometimes when something is not quite right surely there is a good reason for it.I love KLIA even more so than LAX! just that i want it to be better and the best.

Bad flight announcers. Really, if they cannot find someone good, please use recordings which have a nice voice!

To add insult to injury even the KFC at KLIA have different price(40%) more expansive then the city!

I noticed that too!! And the staff at the KFC in the departure hall are very rude:ohno:

Rude,slow and expansive.Its about time they upgrade the children play area too its looking old and tired with time.

Hahaha.. The price of Burger King at BKK international airport is also almost double of city

Government don't know how to run businesses. Privatise them all, including MAS, MAHB (is that a government agency?), PROTON, etc. etc. Too bureaucratic, slow, etc. etc. Then and only then, we will see vast improvements that are badly needed to compete toe-to-toe with the best out there.

Yeah, one may ask "how come Singapore's government could do it, but not Malaysia's?" You know what, I will be honest with you: "I don't know why."

But why care about Singapore? Let's fix what's not working in our own country. We don't have to compare with them at this moment. But one day we will...sooner than later if businesses are left to businessmen to run, and not politicians!! :)

hahaha..i don't trust malaysian bussinessman even more than the politician..

they are deceptful,ovrrcharging customer,non inovative.pay lousy salaries.workmanship like shit.always go do monopilies n cartel

at least in gov give good pay,good environment building design so much better.rather than 2 b underpaid overwork by our taukeh who then go build ugly shoebox tower,fugly shoplot overprice cramp house all round this country..

all we need r more datuk tony n tan sri ytl..

hahaha..i don't trust malaysian bussinessman even more than the politician..

they are deceptful,ovrrcharging customer,non inovative.pay lousy salaries.workmanship like shit.always go do monopilies n cartel

at least in gov give good pay,good environment building design so much better.rather than 2 b underpaid overwork by our taukeh who then go build ugly shoebox tower,fugly shoplot overprice cramp house all round this country..

all we need r more datuk tony n tan sri ytl..


You sound like a socialist! :lol: You know what, at least those taukehs pay taxes to support people like you who always want something for nothing - gimme gimme gimme!!!

A country that is made up of people like you with a sense of entitlement will go bust like Greece and Portugal sooner than later.

Malaysians should look at the work ethics of Koreans and Japanese. See how Korea left us in the dust? Yes, CAPITALISM works. SOCIALISM sucks! :bash:

oh by the way, for those who complain about the prices in the airport, the last time i checked malaysia is a democratic country. no one forces you to eat in that kfc. it's a free country. ta-pau to the airport if you can't afford.

or maybe cheap out and go hungry...after all you could pay hundreds/thousands for an air ticket but complain about a few measly ringgits.

that's capitalism at work! kfc has to jack up the prices because the malaysian government wants excessive rent in the airport so that the government could employ more gophers like the socialistic person before me.

You sound like a socialist! :lol: You know what, at least those taukehs pay taxes to support people like you who always want something for nothing - gimme gimme gimme!!!

A country that is made up of people like you with a sense of entitlement will go bust like Greece and Portugal sooner than later.

Malaysians should look at the work ethics of Koreans and Japanese. See how Korea left us in the dust? Yes, CAPITALISM works. SOCIALISM sucks! :bash:

monopolizing,create cartel is comunism not free market!!.n why would a socialist idolise tan sri ytl n tony? jawap jawap.

the truth is our taukeh sucks!.being protected they don't innovate nor impovement of product n services no reduction of fee..just look at our dear monopolistic astro n best our cartelish isp..all suck! in all we pay lots of $$$ for super slow speed and a ultra limited data transfer.than even uganda.

they pay tax?..i can verifirmed your avarage sme taukeh pay less tax than than his worker..capitalist don't work well without law n competition..its the reason for our current mess..go 4 free market lah that is a live saver..

stop lh with the work ethic shit.we malaysian work min 10hr daily 6day per week. its the taukeh who suck.not their worker.

monopolizing,create cartel is comunism not free market!!.n why would a socialist idolise tan sri ytl n tony? jawap jawap.

the truth is our taukeh sucks!.being protected they don't innovate nor impovement of product n services no reduction of fee..just look at our dear monopolistic astro n best our cartelish isp..all suck! in all we pay lots of $$$ for super slow speed and a ultra limited data transfer.than even uganda.

they pay tax?..i can verifirmed your avarage sme taukeh pay less tax than than his worker..capitalist don't work well without law n competition..its the reason for our current mess..go 4 free market lah that is a live saver..

stop lh with the work ethic shit.we malaysian work min 10hr daily 6day per week. its the taukeh who suck.not their worker.


now you said you idolize taukehs like ytl and tf, but not your own taukeh. then you wish you work for the biggest taukeh of them all...the government. i'm confused. it's really conflicting...you idolize capitalism but would like the benefits of a socialistic country. it does not quite work that way. you have to look within yourself to know who you really are.

you said what i advocated all along...open market, freedom to compete, little or no government intervention in businesses. then i assure you, you'll have innovative and creative products and services...survival of the fittest! that's right...the government has no place in running businesses. most politicians are not business-minded people...period. i need not elaborate further...the proof is everywhere in a capitalistic society.

I noticed that too!! And the staff at the KFC in the departure hall are very rude:ohno:

Same thing what happened at Nooodles at the Satellite Terminal (before going to Melbourne). EXPENSIVE, TERRIBLE AND WHAT CRAP IS THIS??!!!! I wonder how our tourists says. I ate a small plate of noodles, RM17. I know a noodle place same size, better quality RM8 (2x of the price). Terrible, if you are going overseas try that coz, I'm telling the truth. :( Buck it up, KLIA!

now you said you idolize taukehs like ytl and tf, but not your own taukeh. then you wish you work for the biggest taukeh of them all...the government. i'm confused. it's really conflicting...you idolize capitalism but would like the benefits of a socialistic country. it does not quite work that way. you have to look within yourself to know who you really are.

you said what i advocated all along...open market, freedom to compete, little or no government intervention in businesses. then i assure you, you'll have innovative and creative products and services...survival of the fittest! that's right...the government has no place in running businesses. most politicians are not business-minded people...period. i need not elaborate further...the proof is everywhere in a capitalistic society.

when i said the taukeh are deceptful,ovrrcharging customer,non inovative.pay lousy salaries.workmanship like shit.always go do monopilies n cartel,thats a caracteristic of socialistic country,if u advocate free market none of the above will happen,coz the survival games will make these joker lose out..

now/ what now,i put ytl there on the 1st post, where in my word that prove i advocate socialist? dont talk cock k

Same thing what happened at Nooodles at the Satellite Terminal (before going to Melbourne). EXPENSIVE, TERRIBLE AND WHAT CRAP IS THIS??!!!! I wonder how our tourists says. I ate a small plate of noodles, RM17. I know a noodle place same size, better quality RM8 (2x of the price). Terrible, if you are going overseas try that coz, I'm telling the truth. :( Buck it up, KLIA!

Not everyone at the airport is going somewhere in the first place!Surely its not their god given right to jack the prices up just because its KLIA!Beyond immigration toward the departure gates is another storylah,By the way even the food court is expansive .:oho:Thank You MAHB .

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:oho:This has been going on for a while ,wrote to mahb about it ,i get no positive feed back.The photo don't do justice of situation during peak hours:bash:I did ask some of the airport staff why is the lane all empty they say its for the VIPss:nuts: go figure

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Not everyone at the airport is going somewhere in the first place!Surely its not their god given right to jack the prices up just because its KLIA!Beyond immigration toward the departure gates is another storylah,By the way even the food court is expansive .:oho:Thank You MAHB .

Well, that's terrible. Why tourists says :Our Food is Cheap LOL". I heard the Brits says "I will really miss Malaysia" when I was at the Satellite Terminal LOL. Is that a understatement?

^^KLIA is expensive for people who work in Malaysia and earn RM...can you imagine a bowl of noodle ONLY at satelite terminal cost you (I had once) at least RM 16-20..is it not expensive for Malaysian who earn RM????

For tourists, of course they consider cheap when they use their Sterling or Euro or USD!!! how much to them...4 pound or 5 euro!!!!

dont be ignorant...as I said many times..our RM is too small!!!

^^KLIA is expensive for people who work in Malaysia and earn RM...can you imagine a bowl of noodle ONLY at satelite terminal cost you (I had once) at least RM 16-20..is it not expensive for Malaysian who earn RM????

For tourists, of course they consider cheap when they use their Sterling or Euro or USD!!! how much to them...4 pound or 5 euro!!!!

dont be ignorant...as I said many times..our RM is too small!!!

ya agree we only should spend into indonesia,thailand,phillippine and all currency under RM...

even in japan also cannot cope with a cup of coffee around rm6 per cup...too expensive for malaysian....:lol:

^^KLIA is expensive for people who work in Malaysia and earn RM...can you imagine a bowl of noodle ONLY at satelite terminal cost you (I had once) at least RM 16-20..is it not expensive for Malaysian who earn RM????

For tourists, of course they consider cheap when they use their Sterling or Euro or USD!!! how much to them...4 pound or 5 euro!!!!

dont be ignorant...as I said many times..our RM is too small!!!

Hmm but why don't you just eat at Food Garden at Level 2 of MTB , its quite cheap there.

Same as Bangkok Suvarnabhumi - the main food court is cheap but once you pass through Immigration, the food inside ( except for Fast-food chain ) is Very expensive to those earning Thai Bahts !

This has nothing to do with Ringgit being "too small "

Airports are generally expensive place , full stop .

Yupp just because its a airport but then again if its anything beyond immigration towards all departure gates its fair game.

I just returned from Morocco - the Tuna sandwich in Fez airport costs about 30 Ringgit lol.

KLIA's Food Garden is slightly costlier than Suvarnabhumi's food court- but our Food Garden is more posh/luxurious than "cafetaria/canteen-looking" Suvarnabhumi's food court.

Hmm but why don't you just eat at Food Garden at Level 2 of MTB , its quite cheap there.

Same as Bangkok Suvarnabhumi - the main food court is cheap but once you pass through Immigration, the food inside ( except for Fast-food chain ) is Very expensive to those earning Thai Bahts !

This has nothing to do with Ringgit being "too small "

Airports are generally expensive place , full stop .

^^because Baths is also very small...even smaller than RM....ur answer is supporting RM is too small...thanks....i found some airports are not as expensive as compared to restaurants elsewhere...those airports are in Sterling/Euro zone...to me..it is RM too small...that's why KLIA operators can charge very expensive in RM for foreigners who earn sterling/euro/USD feel nothing but not for people who earn RM like us....full stop!!

Lol in average, biryani in normal London restaurants cost 7-8 Pounds , whereas in KL its 5-8 Ringgit. Masih nak komplen lagi kah ?

Don't talking about food selling after you have gone through the custom..

I found out that the food in Singapore airport especially those fastfoods and restaurants having the same price tag as per other branches in Singapore be it in downtown or neighbourhood area.


Cheers!!

Don't talking about food selling after you have gone through the custom..

I found out that the food in Singapore airport especially those fastfoods and restaurants having the same price tag as per other branches in Singapore be it in downtown or neighbourhood area.


Cheers!!

yeah right!!!

mountain dew 500ml:
outside: S$1.50
budget terminal: $2.60

evian
outside: $2.00
budget terminal: $2.60

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Thanks to nazrey the photos does KLIA justice, there are more good things to write but every once and again the management need to be reminded that there are room for improvements.

everything at KLIA are cheap compare to airport at other developed country. No matter in term of food, left beggage or anything else..i ve been experienced that..

Thanks to nazrey the photos does KLIA justice, there are more good things to write but every once and again the management need to be reminded that there are room for improvements.

nanti kene rekemen nasrey dpt jaksa pendamai:)

everytime a forum is heated,he will spam picturessssss

then suddently people got cool off:lol:

Tau tak per...rr ;)

nanti kene rekemen nasrey dpt jaksa pendamai:)

everytime a forum is heated,he will spam picturessssss

then suddently people got cool off:lol:

:lol:I noticed that too,in a way its good.But sometimes no matter how negative the topic may be, it may be good also so that truth is known,thats the only way they can be better(Management).If not they syok sendiri.

jatuh lagi

http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards_2011/Categories.htm

World's Best Airports 2011

Airport of the Year
9.Kuala Lumpur International Airport

others
Best Airport Immigration Service
1.Kuala Lumpur International Airport

World's Top 10 Airport Hotels
7.Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL)

Staff Service Excellence Award
2.Kuala Lumpur International Airport

:lol:Kenapa saudara terkejut?A new airport can only stay no1 for so long and without proper maintenance /new products/services.Its matter of time before KLIA slides down the scale even more in the future.

Don't talking about food selling after you have gone through the custom..

I found out that the food in Singapore airport especially those fastfoods and restaurants having the same price tag as per other branches in Singapore be it in downtown or neighbourhood area.


Cheers!!

please dont humor us, i have flown to Changi...it ain't so my friend, Singapore is no exception to hiked fastfood prices, just like any other International airports around the world.

please dont humor us, i have flown to Changi...it ain't so my friend, Singapore is no exception to hiked fastfood prices, just like any other International airports around the world.

Oh really.. but the food in aston terminal 1, ruyi terminal 1 are almost the same price sh0w in other outlet in Singapore..

Correct me if i am wrong then...

Oh really.. but the food in aston terminal 1, ruyi terminal 1 are almost the same price sh0w in other outlet in Singapore..

Correct me if i am wrong then...

did u say 'almost' the same? anyway im not gonna back n forth over this. not a big deal.

del

the only thing that i hate about KLIA is their super lousy luggage system. So far the worst i have to wait like 40min. You can go shopping around KLIA and then ur luggage still not there yet. they really really need to improve on that..

jatuh lagi

http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards_2011/Categories.htm

World's Best Airports 2011

Airport of the Year
9.Kuala Lumpur International Airport

others
Best Airport Immigration Service
1.Kuala Lumpur International Airport

World's Top 10 Airport Hotels
7.Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL)

Staff Service Excellence Award
2.Kuala Lumpur International Airport


MAHB aims to keep KLIA on world's top five airports list
By Kamarul Yunus
Published: 2011/07/01




SEPANG: Malaysia's top airport turned 13 yesterday and its operator said one of its main targets is to keep KL International Airport (KLIA) among the world's top five airports.

"I'm confident that KLIA will keep on progressing and to further establish itself as an icon in the world of aviation," Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) chairman Tan Sri Dr Aris Othman said when launching KLIA's 13th year celebration yesterday.

To do this, a proper system and collaborative efforts have to be put in place.

"This is why we have conceptualised the project called Advance towards Culture Excellence, which is made up of all representatives from all agencies at KLIA.

"This concept provides a platform for the KLIA community to forge relationship and promote the culture of collaboration and excellence," he said.

This year, KLIA won the "Best Airport Immigration Service" award by Skytrax World Airport for the second straight year.

It handled 6.6 per cent more passengers in the first quarter ended March 31, handling some 4.7 million passengers against 4.4 million in the same quarter last year.

"Total passenger movement at KLIA last year recorded a 14.8 per cent increase to 34.1 million passengers compared with 29.7 million in 2009," he said.

MAHB now manages and operates 39 airports in Malaysia, comprising five with international status, 16 domestic and 18 short take-off and landing ports. It has operations in India, Turkey and Maldives.

with MAS joining Oneworld, hopefully that heavyweight airlines, such as Qantas and BA will come back to KLIA.

with MAS joining Oneworld, hopefully that heavyweight airlines, such as Qantas and BA will come back to KLIA.

At this moment of tough time...they might not come back. They will utilize code sharing...its not about KLIA being good or bad. It just the way full fare airline no longer do it the old way. The benefit is by joining One world. You can use Asiamiles instead of Enrich. I like Asiamiles as you can redeem point for goods/ hotel free nights beside just free flight.

I still remember when I used to ride on CX all the time...ends up I get a free SonyEricsson W550.

(copied and pasted) Effective 30 October 2011

EK346/347 DXB-KUL-DXB – aircraft upgrade from B777-300ER to A380-800 (ULR version)

... subject to government approval, not loaded into the reservation system yet and still subject to change.

^^ Hell yeah..!! :D

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some of he dead bulbs gotta be changed...still look awesome but kinda kill some of the wow factor when it kinda gives you the impression that it's not well maintained...

What else is new ha?:lol:

sourcehttp://www.businesstraveller.com/news/emirates-to-serve-kuala-lumpur-with-a380:
Emirates to serve Kuala Lumpur with A380
Published: 26/07/2011 - Filed under: News »

Emirates will be the first airline to offer scheduled A380 services to Malaysia from December 1.

The Dubai-based carrier will operate daily flight EK346 with the superjumbo, departing the UAE at 0405 and arriving in KL at 1455, with return leg EK347 leaving Malaysia at 1930 and landing back in Dubai at 2230.

The news means Emirates will pip Malaysia Airlines to the post in offering A380 services from Kuala Lumpur. MAS is set to take delivery of its first superjumbo next spring, and is believed to be planning to operate the aircraft on key routes to London and Amsterdam (see online news May 31).

Emirates recently inaugurated A380 services to Shanghai (see online news April 27), and will roster the superjumbos on to routes to Johannesburg (October 1) and Munich (January 1, 2012).

For more information visit emirates.com.
Report by Mark Caswell

What else is new ha?:lol:

tu la ... bug trap kat lampu tu :lol:

If u walk around the terminal/parking buildings ,There are some spots look like not been touched by a broom or wet mop since day one:ohno:

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^^very good example are d glass lift at satellite terminal:bash:. u can see a lot of dust on d metal frame:bash:.

alamak! even dust buat kompain :uh:( :D )

Nazrey this is beyond dust and taik burunglah:lol:

aiyahhhh..rrr..h!!!

BA, Qantas kembali ke Kuala Lumpur?
http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=0729&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Korporat&pg=ko_02.htm

SEPANG 28 Julai - Syarikat penerbangan British Airways (BA) dan Qantas bakal kembali terbang dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) selepas tidak lagi berbuat demikian sejak 10 tahun lalu.

Ketua Pegawai Kewangan Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. (MAHB), Faizal Mansor berkata, pihaknya ada berbincang dengan kedua-dua syarikat penerbangan itu dan terdapat tanda-tanda positif mereka akan kembali.

''Dengan penyertaan Malaysia Airline Systems Bhd. (MAS) dalam gabungan Oneworld terdiri daripada 14 syarikat penerbangan dunia, ia mencerahkan lagi peluang kedua-dua syarikat penerbangan ini kembali ke KLIA.

''Kehadiran mereka membuka lagi peluang kepada KLIA menjadi pusat penerbangan di rantau ini.

''Bagaimanapun, setakat ini tiada sebarang keputusan dibuat,'' katanya selepas mengumumkan keputusan kewangan MAHB bagi suku kedua berakhir pada 30 Jun 2011 di sini hari ini.

Oneworld adalah satu daripada tiga gabungan antarabangsa utama, menyediakan penjenamaan pemasaran mudah bagi para pengembara membuat hubungan perkongsian kod antara sesama syarikat penerbangan dengan negara-negara.

Tambah Faizal, MAHB menjangkakan antara dua hingga tiga syarikat penerbangan bakal datang ke KLIA menjelang akhir tahun ini.

''Syarikat penerbangan yang bakal ke KLIA kemungkinan besar dari timur tengah,'' jelasnya.

Dalam perkembangan lain, ketika ditanya mengenai perkembangan bidaan peluasan Lapangan Terbang Putera Mohammed bin Abdulaziz di Madinah, Faizal berkata, mereka sedang menunggu keputusan pemarkahan teknikal pada masa ini.

''Kami telah menghantar cadangan bidaan MAHB. Daripada segi teknikal kami mempunyai kelebihan dan keputusan mengenai pemarkahan teknikal dijangka diumumkan pada akhir Ogos ini.

''Manakala, keputusan keseluruhan mengenai projek tersebut bakal diumumkan pada akhir tahun ini,'' katanya.

Sementara itu, bagi suku kedua berakhir 30 Jun 2011, MAHB merekodkan peningkatan keuntungan sebelum cukai dan zakat sebanyak 33.1 peratus kepada RM267.1 juta berbanding RM200.7 juta pada tempoh sama tahun lalu.

MAHB turut mencatatkan kenaikan sebanyak 23.5 peratus perolehan kepada RM1.264 bilion berbanding RM1.023 bilion sebelumnya

Have they heard of code sharing?

If BA n Qantas r coming back to KLIA, thats really not a good news to AA X or MAS. Its better the Kangaroo Route which transit in KLIA should be granted only for local airlines. The return of these Qantas n BA will slash the profit of both of MAS n AA X. The competition to rule the sky will be tougher.

Competition means good news, bro.

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MAHB in talks with BA and Qantas on using KLIA
By JEEVA ARULAMPALAM Tuesday August 16, 2011
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/16/business/9305672&sec=business#13134956197591&if_height=649

PETALING JAYA: Airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is still in talks with British Airways and Qantas Airways on the possibility of both airlines mounting flights to KL International Airport (KLIA), a decade after these airlines suspended flights to KLIA owing to a lack of network connectivity here.

“At the moment, discussions are still on-going,” MAHB chief financial officer Faizal Mansor told StarBiz yesterday via a text message.

Last month, Faizal told reporters that both airlines were considering the possibility of flying into KLIA, following Malaysia Airlines (MAS) joining the Oneworld alliance.

British Airways and Qantas had yet to respond to separate e-mails sent to them on the possibility of either resuming flights to KLIA.

While MAHB stands to benefit from new airline mounting flights to KLIA, a local aviation analyst said that British Airways flying to KLIA was not expected to hurt MAS and AirAsia X as it would have its own set of clientele.

“Government officials and government-related companies are required to use British Airways' services similar to what we see for MAS whereby government-linked companies and officials in Malaysia use MAS' services,” said the analyst.

He added that British Airways' customers would continue to use the airline's services due to loyalty and mileage programmes.

While British Airways would fly the London-KL route, analysts said Qantas was likely to start with the Sydney-KL route first.

Meanwhile, a foreign analyst said that market talk had it that British Airways, Qantas and MAS had formed an alliance within the Oneworld alliance, whereby the three airlines would cross-sell each other's tickets on their respective websites. This deal was said to be executed by former MAS managing director Tengku Datuk Seri Azmil Zahruddin.

“For instance, a British passenger who wants to fly from London to KL and subsequently to Penang, can do it seamlessly through this alliance basically British Airways will offer a ticket for the passenger to fly from London to Penang, utilising the MAS network. While a code-share is typically executed for a single route (point-to-point), this alliance between the three airlines builds on connectivity and network,” he said.

This alliance would allow Qantas and British Airways' passengers the opportunity to book flights to South-East Asian destinations via the MAS networks.

“With MAS, British Airways' passengers can access destinations such as Phuket, Surabaya, Bandung, Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. The Middle Eastern carriers don't fly to such destinations so it will be easier for these passengers to utilise MAS' network,” he said.

However, should there be such an alliance between the three airlines, it remains to be seen if it will be executed considering the latest reshuffle at MAS, where new board members were appointed and an executive committee put in place to oversee the running of MAS, while the hunt for a new managing director is under way.

Both British Airways and Qantas ceased flights from KLIA in 2001 and 2000 respectively, as the airlines said it made more commercial sense to redeploy capacity to where demand was much better served Singapore's Changi Airport.

Qantas axed flights to KLIA as it opted to use Singapore as its South-East Asia gateway while other international airlines said in order for KLIA to be a regional hub, it needed to compete more effectively with Singapore and win airlines at the expense of Changi. For instance, Qantas currently has two direct daily flights each from Melbourne to Singapore and Sydney to Singapore.

However, KLIA has increasingly grown as a regional hub in the last decade, with international passenger numbers increasing from 12.7 million in 2001 to 23.8 million international passengers last year. While KLIA has attracted more foreign airlines to mount flights to KLIA, part of KLIA's popularity is also due to low-cost carrier AirAsia group mounting flights to regional destinations.

Meanwhile, MAHB clarified in a media statement yesterday that passenger service charge (PSC) in Malaysia was not linked with the construction cost of airports or terminals built locally.

It cited the example that the PSC remained the same despite the relocation of airport operations from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang to the brand new KLIA in 1998.

“The PSC and other aeronautical charges are determined solely by the Government as enshrined in the Civil Aviation Act 1969. Therefore, it is the sole prerogative of the Government to reduce, maintain or increase aeronautical charges which MAHB abides by,” MAHB said, adding that it was not at liberty to revise aeronautical charges without the Government's approval.

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KLIA needs to work harder to attract more international passengers
By JEEVA ARULAMPALAM Saturday August 20, 2011
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/8/20/business/9324822&sec=business#13138203095961&if_height=646

CONSUMERS and some airlines may frown upon airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd's (MAHB) recent decision to increase aeronautical charges, but analysts say the move is long time coming.

MAHB is set to increase international passenger service charge (PSC) by 27% to 28% effective Sept 15 while aircraft landing and parking charges will be gradually raised up to 30% and 64% respectively, starting next January.

International PSC will increase to RM65 from RM51 at the KL International Airport (KLIA) main terminal building, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Subang, Langkawi International Airport, Penang International Airport, Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 1 and Kuching International Airport. Meanwhile, international PSC will be raised to RM32 from RM25 at the low-cost carrier terminal KLIA and Terminal 2 Kota Kinabalu.

The PSC rates have not been changed since 2002.

Landing and parking charges will be increased over three years starting January next year landing charges will go up 9% annually while parking charges will rise 18% per annum. The landing and parking rates have remained the same for 17 years.

The domestic PSC will likely remain the same at RM6 for LCCTs and RM9 for all other airports.

Under the operating agreement signed with the Government, MAHB is allowed a PSC increase every five years. Noteworthy, MAHB is already getting RM65 for every passenger, comprising RM51 paid by the passenger and RM14 paid by the Government, as compensation for not allowing the airport operator to raise its official PSC.

Under the operating agreement, MAHB can receive restitution form the Government if the actual PSC is below the benchmark PSC rate.

Therefore, no direct financial impact on MAHB is expected from the rise in international PSC to RM65 from RM51.

But the RM7 increase for international departures from the LCCTs will be an additional source of income for the airport operator.

Analysts do not expect the international PSC hike at KLIA and other airports to deter travellers on full-service carriers as the RM14 hike is small compared with the airfares paid.

“For price-sensitive passengers travelling internationally on low-cost carriers, there could be some impact on traffic although it is likely to be fairly insignificant,” says CIMB Research in a report this week.

The report adds that with the hike implemented on Sept 15, only tickets booked after this date will be affected by the increase in PSC, which means that the impact on financial year 2011 earnings will be negligible as AirAsia passengers usually book months ahead.

MAHB is not alone in pushing for higher aeronautical fees, as seen with the revision implemented by Changi Airport Group as at April 1.

The PSC for departing passengers using the Budget Terminal at Singapore Changi Airport was revised to S$7.80 (RM19.18) from S$4.80 (RM11.80) . In total, fees paid by budget terminal passengers, including PSC, passenger security service charge (PSSC) and aviation levy, will increase to S$18 (RM44.25) from S$15 (RM36.88).

This revision was to recover part of the cost of operating the budget terminal, which saw a S$20mil upgrade in 2009. The total passenger fee of S$15 has remained the same since the terminal opened in 2006.

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Situation in Singapore

Singapore's airport operator also introduced a PSC and PSSC of S$9 and S$3 respectively for transfer and transit passengers, since these passengers have access to facilities and services in the transit areas of Changi Airport. The operator also raised aircraft landing fees at Changi Airport, resulting in a 15% average increase in airlines' landing, parking and aerobridge bill, with a higher adjustment for narrow-body aircraft.

CIMB Research adds that parking and landing charges at MAHB are 30% lower than Jakarta, which has the lowest rate among regional airports in Singapore, Bangkok and Hong Kong. MAHB was entitled to raise these charges back in 2009 but management held back to encourage traffic growth.

It says that the total landing and parking fees at Hong Kong and Singapore are three times and 2.5 times what MAHB charges, as both are prominent financial hubs in the region with extensive network connectivity, making them favoured destinations for most airlines.

Another operator looking to raise PSC is Airports of Thailand, which operates several airports including Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport. The local press in Thailand reported that a hike in PSC was needed to help cover higher operating costs and capital expenditure (capex) spent in the past several years to improve services at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The suggestion is to raise PSC on international flights by some 14% to 800 baht (RM79.65) from 700 baht (RM69.70) while domestic PSC will be more than doubled to 250 baht (RM24.89) from 100 baht (RM9.96). The new PSCs, if approved, will be effective October next year.

If the Civil Aviation Board does not approve the drastic domestic PSC hike, then another plan is to leave it at the existing 100 baht but raise the international PSC to 900 baht (RM89.61) instead.

Therefore, analysts view MAHB's move to raise aeronautical charges as timely.

“Overall, we are positive on the rise in the PSC, landing and parking charges, which we think is timely, given the current inflationary environment and high capex for the new terminal,” says CIMB Research.

Among regional peers such as Suvarnabhumi and Changi, KLIA is still behind in terms of international passenger movement. Last year, KLIA recorded total passenger traffic of 34.09 million people, of which 23.77 million came from international flights and 10.32 million from domestic flights. Comparatively, Changi Airport handled about 42 million passengers while Suvarnabhumi saw 42.8 million, of which 32.4 million were international passengers.

“Just looking at the figures, KLIA still has a long way to go in terms of becoming an international hub for travel compared with our neighbouring countries. KLIA needs to improve its global connectivity it needs to bring in top airlines while the local airlines need to expand their international network, either by way of frequencies or new routes,” notes an industry observer.

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MAHB in talks

MAHB has said that it was in talks with British Airways (BA) and Qantas Airways on the possibility of both airlines mounting flights to KLIA, a decade after these airlines suspended flights to KLIA owing to a lack of network connectivity here. However, sceptics are unsure if these airlines will resume flights to KLIA, as these airlines have said a decade ago that it made more commercial sense to redeploy capacity to where demand was much better served Changi Airport.

“It would be good if KLIA is able to attract BA and Qantas as there will be better route connectivity from KLIA and it will give diversity for passengers travelling out of KLIA,” said a local aviation analyst.

The observer adds that the “fifth freedom rights” for airlines will help KLIA grow further.

Essentially, “fifth freedom rights” is when an airline picks up passengers from point A and drops off/picks up passengers at point B before flying to point C. For instance, a Singapore Airlines' flight from Kuala Lumpur to Melbourne will use Changi as its point B for drop off and picking up of new passengers flying to Melbourne.

“This strategy is obviously more beneficial in building the hub-and-spoke network of full-service carriers as low-cost carriers are point-to-point airlines,” he says.

But it is not all bleak in terms of growth at KLIA. Among its peers in Bangkok and Changi, KLIA actually posted a stronger overall growth of 14.8% against Changi's 13% and Suvarnabhumi's 5.6% last year. It has, however, lagged behind Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport's 19.4% growth to 44.4 million passengers in 2010.

Another bright spot would be Qantas' announcement this week that it would like to set up a new premium service carrier in Asia. While no other details were provided, JP Morgan in its report says that the Qantas Group was likely to increase access to south/west Asia by establishing the new airline in the region with either Singapore or Kuala Lumpur as the hub.

Thus, now MAHB will have to work towards attracting this new airline to choose KLIA as its preferred hub over Changi.

MAHB aims for the sky
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Bright prospects

Analysts are generally upbeat about the business blueprint. They say it will see the transformation of KL International Airport (KLIA) into a next generation hub - including the development of a new Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) - as offering huge growth potential, while continued expansion overseas is expected to enhance MAHB's portfolio as a world-class airport operator.

Under the plan, MAHB aims to increase its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) and return on equity to RM1bil and 10% respectively by 2014. Managing director Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid had said that in the best case scenario, EBITDA will grow to RM1.12bil while in a base case scenario, it was estimated to be RM822mil. This it plans to do by managing more airports overseas, boosting its commercial revenue, increasing passenger traffic at the KLIA and co-developing land.

MAHB has also projected revenue to reach RM3bil by the end of the five-year plan. “If we stretch ourselves to bring in passengers, we can be a RM3bil company in five years,” Bashir had said.

He added that several key initiatives had been identified, of which 93% would be from commercial sources - aeronautical and commercial revenue.

It is also targeting to achieve 60 million passengers by 2014, with focus on strengthening KLIA as the next generation hub, where all routes, airlines and terminals will connect seamlessly.

However, MAHB may hit its passenger target much earlier as at end-2010, MAHB handled 57.8 million passengers. In 2009, it handled about 51.3 million passengers.

MAHB manages and operates 39 airports in Malaysia: five international, 16 domestic and 18 short take-off and landing ports. As at end-December last year, more than 50 international airlines are operating at the KLIA.

According to analysts, MAHB's performance has so far been more or less in line with its business direction as laid out in the blueprint.

“It has successfully improved its revenue and profit, thanks to higher traffic numbers and the steps taken by the airport operator to improve itself,” an analysts said, adding that it was an opportunity for new LCCT terminal to be the regional LCCT hub where the shift to long-haul routes will contribute to the growth of passenger movements.

A local bank-backed analyst said despite the new revision in its charges, MAHB still offers the best value in the region with competitive aeronautical charges.

“It is not easy for MAHB to increase its aeronautical charges. The operator therefore will need to depend on increasing its revenue through the commercial stream,” says an analyst.

On its commercial development, MAHB will also focus on commercial and retail optimisation and expansion at KLIA's new terminal and subsequently venture into land development in two to five years.

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^^ That banner is ugly...so 80s with tat hibiscus design and color

^^ That banner is ugly...so 80s with tat hibiscus design and color

the banner is alright, just the stupid hibiscus thingy

Source:http://www.asianewsnet.net/home/news.php?id=20892&sec=2
Flying straight into the competition
Karamjit Kaur
The Straits Times
Publication Date : 19-08-2011

Australian airline Qantas is looking at either Singapore or Kuala Lumpur as the base for a new premium carrier it plans to launch.

Its decision either way will have an impact not only on rival Singapore Airlines (SIA) and local carriers, but on the hub status of Singapore's Changi Airport.

Qantas' new start-up is among several initiatives to boost business and salvage its loss-making international operations. Chief executive Alan Joyce has not disclosed much about it. What is known is that the new entity will be a separate brand from Qantas' distinctive flying kangaroo, and will kick off with a fleet of 11 single-aisle Airbus 320 aircraft.

Many aviation watchers think Qantas will pick Singapore. But KL's appeal cannot be dismissed either.

In some ways, Singapore is the obvious choice because Qantas and its low-cost arm Jetstar, is already the largest single foreign player at Changi, accounting for about 10.5 per cent of the total number of weekly seats. The SIA group, including regional airline SilkAir, controls 40 per cent of the market.

Singapore is also a key hub for Qantas on the Australia-Britain route. In contrast, Qantas does not fly direct to KL.

Picking Singapore would allow the new Qantas carrier to leverage on Changi Airport's position as a hub for premium and business travellers, and let it tap Changi's network of over 100 airlines operating to more than 200 cities. Kuala Lumpur International Airport is served by about 60 carriers.

But there are also sound arguments in favour of KL being the base of the new carrier. For one thing, it allows Qantas to deepen existing partnerships with AirAsia and full-service carrier Malaysia Airlines (MAS).

In January last year, AirAsia and Jetstar inked a deal to pool resources and expertise in a drive to slash costs and lower ticket prices.

More recently, Qantas sponsored MAS' entry into the Oneworld global aviation alliance, which includes Qantas, British Airways and Cathay Pacific. This allows Qantas, which has a limited presence in Asia, to leverage on MAS' network to expand its own reach.

But business links between the Qantas family and the MAS family do not necessarily mean that the Australian carrier should plant its new flag in KL.

Flying out of KL could be counter-productive as the new entity could take away market share from the local players.

By the same token, a new Qantas arm in Singapore that targets the premium market is going to hurt SIA and its regional carrier SilkAir. Already, SIA's market share and yields have eroded in recent years, in the face of competition from regional budget carriers and improved service from full-service airlines like Emirates and Cathay Pacific. A new Qantas-backed carrier flying out of Singapore will intensify the heat on SIA.

SIA is already preparing for a more competitive skyscape. It plans to launch its own long-haul low-cost carrier by the middle of next year.

It recently struck a deal with Virgin Australia to code-share - sell seats on each other's services - and coordinate flight schedules for seamless transfers.

Whether its preferred choice is Singapore or KL, Qantas will need the official nod from the relevant civil aviation regulator to launch its new carrier.

If Qantas wants to fly its new carrier out of Singapore, the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) must scrutinise what value the new carrier will bring to Singapore.

How will the new carrier enhance Singapore's position as a premier air hub in the region and make Changi more attractive to both airlines and travellers?

Will the new carrier launch new routes and markets? Or is the intention merely to snatch market share away from SIA and other incumbents that fly out of Singapore?

CAAS will have to strike a balance between promoting Changi as an air hub, and safeguarding the interests of existing airlines, including SIA, that fly out of Singapore. Its assessment must be guided ultimately by what is best for the country.

Unlike some other countries reluctant to open their skies to foreign carriers for fear of weakening their own local airlines, the Singapore Government has always adopted a liberal stance.

Having more airlines and linkages out of Singapore makes Changi attractive to travellers, and promotes business links and overall economic growth. The interests of SIA and other local airlines sometimes have to take a back seat to this paramount objective.

This was a position then Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew reiterated when he got involved in a dispute between SIA and its pilots several years ago. He had declared in January 2004 that if budget airlines were to eat into SIA's profits, his reaction would be: "So be it". This was because the more important objective was "our remaining a busy air hub".

This of course does not mean that the Government does not push for SIA's rights and that of other local carriers. When air deals are sealed between countries, these are often the end result of delicate manoeuvring, with one eye on the commercial interests of the country's carrier/s and the other on the wider benefits that increased traffic will bring to that country.

The ideal scenario from Singapore's point of view would be for the Australian carrier to fly out of Singapore in return for SIA getting air rights between Australia and the United States which it has long lobbied for.

But even if no such deal is struck, CAAS should consider an application from Qantas on its own merit. If satisfied that Qantas' new arm will benefit Changi Airport and Singapore's aviation industry, then it must say yes to the kangaroo, even if it hurts Singapore's national airline SIA.

But even that need not be a zero sum game. In fact, one can argue that SIA's success to date is due in part to the airline having to constantly upgrade and improve its services and products to deal with the competition.

To its credit, SIA has risen to the challenge. There is every chance it will do so again, even if Qantas is allowed to plant its new flag at Changi.

the banner is alright, just the stupid hibiscus thingy

It's not KLIA's fault. This is the standard design from the government.
Blame it on the government for being so uninnovative

'KLIA not affected by US, Europe crises'
Published: 2011/08/23
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20110823220205/Article/index_html

The KL International Airport (KLIA), so far, hasn't been affected by the economic crisis in the US and Europe, says the airport's operator, Malaysia Airport Holdings Bhd.

MAHB senior general manager for operations, Datuk Azmi Murad said for the January to July period, the number of passengers using KLIA had increased by 13.3 per cent to 21.836 million passengers compared with the same period last year.

"Passengers using the main terminal increased by 9.3 per cent to 11.759 million while passengers using the low cost carrier terminal increased 18.4 per cent to 10.077 million compared with the January-July period last year," he said after distributing dates and mineral water to passengers at the KLIA today.

He said the higher number of passengers from the Middle East, who are having their holidays from July to September, has also helped to increase the passenger volume during the period. --Bernama

Who are they kidding?

^^ya....but may be also true becos all the while there are not many US & Europeans fllights to KLIA, so it doesn't affect them!!:lol::lol:

MAHB inks privatisation pact with WCT
Published: 2011/09/22
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20110922192001/Article/index_html#ixzz1YgdsIG2k

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has signed a concession agreement with WCT Bhd and Segi Astana Sdn Bhd (SASB) for the privatisation of the integrated complex at the new terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2).

In a filing with Bursa Malaysia today, MAHB said the agreement was based on a build-operate-transfer model for a concession period of 25 years with an option to extend for another 10 years.

It said the construction cost of RM530.3 million would be funded via external borrowings by SASB and shareholders' equity.

SASB would undertake the construction of the complex, it said.

"The complex comprises a transportation hub for the Express Rail Link, buses, taxis, car rental services and private transport; a commercial complex consisting of a shopping mall with net lettable area of approximately 350,000 sq ft; and car parks with approximately 6,000 parking bays," it said.

Upon the expiry of the concession period, SASB would transfer the complex, including the building, fittings and relevant documents to MAHB at no cost.

SASB is currently wholly-owned by WCT Land Sdn Bhd, which in turn is a wholly-owned unit of WCT.

Following the concession agreement, MAHB will acquire 30 per cent stake in SASB which will have an issued and paid-up capital of RM106.06 million upon the commencement of the commercial operation of the integrated complex, while WCT Land will maintain a 70 per cent interest.

In consideration of MAHB granting the concession to WCT, SASB will pay MAHB a lease rental.

In addition, MAHB may be entitled to royalty payments. -- Bernama

Customs To Tighten Airport Security System
September 27, 2011 18:22 PM
http://www.bernama.com/bernama/state_news/news.php?id=616084&cat=nt

SEBERANG JAYA, Sept 27 (Bernama) -- The Customs will tighten the airport security system after reviewing passenger entry and exit procedures to prevent prohibited goods from being smuggled into the country, said its director-general, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khalid Yusuf.

He said discussions were being held with other enforcement agencies such as the Immigration Department and Malaysia Airports Berhad to improve passenger clearance procedures at the KL International Airport (KLIA) and the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT), Sepang.

"Following strict enforcement, the Customs so far this year seized prohibited goods worth RM331.43 million with unpaid duties of RM236.91 million and we believe this year's seizure will be higher or match last year's figure of RM507 million.

"For example, drug seizure so far this year increased sharply up to RM103.51 million against RM44 million for the whole of last year," he told reporters after chairing a meeting with state Customs directors at the Penang Customs Complex here today.

Mohamed Khalid said the Customs was studying how smugglers managed to avoid their baggage and luggage from being checked on arrival following the arrest of an African man for attempting to smuggle drugs hidden in 300 sticks of lip gloss recently.

"We are drawing a new layout and redesigning the system and a simulation will be carried out to check whether it will be more effective in screening and clearing passengers while avoiding congestion and delaying travellers," he said.

He gave an assurance that the measures would not inconvenience foreign tourists, instead screening would be carried out efficiently and quickly.

As screening every passenger at the KLIA and LCCT will be time-consuming, he said measures were taken to get initial information on high-risk passengers at embarkation points and followed by scanning on arrivals and observations by undercover officers.

"The suspects identified will be subjected to a 100 per cent inspection where they and their baggage will be X-rayed," he added.

Mohamed Khalid said the Customs collected RM21.8 billion in taxes so far this year compared with RM20.4 billion in the corresponding period last year and the revenue this year is expected to increase to RM30 billion," he said.

-- BERNAMA

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more like nap lounge....

Thats the sad truth!

more like nap lounge....

I think maybe KLIA should grab this idea..a nap lounge :lol:by providing sofa beds at same places as that what the airports around the world lacking whenever the passengers have to stay overnight while waiting the early morning flight or get stranded while the flights delayed. These passengers cannot afford to stay at posh hotels nearby the airports (apart from Tune Hotel near LCCT). :cheers:

^^ There are already sleeping capsules/booths in some airports in Europe...that would be a good idea...

No needlah they have all the space in the world!Just something like changi will do. Charge people by the hour lets say 20-30 ringgit perhour,single bed,small tv,common shower will do.

No needlah they have all the space in the world!Just something like changi will do. Charge people by the hour lets say 20-30 ringgit perhour,single bed,small tv,common shower will do.

Airside Transit Hotel Room Rates & Photos
Airside Transit Hotel is conveniently located at the Satellite Building, next to Gate C5, is an ideal rest place for the weary traveller. The advantage of not having to check through Malaysian Immigration and Custom makes the hotel a perfect stopover in between flights.

HOTEL FACILITIES AND SERVICES
1. 80 well-designed rooms with attached bathroom and television
2. In-room safe
3. 24-hour reception
4. Fitness Centre with well-equipped gymnasium, shower,
sauna
5. Business Centre with full range of facilities
6. Telephone calls (IDD / STD)
7. Complimentary use of sauna and gym facilities
for in house-guest
8. WiFi Available
9. Free buggy service for pick up and transfer hotel guest to the boarding gate.

HOTEL ROOM RATE
Rates for the first six- (6) hours (1 block):

STANDARD ROOM (1 queen size bed) 20”sq.mtr - RM140.00 nett
SUPERIOR ROOM (1 queen size bed) 24”sq.mtr - RM160.00 nett
DELUXE ROOM (1 king size bed) 27”sq.mtr - RM200.00 nett
SUITE (1 king size bed) 51" sq. mtr - RM230.00 nett
Each additional hours beyond six hours
(Maximum 3 hours only) - RM20.00 nett
Extra Bed
(Maximum 1 additional person only for deluxe room) - RM30.00 nett
Double rates (2 block) apply for stays between 10 - 12 hours

FACILITIES FOR NON CHECK IN GUEST
If you have a brief stopover and would like to unwind and freshen up, you are welcome to use our private shower and gym facilities. Towel, soap and shampoo will be provided. Chargeable rates are as follows:

SHOWER - RM20.00 nett (per person)
GYM AND SHOWER - RM30.00 nett (per person)
SAUNA AND SHOWER / STEAM BATH - RM30.00 nett (per person)
GYM, SHOWER, SAUNA AND STEAM BATH - RM50.00 nett (per person)

Enquiries and reservations can be made at:
Mezzanine Level, Satellite A Building, 64000 KLIA Sepang, Selangor.
Tel: +603-8787 4848
Fax: +603-8787 4747
Email: airsidehotel@malaysiaairports.com.my

Note : Airside Transit Hotel is only caters accommodation for International arrival and departure passengers at KLIA terminal.

Terms & Condition Apply :
* All information are correct at the time of publishing. Malaysia Airports reserves the right to change any information in this website without prior notice.

Airside Transit Hotel Room Rates & Photos
Airside Transit Hotel is conveniently located at the Satellite Building, next to Gate C5, is an ideal rest place for the weary traveller. The advantage of not having to check through Malaysian Immigration and Custom makes the hotel a perfect stopover in between flights.

HOTEL FACILITIES AND SERVICES
1. 80 well-designed rooms with attached bathroom and television
2. In-room safe
3. 24-hour reception
4. Fitness Centre with well-equipped gymnasium, shower,
sauna
5. Business Centre with full range of facilities
6. Telephone calls (IDD / STD)
7. Complimentary use of sauna and gym facilities
for in house-guest
8. WiFi Available
9. Free buggy service for pick up and transfer hotel guest to the boarding gate.

HOTEL ROOM RATE
Rates for the first six- (6) hours (1 block):

STANDARD ROOM (1 queen size bed) 20”sq.mtr - RM140.00 nett
SUPERIOR ROOM (1 queen size bed) 24”sq.mtr - RM160.00 nett
DELUXE ROOM (1 king size bed) 27”sq.mtr - RM200.00 nett
SUITE (1 king size bed) 51" sq. mtr - RM230.00 nett
Each additional hours beyond six hours
(Maximum 3 hours only) - RM20.00 nett
Extra Bed
(Maximum 1 additional person only for deluxe room) - RM30.00 nett
Double rates (2 block) apply for stays between 10 - 12 hours

FACILITIES FOR NON CHECK IN GUEST
If you have a brief stopover and would like to unwind and freshen up, you are welcome to use our private shower and gym facilities. Towel, soap and shampoo will be provided. Chargeable rates are as follows:

SHOWER - RM20.00 nett (per person)
GYM AND SHOWER - RM30.00 nett (per person)
SAUNA AND SHOWER / STEAM BATH - RM30.00 nett (per person)
GYM, SHOWER, SAUNA AND STEAM BATH - RM50.00 nett (per person)

Enquiries and reservations can be made at:
Mezzanine Level, Satellite A Building, 64000 KLIA Sepang, Selangor.
Tel: +603-8787 4848
Fax: +603-8787 4747
Email: airsidehotel@malaysiaairports.com.my

Note : Airside Transit Hotel is only caters accommodation for International arrival and departure passengers at KLIA terminal.

Terms & Condition Apply :
* All information are correct at the time of publishing. Malaysia Airports reserves the right to change any information in this website without prior notice.

Thanks for the info. I should check this out and telling to my friends/family whenever they get stranded at KLIA.

WOW i did not know that!The rates are reasonable .Good info thanks so much.Not enough promotion is probably the reason not many people know about it ha?If i were samsung i make sure those cosy sofa is gone:lol:

KLIA Q3 passenger traffic up 10.4%
Business Times | Oct 25, 2011
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20111025191904/Article/index_html

KUALA LUMPUR: Passenger traffic at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) increased by 10.4 per cent to 9.54 million passengers in the third quarter of 2011 from 8.64 million passengers in the same period last year.

Of the total, 6.69 million were international passengers and 2.85 million were domestic passengers, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said in a filing to Bursa Malaysia today.

It said that passenger movements at other airports under its management saw a 11.3 per cent increase to 6.6 million passengers in the third quarter this year from 5.93 million passengers previously.

MAHB said cargo movements at KLIA went down 0.6 per cent to 170.84 million kg from 171.94 million kg previously.

For the other airports, cargo movements decreased 8.9 per cent to 57.48 million kg from 63.11 million kg previously, it said.

The airport operator said KLIA's aircraft movements rose by 10.7 per cent to 68,040 in the third quarter of 2011 from 61,461 in the same quarter last year.

For the other airports, aircraft movements rose by 8.1 per cent to 91,152 compared with 84,307 previously, it added. - BERNAMA






Transaero to Resume Singapore & Malaysia

Russia’s Transaero today (21OCT11) announced service resumption to Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, as well as new service to Seychelles.

From 30 Dec 2011, it’ll resume Kuala Lumpur service with Boeing 767-300ER, operating once a week.

Boeing 777-200ER aircraft from 01 Jan 2012 operates 1 weekly Singapore service, and will also operate Seychelles service every 10 days starting 02 Jan 2012.

Schedule:

Moscow Domodedovo – Kuala Lumpur
UN551 DME2100 – 1115+1KUL 763 5
UN552 KUL1240 – 1945DME 763 6

If u were a smoker ,where would u rather be smoking?:lol:KLIA or
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Changi
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http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/dengilo/DSC06738.jpg

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Welcome to paradise!I thought we had a big airport ,boy was i wrong!Until i saw http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/dengilo/DSC07709.jpg
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/dengilo/DSC07730.jpg
:lol:And that is just one terminal!

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:lol:And that is just one terminal!

Which airport is it the last one? Hainan?

Beijing Terminal 3.Easily 5 to 7 times bigger than KLIAs MTB+Satellite .But no smoking rooms:bash:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/dengilo/DSC07730.jpg
:lol:And that is just one terminal!

siap ade traffic light lagi tuh...:lol:

But if u look carefully how bad the air quality is!

But if u look carefully how bad the air quality is!

The China airports are massive and gigantic due to increasing traffic movements but their architectures are so so. Yup I noticed the bad air quality in China even Hong Kong while I was visiting China and HK while a go. In addition to smokes released from the vehicles and factories, also from the cigarettes as China is one of the highest smokers in the world. Sorry for the smokers! :lol:

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World best kept "Rahsia":lol:Paradise when it comes to air travel but would be nice to see more airline using it too ha.It saddens me to see row upon row of unused gates and MAS planes parked on the tarmac with nowhere to go:down:

If u were a smoker ,where would u rather be smoking?:lol:KLIA or
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Changi

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KLIA is good :lol:. sebab biarlah smoker tu sedut balik asap rokok dia tuh. baekk punya :lol:.
kalau dia gi kat tempat lain pun asap rokok dia tu boleh membunuh orang lain. so tak perlu la beri layanan dan tempat istimewa sgt kat smoker2 ni k .

either they wanna die soon or they shud not smoking in public area. :lol::lol::lol:

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/dengilo/DSC06713.jpg
Welcome to paradise!I thought we had a big airport ,boy was i wrong!Until i saw
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c224/dengilo/DSC07730.jpg
:lol:And that is just one terminal!

ya lor!. with china population almost the same with malaysia, shame on us with KLIA that is so small.( :lol::lol::lol::lol: )

China population same as Malaysia? sure :nuts:?

Beijing may be lah!:lol:Actually more like 20 million people u can almost move the whole of malaysia 28 million there:nuts:But when i think of the air quality no thank you!:ohno:

how about the traffic there dengilo ? is it one of the factor that cause the bad air quality or the factories /industrial site in the city ?

Thanks to the 12 lines subway system!About 7 million people commute to the city everyday even more on the weekends!Not once i was caught in a massive traffic jam. The locals folks still convinced that its fog!Factories/industrial is the main culprit.Enough already lets move on with KLIA:lol:

Lots of room for retailers at KLIA2
JUNE RAMLEEPublished: 2011/11/11
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/jrklia12/Article/index_html

Now everyone can shop in more stores at the new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT).

KLIA2, slated for opening by the end of next year, will have even more retail space than its main terminal, the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

KLIA now has only 173 tenants of retailers and food and beverage operators while the new KLIA2 has space for 225 outlets with a total space of 35,200 sq metres.

"Retailers interested to be part of the new KLIA2 can bid for space through two open tenders next month and February next year.

"The tenders will be placed on MAHB website and major newspapers in early December and another one on February 14," said Faizah Khairuddin, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) senior general manager for commercial services at a press conference here yesterday.

KLIA2 is bound to get a huge number of passengers, creating a thriving shopping scene that will see more than RM1.2 billion in sales in the first year alone.

MAHB found in a survey that some two thirds of low-cost travellers are between 22 and 44 years old, travelling an average of once every two months.

"Almost 43 per cent of the travellers are white collar with high disposable income and the average amount of time they spend at the airport is two hours," she said.

Faizah said KLIA2 will not automatically take in retailers from the present LCCT.

"These retailers will also have to go through the open tender process like the rest," she said.

According to her, the process will be done in two batches because of the holidays in between, including New Year and Chinese Lunar New Year.

The bidding process will take between four and six weeks.

The tender will be completed next July, just in time for the airport's opening scheduled by the end of next year.

One operator is allowed not more than five outlets.

"Out of this space, 95 per cent will be for commercial purposes while the rest for upcoming small and medium enterprises," she said.

Interested retailers can go to www.malaysiaairports.com.my or www.klia2.com.my.

Can monitor air traffic lah:)
http://www.flightradar24.com/

Can monitor air traffic lah:)
http://www.flightradar24.com/

WOW Amazing... Thanks Uncle !!

Why singapore/china missing from it?

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With Facebook, KLIA Coach now communicates with users and public.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/AIRPORT-COACH-TO-KLIA/110746460820

Hope Malaysia Airports can learn from other institutions on communication.

British Airways Bid for BMI to Plug Asia Gaps From Korea to KL :applause:
Bloomberg BusinessWeek | December 05, 2011, 7:17 AM EST
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-05/british-airways-bid-for-bmi-to-plug-asia-gaps-from-korea-to-kl.html


Extracted:

Prime targets for BA are likely to include Incheon, the biggest hub in South Korea, a country the carrier has never served, and Kuala Lumpur, which it exited in 2001 to focus Southeast Asian operations on Bangkok and Singapore, according to John Grant, a London-based consultant at UBM Aviation.

“British Airways needs to be back in that part of the world,” Grant said. “It’s the perfect time because they’ve got new orders for aircraft coming in. It really is the missing piece of the jigsaw.”

Air France-KLM Group, Europe’s biggest airline, offers 13 weekly flights to Korea and Lufthansa four. The French company also provides seven services to Kuala Lumpur, operated by the Dutch KLM unit. Kuala Lumpur will also probably feature high on BA’s wish list because Malaysian Airline System Bhd. is set to join the Oneworld alliance that IAG leads, Grant said.

MAS belum masuk oneworld ke? ingatkan sudah

KLIA among world's top five next year
Published: 2011/12/06



MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has targeted to make KL International Airport (KLIA) among the world's top five airports in 2012.

The airport operator also aimed to achieve earnings before interest, tax, deprecia-tion and amortisation of RM822 million and a return on equity of 10.42 per cent next year.

Those are the targets set by MAHB in its headline key performance indicators (KPIs) for 2012 announced yesterday.

In a filing to Bursa Malaysia yesterday, MAHB said the headline KPIs were based on its strategic plans and long-term targets developed under its five-year business direction (2010-2014) initiative.


MAHB said the headline KPIs were also based on the assumption that there would not be any significant change in the prevailing economic and political conditions, as well as the present legislation and/or government regulations.

"These headline KPIs shall not be construed as forecasts, projections or estimates of MAHB or representations of any future performance," it said.

On the outlook of the aviation industry, MAHB said it believed that 2011 would end on a double-digit passenger growth of about 10 per cent.

It said globally, there were still fears of economic weakening, especially in Europe and to a certain extent, in the US.

"Oil price is also predicted to be on an uptrend. The possibility of another economic downturn remains," it said.

The airport operator said it expected to achieve an overall growth of 6.6 per cent in passenger movements in financial year 2012 based on the expected gross domestic product of five per cent to six per cent and assuming world economic environment would remain reasonably stable.

MAHB said KLIA2 construction would continue to be a priority.

With the projected passenger growth, MAHB expects a challenging but profitable year ahead.

Top 5 by worthless Skytrax rating, or traffic, or size, or self-perceived rating, or ??? Note how they are being vague about things and this is one of them...

Top 5 by worthless Skytrax rating, or traffic, or size, or self-perceived rating, or ??? Note how they are being vague about things and this is one of them...

Most spacious less crowd airport ?

Now Tony is the spokesman for KL's aviation:



Fernandes: KL is best Asian hub for Qantas
AFP | The Australian Financial Review | The Sydney Morning Herald | Business Times Malaysia | Dec 14, 2011

SYDNEY: Australian airline Qantas should base its Asian operations in Malaysia rather than Singapore if it is serious about expanding in the region, AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes said today.

Fernandes, who is in talks with Qantas and Malaysia Airlines on a three-way alliance, told The Australian Financial Review that a Qantas operation based in Kuala Lumpur would be the stronger option.

“Singapore is the better business hub for sure, but the majority of Singapore traffic is transit traffic — just like Dubai,” he said.

“The main thing is cost saving, avoiding wasteful competition,” he said.

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so British Airways dan Qantas akan masuk KLIA anytime soon!

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Stricter checks at KLIA
By Hariz Mohd 29 December 2011 | last updated at 12:39am
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SEPANG: ALL inbound international flights are now regarded as high risks for drugs smuggling, thus requiring stringent checks and more Customs officers placed at the international airport here.

This came after the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Customs Department found that international drugs syndicates have started using flights from various countries, including those regarded as "low risk" before, to smuggle in drugs.

KLIA Customs director Datuk M. Govinden said the syndicates were also found to be using drug mules from different countries to avoid detection.

"We have placed more officers to ensure full utilisation of our new scanner machines, which will help to better detect contraband.

"The syndicates have changed their trend after we managed to foil numerous attempts by targeting flights from certain countries, which were regarded as 'high risk' for smuggling activities," he said yesterday.

Govinden said early this year, the department nabbed a high number of Iranians and Nigerians, who tried to smuggle in drugs.

However, he said, recent cases saw the syndicates starting to use women from Vietnam and Cambodia to smuggle in drugs for them.

"The most recent case was on Tuesday when we nabbed a local youth who had just arrived from Manila, Philippines.

"He tried to smuggle in 3kg of metham- phetamine worth RM750,000 in his luggage. This is the first time we encountered a drug smuggling attempt using a flight from the country."

He said the department's investigations found that almost all cases were traced back to syndicates ran by Nigerians.

"No matter which country the drugs are smuggled from, we found that behind almost all of the syndicates were Nigerians, besides a small number involving Iranians."

Govinden said since October until Dec 27, the department had seized 116.58kg of drugs worth RM27.896 million and detained 24 suspects, including six locals.

On the youth's case, Govinden said the suspect, who worked as a mechanic with a company in Petaling Jaya, was detained after the scanner machine revealed suspicious objects in his bag.

"Checks revealed 10 packs of metham- phetamine hidden in a special compartment in the bag, covered by a layer of carbon strip.

"We believe that the carbon strip was installed to fool our scanner machines, but it definitely did not work as the hidden objects' were clearly seen on the machine's monitor."

To Moscow direct, with Transaero
Published: 2012/01/02
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/PORTRUS/Article/index_html

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Transaero is the sole airline from Russia to operate to Kuala Lumpur with one flight weekly.

KUALA LUMPUR: Air travellers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport can now fly to Russia direct with the debut of Transaero Airlines.

Transaero, Russia's second largest airline made its maiden landing in KLIA on Saturday. It is the 57th airline serving Kuala Lumpur.

Transaero is the sole airline from Russia to operate to Kuala Lumpur with one flight weekly. It flies every Saturday from Moscow and Kuala Lumpur and vice versa using Boeing 763 aircraft with 255 seats configuration.

According to Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), the Moscow-KL direct air link is a result of relentless marketing effort and Tourism Malaysia's aggressive promotion.

Transaero has been operating charter flights to KLIA for the last few years. The airline has created sufficient market demand on this route for it to start scheduled operations.

"Transaero service opens a new market for us and we wish them all the best for their operations to Kuala Lumpur. We look forward for the airlines to stabilise and strengthen their operations to Kuala Lumpur and hopefully, increase their frequency to KLIA soon," MAHB managing director Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad said in a statement.

He added that it is MAHB's close cooperation and relationship with Tourism Malaysia as well as the Ministry of Transport's pro-business policies that brought the airline from Russia to Malaysia.

"I anticipate that this strong partnership will continue to reap more success in terms of attracting more airlines to Malaysia."

Transaero's service will provide convenient access between Kuala Lumpur and Moscow and expand two-way trade, investment and tourism for both countries.

In 2011, besides Transaero, KLIA has welcomed Air Koryo and Lion Air, while Egypt Air made a comeback to KLIA.

Transaero operates to major Russian cities and is also the leading carrier to Kazakhstan.

Its network covers many European destinations such as Austria, Cyprus, England, Germany, Greece, Israel and Spain. Transaero also operates flights to major Asian countries like China, Japan, Thailand and India.

To Moscow direct, with Transaero
Published: 2012/01/02
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/PORTRUS/Article/index_html

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Transaero is the sole airline from Russia to operate to Kuala Lumpur with one flight weekly.

KUALA LUMPUR: Air travellers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport can now fly to Russia direct with the debut of Transaero Airlines.

Transaero, Russia's second largest airline made its maiden landing in KLIA on Saturday. It is the 57th airline serving Kuala Lumpur.




^^ Its also a great news for thousands of Malaysian students studying in Russia, especially in Moscow and also the relatives to visit them.

First A380 :cheers: Emirates @ KLIA

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Emirates A380 makes its Kuala Lumpur debut
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Thanks and Credit to Azuan Zahdi!

More pictures of Emirates A380 arrived at KLIA in his website!

the link: http://www.azuanzahdi.com/index.php/2012/01/01/kuala-lumpur-welcomes-the-a380/

Thanks and Credit to Azuan Zahdi!

More pictures of Emirates A380 arrived at KLIA in his website!

the link: http://www.azuanzahdi.com/index.php/2012/01/01/kuala-lumpur-welcomes-the-a380/

Thanks for sharing :)

Great news for our tourism to begin with 2012...


Russia's Transaero lands in Kuala Lumpur
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Transaero, Russia's second largest airline made its maiden landing in Kuala Lumpur. It operates one weekly flight every Saturday from Moscow and Kuala Lumpur and vice versa, using a Boeing 763 aircraft with 255 seat configuration, said Malaysia Airports in a statement. The inaugural flight UN551 touched down at KLIA yesterday and was given a warm Malaysian style reception by Malaysia Airports and Tourism Malaysia.



Emirates A380 makes its Kuala Lumpur debut
Khaleej Times | 2 January 2012

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DUBAI -- Emirates celebrated the New Year in a ‘big’ way by becoming the first airline to operate a scheduled Airbus A380 service to Malaysia.

The airline’s flagship, operating as EK346, piloted by Malaysian national Captain Kwong Yung Ling arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Sunday afternoon to a traditional welcome of a water canon salute. Joining Captain Kwong on the flight deck for the first flight was First Officer Abdulaziz Alusaimi from the United Arab Emirates.

The start of 2012 will be a busy time for Emirates, in addition to launching our A380 aircraft on one of our three daily non-stop flights between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur,...

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Thanks Azuan for the pics.. and if you don't mind.. lol



Great news for our tourism to begin with 2012...


Russia's Transaero lands in Kuala Lumpur
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Transaero, Russia's second largest airline made its maiden landing in Kuala Lumpur. It operates one weekly flight every Saturday from Moscow and Kuala Lumpur and vice versa, using a Boeing 763 aircraft with 255 seat configuration, said Malaysia Airports in a statement. The inaugural flight UN551 touched down at KLIA yesterday and was given a warm Malaysian style reception by Malaysia Airports and Tourism Malaysia.



Emirates A380 makes its Kuala Lumpur debut
Khaleej Times | 2 January 2012

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DUBAI -- Emirates celebrated the New Year in a ‘big’ way by becoming the first airline to operate a scheduled Airbus A380 service to Malaysia.

The airline’s flagship, operating as EK346, piloted by Malaysian national Captain Kwong Yung Ling arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Sunday afternoon to a traditional welcome of a water canon salute. Joining Captain Kwong on the flight deck for the first flight was First Officer Abdulaziz Alusaimi from the United Arab Emirates.

The start of 2012 will be a busy time for Emirates, in addition to launching our A380 aircraft on one of our three daily non-stop flights between Dubai and Kuala Lumpur,...

Read More >>> http://www.khaleejtimes.com/displayarticle.asp?xfile=data/theuae/2012/January/theuae_January21.xml&section=theuae&col=

To Moscow direct, with Transaero
Published: 2012/01/02


welcome Russian chicks ! :lol:

after china doll..now malaysian guys can have 'white chicks' ...:lol:

huhhhh...*sigh*

Finally That big mama is here!Just that i think is just what it takes to finnish off MH!:ohno:

:welcome Russian chicks ! :lol:

after china doll..now malaysian guys can have 'white chicks' ...:lol:

:ohno:Do they sell them by the kilo?:lol:

MAS, when are they going to learn? Flew to Dubai from KL via MAS, A330-200. 7 hours only 3 movies in rotation, audio system not working properly. Food was disgusting. It was a major rip-off.

What else is new?Now that u have aA380 serving that route ,its a no brainer who people will be flying with. Soon emirates will use the big mama for their melbourne sector,even then MH can still pertend nothing is happening ha!:ohno:

if and only if the EK's Y class is not like their B77W....if not,frequent flyers still can consider MH.

welcome Russian chicks ! :lol:

after china doll..now malaysian guys can have 'white chicks' ...:lol:


Oh yea!! THese days you can see them around KLCC, Mid Valley and even in 1U!!

Hooray!!!

Exclusive brandy collection only at KLIA
Thursday January 5, 2012
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/1/5/central/10193450&sec=central

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Good stuff: The Martell Millesimes Collection is available
exclusively at duty-free outlets in KLIA.

MALAYSIA’S premier airport retailer, Malaysia Airports (Niaga) Sdn Bhd has made available the first expression of its Millésimes Collection exclusively at its duty-free outlets in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).

Malaysia Airports (Niaga) Sdn Bhd general manager Muhammad Fawzy Ahmad said, “We are proud to not only be the only retailer in Malaysia to offer this unique chance to experience the Millésimes Collection, but also to be one of the two retailers in the Asia-Pacific region to make this available.”

The Millésime 1968 is carefully selected by Cellar Master Benoit Fil from Martell’s oldest cellar built in 1833, the Chais de la Coquille.

It is a rare single eau de vie from the Grande Champagne area, a land known for its powerful and structured eaux de vie.

“We would like to invite duty-free travellers to take the opportunity to savour this exclusive collection, especially at the start of the new year,” he said.

^^ why are my area, starhill still only got only china doll???

i demand the mayor to explain why there is no white chick in starhill

stupid mayor

:lol:Gotlah go to toys&for u and me at sungei wang:cheers:

Ok lets get back..to the story of saya tak tahu minister.and mr tony pua which for whatever reason never heard of someone name tony fernandance..bcoz if he knew him..surely he knew bout the other tony saga of pumpkin airport and klia north.


From free malaysia today
By Yow Hong Chieh January 05, 2012

Kong: KLIA2 move had nothing to do with MOT

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 5 - Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha today washed his hands of KLIA2's relocation, saying the decision to shift sites was made by Malaysia Airports (MAHB) and did not involve his ministry. "I don't have much to answer because the decision was not made by MOT... I'm sure Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd have their reasons and explanation," he told reporters in Putrajaya today. DAP publicity chief Tony Pua yesterday urged Kong (picture) to take action against Transport Ministry officials who had signed off on the move without realising its cost implications. Pua has alleged that the decision to relocate the low-cost carrier terminal from KLIA North to its present site in KLIA West had caused construction costs to nearly double to RM3.9 billion, with an estimated RM1.2 billion spent on earthworks alone. The Petaling Jaya MP said this was because the soil in KLIA West had "poor bearing qualities and is not suitable for airport construction without undertaking significant engineering measures", as noted in the 1992 KLIA Master Plan. He also claimed yesterday that MAHB had failed to inform government officials that siting the terminal there would push up construction costs significantly, and called for action to be taken against the airport operator's top management. Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat, who was transport minister when the move was first mooted in April 2008, has backed Pua's claims that MAHB made no mention of unsuitable soil conditions in KLIA West when proposing the new site. MAHB has denied withholding crucial information from government officials, stressing that terminal was only shifted to its current location upon approval from all stakeholders. Kong added today that Pua could refer to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) if he was unhappy about KLIA2's inflated cost. "I am here not to protect any parties and if Tony Pua is not happy, he can refer the allegations to the PAC," he said. MAHB had previously said that KLIA2's inflated cost, which has nearly doubled to RM3.9 billion from RM2 billion, was due to its decision to increase the terminal's capacity to 45 million passengers per annum (PPA) from 30 million. This was done to accommodate budget carrier AirAsia's projections that 45.3 million passengers would be using the new low-cost carrier terminal by 2020, it said. The airport operator also blamed the latest six-month delay to a change in baggage handling system (BHS), which it said had been requested by AirAsia. But AirAsia has denied asking for a more powerful BHS or a larger terminal, noting that it had only asked MAHB to ensure KLIA2 could be expanded if needed. KLIA2 will be the world's largest low-cost carrier terminal when it is completed in April 2013.

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What else is new?Now that u have aA380 serving that route ,its a no brainer who people will be flying with. Soon emirates will use the big mama for their melbourne sector,even then MH can still pertend nothing is happening ha!:ohno:

MAS wasn't that bad on KL-Melbourne flight. Anyways, is Emirates good and cheaper also with a good safety record. If it is, excellent should try out the next time I fly there.

MAS wasn't that bad on KL-Melbourne flight. Anyways, is Emirates good and cheaper also with a good safety record. If it is, excellent should try out the next time I fly there.

They ok oklah but the time slot sucks big time!:bash:

^^I think Emirates is better then MH............The only thing that is better on MH is the service:)

One thing for sure i noticed the flight crews are very confident with what they do cause i think most of them are from different alrlines at on time before joining emirates.One thing going for emirates is that most of their equipments are practically new.They replicating SIA in some ways by not hanging on to their aircrafts too long.

DUbai's central location helps. If u want to fly from London to Beijing which is more convenient and burn less fuel - London-KL- Beijing or London-Dubai- Beijing ? Haa we all know the answer. Even Singapore Airlines' capacity look small compared to Emirates nowadays.

I agree its a no brainer ha!Finally SIA has little pening not forgetting Air Asia also giving them a run for their money too:banana:

MAHB should built bigger foodcourt area at domestic departures hall... currently there are only 2 food stalls. if no space.., close 1 or 2 gate nearby to built it. some of the gates rarely use :bash:(i think ) Domestic hall soo boring for me.

Malaysia Airlines Missing You Flashmob at KLIA
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MAHB should built bigger foodcourt area at domestic departures hall... currently there are only 2 food stalls. if no space.., close 1 or 2 gate nearby to built it. some of the gates rarely use :bash:(i think ) Domestic hall soo boring for me.


what happen to the old burger king at the domestic area? (the one near the transfer area) heard it was close...if its close..any new outlet being open there?

what happen to the old burger king at the domestic area? (the one near the transfer area) heard it was close...if its close..any new outlet being open there?

no more burger king... forgot whats replace it. but nothing special for sure. :nuts:

anyone can list airlines that use klia ??

anyone can list airlines that use klia ??
Check out Wikipedia :)

Airlines Contact [ A - I ]
1 GMG Airlines
2 Cebu Pacific
3 Air Zimbabwe
4 Air Bagan
5 Air Astana
6 Air Asia X
7 Gading Sari Aviation Services
8 FireFly
9 Air China
10 China Southern
11 China Eastern
12 Iran Air
13 Gulf Air
14 Garuda Indonesia
15 Federal Express Corporation
16 Eva Airways
17 Etihad Airways
18 Emirates Airlines
19 Egypt Air
20 China Airlines
21 Cathay Pacific
22 Cargolux
23 Biman Bangladesh
24 Air Niugini
25 Air Mauritius
26 Air India Express
27 Air Asia

Airlines Contact [ J - R ]
1 Royal Jordanian
2 Pakistan International Airlines
3 Oman Air
4 Nepal Airlines
5 Mahan Air
6 Jetstar Asia
7 Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd
8 Qatar Airways
9 Myanmar Airways International
10 Merpati Nusantara
11 Malaysia Airlines
12 Lufthansa
13 Kuwait Airways
14 Korean Airlines
15 KLM Royal Dutch
16 Jet Airways
17 Japan Airlines

Airlines Contact [ S - Z ]
1 United Airways BD Limitied
2 Tiger Airways
3 Silk Air
4 Shenzhen Airlines
5 Yemen Airlines
6 Xiamen Airlines
7 Vietnam Airlines
8 Uzbekistan Airlines
9 United Parcel Services
10 Transmile Air
11 Thai Airways International
12 Sri Lankan Airways
13 Singapore Airlines Ltd
14 Saudi Arabian Airlines

SOURCE: http://www.klia.com.my/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=41

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^^ i don't see Air Koryo in the list. Have they stop flying to KUL??

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To Moscow direct, with Transaero
Published: 2012/01/02
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/PORTRUS/Article/index_html

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Transaero is the sole airline from Russia to operate to Kuala Lumpur with one flight weekly.

KUALA LUMPUR: Air travellers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport can now fly to Russia direct with the debut of Transaero Airlines.

Transaero, Russia's second largest airline made its maiden landing in KLIA on Saturday. It is the 57th airline serving Kuala Lumpur.

Transaero is the sole airline from Russia to operate to Kuala Lumpur with one flight weekly. It flies every Saturday from Moscow and Kuala Lumpur and vice versa using Boeing 763 aircraft with 255 seats configuration.

According to Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), the Moscow-KL direct air link is a result of relentless marketing effort and Tourism Malaysia's aggressive promotion.

Transaero has been operating charter flights to KLIA for the last few years. The airline has created sufficient market demand on this route for it to start scheduled operations.

"Transaero service opens a new market for us and we wish them all the best for their operations to Kuala Lumpur. We look forward for the airlines to stabilise and strengthen their operations to Kuala Lumpur and hopefully, increase their frequency to KLIA soon," MAHB managing director Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad said in a statement.

He added that it is MAHB's close cooperation and relationship with Tourism Malaysia as well as the Ministry of Transport's pro-business policies that brought the airline from Russia to Malaysia.

"I anticipate that this strong partnership will continue to reap more success in terms of attracting more airlines to Malaysia."

Transaero's service will provide convenient access between Kuala Lumpur and Moscow and expand two-way trade, investment and tourism for both countries.

In 2011, besides Transaero, KLIA has welcomed Air Koryo and Lion Air, while Egypt Air made a comeback to KLIA.

Transaero operates to major Russian cities and is also the leading carrier to Kazakhstan.

Its network covers many European destinations such as Austria, Cyprus, England, Germany, Greece, Israel and Spain. Transaero also operates flights to major Asian countries like China, Japan, Thailand and India.

British Airways Bid for BMI to Plug Asia Gaps From Korea to KL :applause:
Bloomberg BusinessWeek | December 05, 2011, 7:17 AM EST
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2011-12-05/british-airways-bid-for-bmi-to-plug-asia-gaps-from-korea-to-kl.html

Extracted:

Prime targets for BA are likely to include Incheon, the biggest hub in South Korea, a country the carrier has never served, and Kuala Lumpur, which it exited in 2001 to focus Southeast Asian operations on Bangkok and Singapore, according to John Grant, a London-based consultant at UBM Aviation.

“British Airways needs to be back in that part of the world,” Grant said. “It’s the perfect time because they’ve got new orders for aircraft coming in. It really is the missing piece of the jigsaw.”

Air France-KLM Group, Europe’s biggest airline, offers 13 weekly flights to Korea and Lufthansa four. The French company also provides seven services to Kuala Lumpur, operated by the Dutch KLM unit. Kuala Lumpur will also probably feature high on BA’s wish list because Malaysian Airline System Bhd. is set to join the Oneworld alliance that IAG leads, Grant said.
MAHB in talks with BA and Qantas on using KLIA
By JEEVA ARULAMPALAM Tuesday August 16, 2011
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PETALING JAYA: Airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is still in talks with British Airways and Qantas Airways on the possibility of both airlines mounting flights to KL International Airport (KLIA), a decade after these airlines suspended flights to KLIA owing to a lack of network connectivity here.

“At the moment, discussions are still on-going,” MAHB chief financial officer Faizal Mansor told StarBiz yesterday via a text message.

Last month, Faizal told reporters that both airlines were considering the possibility of flying into KLIA, following Malaysia Airlines (MAS) joining the Oneworld alliance.

British Airways and Qantas had yet to respond to separate e-mails sent to them on the possibility of either resuming flights to KLIA.

While MAHB stands to benefit from new airline mounting flights to KLIA, a local aviation analyst said that British Airways flying to KLIA was not expected to hurt MAS and AirAsia X as it would have its own set of clientele.

“Government officials and government-related companies are required to use British Airways' services similar to what we see for MAS whereby government-linked companies and officials in Malaysia use MAS' services,” said the analyst.

He added that British Airways' customers would continue to use the airline's services due to loyalty and mileage programmes.

While British Airways would fly the London-KL route, analysts said Qantas was likely to start with the Sydney-KL route first.

Meanwhile, a foreign analyst said that market talk had it that British Airways, Qantas and MAS had formed an alliance within the Oneworld alliance, whereby the three airlines would cross-sell each other's tickets on their respective websites. This deal was said to be executed by former MAS managing director Tengku Datuk Seri Azmil Zahruddin.

“For instance, a British passenger who wants to fly from London to KL and subsequently to Penang, can do it seamlessly through this alliance basically British Airways will offer a ticket for the passenger to fly from London to Penang, utilising the MAS network. While a code-share is typically executed for a single route (point-to-point), this alliance between the three airlines builds on connectivity and network,” he said.

This alliance would allow Qantas and British Airways' passengers the opportunity to book flights to South-East Asian destinations via the MAS networks.

“With MAS, British Airways' passengers can access destinations such as Phuket, Surabaya, Bandung, Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. The Middle Eastern carriers don't fly to such destinations so it will be easier for these passengers to utilise MAS' network,” he said.

However, should there be such an alliance between the three airlines, it remains to be seen if it will be executed considering the latest reshuffle at MAS, where new board members were appointed and an executive committee put in place to oversee the running of MAS, while the hunt for a new managing director is under way.

Both British Airways and Qantas ceased flights from KLIA in 2001 and 2000 respectively, as the airlines said it made more commercial sense to redeploy capacity to where demand was much better served Singapore's Changi Airport.

Qantas axed flights to KLIA as it opted to use Singapore as its South-East Asia gateway while other international airlines said in order for KLIA to be a regional hub, it needed to compete more effectively with Singapore and win airlines at the expense of Changi. For instance, Qantas currently has two direct daily flights each from Melbourne to Singapore and Sydney to Singapore.

However, KLIA has increasingly grown as a regional hub in the last decade, with international passenger numbers increasing from 12.7 million in 2001 to 23.8 million international passengers last year. While KLIA has attracted more foreign airlines to mount flights to KLIA, part of KLIA's popularity is also due to low-cost carrier AirAsia group mounting flights to regional destinations.

Meanwhile, MAHB clarified in a media statement yesterday that passenger service charge (PSC) in Malaysia was not linked with the construction cost of airports or terminals built locally.

It cited the example that the PSC remained the same despite the relocation of airport operations from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport in Subang to the brand new KLIA in 1998.

“The PSC and other aeronautical charges are determined solely by the Government as enshrined in the Civil Aviation Act 1969. Therefore, it is the sole prerogative of the Government to reduce, maintain or increase aeronautical charges which MAHB abides by,” MAHB said, adding that it was not at liberty to revise aeronautical charges without the Government's approval.

MAHB sees growth in passenger traffic
By B.K. SIDHU Friday January 27, 2012
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/27/business/10548096&sec=business#13276642901201&if_height=632

PETALING JAYA: After a sterling 10% growth in passenger traffic last year, airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is optimistic of achieving 6% to 7% growth this year despite growing concerns of an economic slowdown.

It also expects to get one or two more new airlines to fly into KL International Airport (KLIA) this year.

“We achieved more than what we projected last year in terms of passenger growth and for this year, we can do much more than that,’’ said managing director Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad in Istanbul this week.

He said the arrival of one or two new airlines and the increasing flight frequencies would boost traffic numbers for the airport. He however declined to name the new airlines that may use KLIA this year.

Besides managing 39 airports in Malaysia, MAHB also manages four airports abroad – India’s Delhi International Airport Pte Ltd and Hyderabad International Airport Pte Ltd, Maldives’ GMR Male International Airport Pte Ltd and Turkey’s Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISGIA).

MAHB hopes to secure more such contracts and is looking to seal deals in China and Indonesia.

“We are now in discussions with a few parties which include local firms in these countries. We hope to finalise the talks by the end of this year,” Bashir said.

On ISGIA, he said the tender for the second 3.5km runway costing US$800mil would be out this year.

The Turkish government has started acquiring the land and will fund the construction of the runway, which is expected to be completed by 2014.

The preliminary design for the runway has been done by ARUP Engineering of Turkey, a firm which has worked on many airport designs worldwide.

Bashir said the second runway was needed as the number of passengers was growing rapidly at the airport. The current terminal is designed to cater up to 25 million passengers annually. However, with the second runway, the passenger number can go up to 45 million.

“There is a constraint with only one runway now and there is a need for a second runway,’’ Bashir said.

ISGIA is Turkey’s fastest growing and third-largest airport that has seen its passenger traffic growing to 13.7 million last year from 4.3 million in 2008. This year, Bashir expects the airport to handle 16 million passengers.

ISGIA’s domestic destinations grew from 18 in 2008 to 30 last year. International destinations increased to 71 in 2011 from 35 in 2008.

Sahiba Gokcen is named after the first female pilot in Turkey. MAHB, together with its partners – India GMR Group and Turkish Limak Group – won the bid to manage the airport for 20 years in 2007 but the concession period has since been extended to 22 years.

Limak and GMR each has a 40% stake in MAHB-GMR-Limak Consortium while MAHB holds the remaining 20%.

MAHB paid RM113.4mil for the project cost of the ISGIA’s terminal based on its 20% shareholding. Looking back, Bashir said, “on hindsight we should have taken more stake in the airport.’’ His rationale for saying that was because of the good growth recorded by the airport.

ISGIA paid 76 million euros as concession fee to the Turkish government this week. The first concession fee of about 76 million euros was paid in January last year. The total concession fee is 1.93 billion euros over the 20-year concession period.

Longer wait for KLIA arrivals
By MAZWIN NIK ANIS Friday January 27, 2012
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/27/nation/10546006&sec=nation#13276642336491&if_height=574

PETALING JAYA: Passengers arriving at KLIA may be delayed by an hour to give Customs officers more time to check for drugs.

Customs Department assistant director-general Datuk Zainul Abidin Taib said more time was needed to conduct a thorough check.

“We will get passengers to form a line and it might take a little longer before they can exit.

“This will give Customs officers more time to check for drugs and other illegal substances,” he told reporters after attending the national-level World Customs Day celebration.

Zainul Abidin said it was still a proposal and talks were ongoing with Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) and other agencies.

He added that a more stringent procedure was necessary as the number of drug smuggling cases in KLIA had increased.

“We are also planning to get a high-tech machine at KLIA which can better detect drugs,’’ he said, adding that last year, 92 arrests were made in KLIA and a total of RM183mil worth of drugs were seized.

On another matter, Zainul Abidin said his department was investigating a report that RM20mil in contraband cigarettes originating from Malaysia were seized by Greek authorities at the port of Piraeus recently.

He said initial checks found the party responsible for the shipment had declared that it was exporting cigarettes via Port Klang.

“They have not contravened any laws here but we have yet to determine the nature of their declaration with the Greek authorities,” he said.

According to reports, the name on the transport documents was false.

MAS, AirAsia consider forming regional service centre
By EDY SARIF Tuesday September 27, 2011
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/9/27/business/9577777&sec=business#13171266524731&if_height=873

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KUALA LUMPUR: AirAsia Bhd and Malaysia Airlines (MAS) are discussing various issues for collaboration that could see the former utilising MAS maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) services to make Malaysia the region's premier aircraft servicing hub.

AirAsia group CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes said if that happened, a mega MRO between MAS and AirAsia could challenge Singapore's MRO.

“If you put the volume of MAS and AirAsia, it becomes a mega MRO that can become a real competitor to Singapore's MRO,” he told reporters on the sidelines of Khazanah Megatrends Forum 2011.

Apart from MRO collaboration, both parties could also become big players in the area of training using the training capacity of both airlines.

“Malaysia can become Asia's biggest trainer of pilots by harnessing the strengths of both airlines which have excellent records of pilot and engineering quality,” he said.

He added that AirAsia was also looking at other areas of collaboration with MAS, such as in cargo and catering to help cut costs and maximise revenue for both airlines.

“AirAsia does not use LSG (Germany-based LSG Sky Chef is an in-flight service provider) for catering but together, we may get a much better deal from LSG and better quality. So, these are the revenue, cost and new business opportunity ideas,” he said.

Fernandes said more details on cost and revenue joint ventures with MAS would be announced soon.

Reiterating the need for branding. he said both parties needed to ensure MAS and AirAsia were globally recognised.

He was very optimistic about the collaboration (between the airlines) becoming successful despite receiving some sceptical comments from certain parties.

The collaboration came about after Khazanah Nasional Bhd, the major shareholder of MAS, announced that it would take up 10% stake in AirAsia while Tune Air Sdn Bhd, the investment vehicle of Fernandes and Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, would own a 20.5% stake in MAS under a share-swap deal.

Both Khazanah and Tune Air have agreed not to sell their shares for a period of 30 months under the share-swap deal.

On top of the share swap, a collaboration agreement was signed simultaneously by MAS, AirAsia and AirAsia X, which would effectively see MAS concentrate on being a full-service premium carrier, AirAsia on being a regional low-cost carrier (LCC) and AirAsia X, a medium-to-long haul LCC.

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(L-R) Datuk Kamarudin Meranun, Tan Sri Azman Mokthar, Tan Sri Md Nor Yusof, Tan Sri Tony Fernandes, Mohd Rashdan Mohd Yusof and Datuk Sri Nazir Razak at the MAS-AirAsia signing ceremony today. — Picture by Jack Ooi

MAS-AirAsia merger: Potential RM1b synergy
Written by Isabelle Francis
Tuesday, 09 August 2011 15:15
http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/highlights/190989-mas-airasia-merger-potential-rm1b-synergy.html

KUALA LUMPUR: A tie-up between Malaysian Airline System Bhd (MAS) and AirAsia Bhd could save both airlines as much as RM1 billion a year, a local research house estimated yesterday.

Maybank Investment Bank (Maybank IB) said by realigning capacity to match market demand, both airlines can save as much as RM300 million to RM400 million.

It estimated that roughly 70% of the combined capacity of MAS and AirAsia is deployed on overlapping routes, which undermines yields, load factor and ultimately profitability.

“Unfortunately, these irrational practices are a permanent feature due to both airlines’ adamant quest for domination,” Maybank IB said, adding that there is surplus capacity on certain routes.

MAS-AirAsia rationalisation to dent KLIA growth
Posted on 7 February 2012 - 08:06pm KANG SIEW LI
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/288403

PETALING JAYA (Feb 7, 2012): The route rationalisation by Malaysia Airlines (MAS), AirAsia and AirAsia X is expected to put a dent in passenger air traffic growth at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang this year, industry observers say.

They pointed to the national carrier's suspension of eight routes including those from KLIA to Dubai, Surabaya, Johannesburg and Rome, as part of its new business plan to turn around by 2013.

Last December, MAS had said it would cut back its available network capacity by 12% in 2012 for an expected gain of RM220 million to RM302 million, trimming its capacity in the long-haul segment to focus on the medium- and short-haul routes following a share swap deal with AirAsia.
Apart from the eight international flights out of KLIA, MAS has also suspended or will suspend four regional routes from Kota Kinabalu to Osaka, Perth, Tokyo and Seoul.

AirAsia X, the budget long-haul affiliate of AirAsia, had also announced plans to withdraw its flights to Mumbai, Delhi, Paris and London from KLIA between Jan 31 and March 30 this year.

"It is not surprising why Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is projecting only a 6.6% increase in passenger growth this year, despite recording a double-digit growth of 10.6% in 2011, as MAS and AirAsia X make deeper cuts to their international flight schedule and foreign airlines are not putting additional frequencies or launching new destinations to and from KLIA as fast," an industry observer told SunBiz.

Last week, MAHB told Bursa Malaysia it was projecting passenger movements at KLIA to grow by 6.6% based on the country's indicative 5-6% gross domestic product growth.

"The passenger growth would, in general, depend on Malaysia's and global economic performance, in particular the Asia-Pacific region," it had said, but did not elaborate.

Passenger air traffic at KLIA has slipped to single-digit growth since August last year. According to data released by MAHB, the number of passengers passing through KLIA grew only by single-digit percentages — 9.7%, 8.7%, 5.6%, 6.4% and 5.6% in August, September, October, November and December, respectively, from a year ago.

In contrast with figures in January-July 2011, monthly passenger traffic at KLIA posted double-digit growth, ranging from a low of 10.5% to a high of 16% from the same period in 2010.

Nevertheless, KLIA managed to show double-digit growth of 10.6% to 37.7 million passengers for the full year 2011, thanks to healthy passenger growth in the first seven months.

MAS took over the jet services of its subsidiary Firefly in October last year, which saw several domestic routes from KLIA to points in Sabah and Sarawak, namely Sibu, Sandakan, Kota Kinabalu and Kuching, suspended.

However, MAS will reintroduce the Kuala Lumpur-Sandakan direct flight on Feb 18.

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MAHB in talks with Russian airline
By Vasantha GanesanPublished: 2012/02/21
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/itourgap/Article/#ixzz1mwo9wCeN

MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is in negotiations with Russia's S7 Airlines to commence flights into Kuala Lumpur.

It is understood that the airline will either depart from Novosibirsk or Khaborosk.

Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Ng Yen Yen, who revealed this at a press conference recently, said that this would add to Transaero Airlines flights from Russia which started to ply the Moscow-Kuala Lumpur route once a week from December 30 last year.

Transaero will increase its frequency to twice a week from March this year.

Ng, who was announcing the latest tourist arrival figures and projections for 2012, said that Malaysia hit a record tourist arrival number of 24.7 million in 2011, but missed its target of 25 million.

The ministry has also not made a higher projection than it did for 2011. Both the ministry and Tourism Malaysia have set a very conservative and exact 25 million target for 2012, largely attributable to flight cancellations by Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia X.

"As we were looking at 2012 targets, we have to look at accessibility. It is with great sadness (to note) that MAS is reducing flights and AirAsia is reducing flights," Ng said.

MAS has announced numerous route cuts, including Dubai and Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa, while AirAsia X has announced the cancellation of flights into Mumbai and New Delhi in India, and London and Paris in Europe.

"We also do not see much improvement in other airlines flying here. That will be a very big challenge for our tourism (targets)," she said.

"If there is no accessibility, it will be very hard to increase (arrivals)," she said.

She added that Malaysia's tourism projection for the year would have been much better if the flights are not cancelled by both airlines.

Nevertheless, she said the country hopes to narrow the gap as new airlines make their way here and existing ones increase frequencies.

It was also reported that she plans to persuade the airlines to resume their flights but admitted that it was beyond her jurisdiction as it is a business decision.

S7 Airlines is part of the Oneworld Alliance, which MAS will also be joining.

Meanwhile, the ministry said Jin Air from Seoul, South Korea, is bringing in chartered services into Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. It will operate 19 flights from December 31 to March 3 using a B737-800 aircraft.

Interestingly, MAS will cease the four times weekly Kota Kinabalu-Seoul flights from today.

Meanwhile, the ministry said Jin Air from Seoul, South Korea, is bringing in chartered services into Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. It will operate 19 flights from December 31 to March 3 using a B737-800 aircraft.

Interestingly, MAS will cease the four times weekly Kota Kinabalu-Seoul flights from today.
Pessimist in me suspects this is prelude to ending Korean Air flights into BKI :(

MAHB offers RM70m incentives to airlines
By Presenna Nambiar Published: 2012/02/22
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/ipot/Article/#ixzz1n2jv5y5t

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MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has allocated RM70 million for its incentive programme for airlines, with some changes made to the programme which expired on December 31 2011.

Last year, the airport operator paid out some RM91 milion worth of incentives to airlines.

The tier-based incentive will award RM10 per passenger for the first 10 per cent growth, RM12.50 per passenger for the next eight per cent growth and RM15 for all additional passengers above 18 per cent.

According to MAHB chief financial officer Faizal Mansor, instead of a fixed baseline from which growth will be calculated, its payouts will be based on year-on-year passenger growth.

The incentive is on top of a three-year free landing incentive for new airlines starting operations out of Malaysia.

Meanwhile, the tender for the first phase of the retail portion for KLIA2 will be awarded by April.

KLIA2's retail portion will be tendered out in three phases. Tenders for the second phase has also been called. A press briefing on the tender process is scheduled for today.

KLIA2 will offer 225 commercial lots for retail, food and beverages and services.

MAHB saw an almost seven per cent drop in net profit for the fourth quarter of 2011, compared to a year before, excluding IC 12 accounting treatment. The drop was attributed to higher staff costs following an upward revision staff salaries.

MAHB made a net profit of RM94.3 million against RM523 million revenue for the quarter.

Net profit for the year ended December 31 2011 was higher by 26 per cent, compared to the year before at RM372.5 million.

IC 12 allows for MAHB to recognise construction "profits" from its construction work as a concessionaire holder. The "profits" will last until construction work on both KLIA2 and the Penang International Airport.

how about what i heard recently that the plan to bring back british airways to klia ??

Latest pic. I see dozen of cranes back there, with progressive construction.
(hope that im posting at the right thread, i dont find any open KLIA 2 thread!)

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Latest pic. I see dozen of cranes back there, with progressive construction.
(hope that im posting at the right thread, i dont find any open KLIA 2 thread!)



find thread : "LOW-COST CARRIER TERMINAL @ KLIA Thread - Lotsa Pix! "

^^ thanks.

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World best airport...

http://infomentol.blogspot.com/2012/03/mentol-fakta-10-lapangan-terbaik-dunia.html

What happened to KLIA? :bash:

^^Isnt that the skytrax rating???

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Cathay Pacific to increase fleet size
Updated: Monday March 26, 2012 MYT 5:29:17 PM
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/26/business/20120326140237&sec=business

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Wilson Yam shaking hands and giving out gifts to passengers on Monday. - Bernama

SEPANG: Cathay Pacific Airways has plans to increase its fleet size to over 220 aircrafts in the next eight years for fuel-efficiency and gradual replacement of the old Boeing 747 planes.

Southeast Asia general manager Wilson Yam said that Cathay has placed orders on 97 aircrafts to be delivered by 2019. Twelve are expected to come in this year.

“We may want to increase the order if we see that the market and the economy is promising,” he said after launching Cathay's fourth daily flight to from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong.

Cathay will eventually phase out its 21 Boeing 747 aircrafts with more fuel-efficient freighters from the Boeing 777 series.

Currently, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed airline has 162 aircrafts inclusive of those flying under its sister carrier Dragonair.

“Now there is more awareness about the environment among the public. We want to be environmentally-friendly so we will be flying more fuel-efficient flights,” he said.

He said that there is no exact schedule for the phase-out yet but the old aircrafts will be replaced as new crafts come in. Among the new aircrafts Cathay will bring in are the Airbus A330-300s, Airbus A350-900s, Boeing 777-300ERs and Boeing 777-200F freighters.

Cathay has also increased their flights to Penang.

^^ I think Cathay is doing pretty well in SEA it now flys to Singapore 61 times weekly...

^^Ya, personal experience I think Cathay even better than Singapore Airline!! :)

This will be followed by the first international flight from Jakarta to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia on May 4, Mandala said in a joint statement with Tiger. AFP

Read more: Mandala Airlines to fly again next week http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/flyagain/Article/#ixzz1qQncC4eP

excerpts on code-sharing alliance tho the talks in rgds to new PSC fails ... news dated nov 2011.

Qantas and Malaysia Airlines are understood to be working towards a letter of intent in coming weeks for the new Asia tie-up, with a code-sharing alliance that would also allow joint pricing, marketing and scheduling to begin about six to nine months after that agreement is struck.

In the meantime, a joint venture with Malaysia Airlines that would mirror Qantas’s joint venture relationship with British Airways on the *Kangaroo route will be sold as a short-term solution to the Australian airline’s diminished network in Asia.

As part of the deal, Qantas was likely to recommence flights to Kuala Lumpur and gradually shift its central hub in Asia to the Malaysian capital from Singapore, with partner British Airways also reorienting its focus in the region to Kuala Lumpur.

^^
well, aren't we all supposed to be pumped up over this? hmmm...:banana:

Renovated smoking room (can call lounge now eh?) at satellite terminal.

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bangkok airways made maiden flight to KLIA

bangkok airways made maiden flight to KLIA

this news is stale already. Bangkok Airways' inaugural flight to KLIA was 8-9 days ago.

New Gate Holding Lounges for A380

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rickycarter93.blogspot.com/2012/04/klia-ready-to-welcome-mas-new-a380-in.html

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The guys who decided on those must be really colour blind!Red carpet to go with it?

^^i thought d same. doesn't match with d rest:ohno:. it look like kids playground:bash:

It looks ok to me. Maybe they will change later, we don't know.

ugly cushion .. failed

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The guys who decided on those must be really colour blind!Red carpet to go with it?

the decision on these sofas was made in 2007, even us ( the in house consultant of MAHB ) was suprised by the decision taken. :lol: Client always right maaa.

They so smart(MAHB) thats why they need consulting right down to colour choice ha?:)Go figure RED+YELLOW+"PURPLE" they should have picked GREEN carpet to make "perfect "in their smart ass minds:)

small matter! move on!

Hideous! Takes after Brickfields in color scheme... Can't even relax looking at that '70s decor!

When MAHB spend over RM100million for renovation and result come out is ??????

A bit sad and disappointed............

Complain again? Complain complain complain...guess who's the complain king?

As long as there's wifi good enough!

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Fantastic light!

Fantastic light!

.. that focus on the denim jean? :)

Would not dare call it a M or F from that angle:lol:

New Gate Holding Lounges for A380

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:lol:

Nice ha?:nuts:

niiiiiice

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ada jer letak flower pot. kampong taste betul!

ada jer letak flower pot. kampong taste betul!

must.not.get.angry. Sighhhh......

ok never mind. No flower pot = empty. Got flower pot = kampung. Maybe MAHB should put the trees inside trash bins only then you can call it unique :lol: :lol:

I can deal with potted plants but cmmon...that 'pasu' sure look out of place in an uber modern airport, stainless steel pots i reckon more suitable!!

aiyoh that sg buloh nursery pot ! :ohno: come on la MAB.
this is top 10 airport....

i suggest u guys this pot :colgate:
http://ladybugcouture.files.wordpress.com/2009/05/ikea-vase.jpg

must.not.get.angry. Sighhhh......

ok never mind. No flower pot = empty. Got flower pot = kampung. Maybe MAHB should put the trees inside trash bins only then you can call it unique :lol: :lol:

the architect has designed the building in its best shape. this building has the green area designated in proper place.

another example: Majid besi putrajaya. the landscape was designed to me minimalist garden. later someone put flower pot of cheap looking plants around.

anyway, up to the owner isn't it?

D E S I G N

Actually I like the placement of flower pots there, it moderates the 'futuristic-ness' of the satellite building. If I can put this correctly - "it makes the place more homely" instead of just seeing cold, plain, shiny steel and glass all around...

^^Agree!! I think the pot looks perfectly fine........:)

the architect has designed the building in its best shape. this building has the green area designated in proper place.

another example: Majid besi putrajaya. the landscape was designed to me minimalist garden. later someone put flower pot of cheap looking plants around.

anyway, up to the owner isn't it?

D E S I G N

oh putrajaya.. i hate what pak lah n the gomen employee has done to it..

parcel to komplex, bouvelevard to perdana.. make the putra mosque mihrab to be damn ugly,and women absolution makes no sense..

and if u been into one of those grade A building,same old same old, kereta tolak jual tudung, cartoon drawing on wall, gantung2, ugly organisation chart made by cardboard.fugly notice board..

oh putrajaya.. i hate what pak lah n the gomen employee has done to it..

parcel to komplex, bouvelevard to perdana.. make the putra mosque mihrab to be damn ugly,and women absolution makes no sense..

and if u been into one of those grade A building,same old same old, kereta tolak jual tudung, cartoon drawing on wall, gantung2, ugly organisation chart made by cardboard.fugly notice board..

I agree man, imagine the most modern building but with all those cheapos kereta tolak jual tudung, colorful and bling bling strings on organizational chart, thats a big fail.

I think they need to reinvent how the government staff think. But knowing our civil service culture, i doubt it will happen. Till then, gleaming modern buildings but with 60's way of decorating/space utilization

kereta tolak jual tudung

kereta tolak jual tudung (and whatsoever) are everywhere now. even in KL Sentral.

well, itulah image 'makcik-makcik' orang panggil. suka letak something semata-mata sebab taknak nampak space tu 'kosong'. suka something yang 'meriah-meriah'. never they have in their mind the definition of 'MINIMALIST'.

Kenya Airways flying in FY2013/14 establishing direct connection Nairobi KUL.

so what happens to Air Asia X of introducing Nairobi? hampeh.

Kenya Airways flying in FY2013/14 establishing direct connection Nairobi KUL.

so what happens to Air Asia X of introducing Nairobi? hampeh.

Cool! I can take KQ back to Malaysia from Senegal for vacation

Kenya Airways flying in FY2013/14 establishing direct connection Nairobi KUL.

so what happens to Air Asia X of introducing Nairobi? hampeh.

Cool! I can try KQ back to Malaysia from Senegal for vacation.:banana:

kereta tolak jual tudung (and whatsoever) are everywhere now. even in KL Sentral.

well, itulah image 'makcik-makcik' orang panggil. suka letak something semata-mata sebab taknak nampak space tu 'kosong'. suka something yang 'meriah-meriah'. never they have in their mind the definition of 'MINIMALIST'.

u should see the one in shah alam state mosque,banyak betol, siap ade jeruk,kismis lagi. dah macam pasar malam dah

don't mind org berniaga in mosque,buatlah kedai nk kereta tolak jgk??:lol:

I agree man, imagine the most modern building but with all those cheapos kereta tolak jual tudung, colorful and bling bling strings on organizational chart, thats a big fail.

I think they need to reinvent how the government staff think. But knowing our civil service culture, i doubt it will happen. Till then, gleaming modern buildings but with 60's way of decorating/space utilization

i ask a fren of mine. tu gantung2 tu arahan org atasan,ade surat pekeliling, for iso9000 ke something.

dr gotong royong buat sendiri ugly chart,dh ugly,sebijik mcm hasil kerje bdk tadika:lol: pegi je leh kedai tempah canggeh punyer..aparah,

tu belum masuk kerusi simen bentuk kayu, ugly plant kt taman,n fugly pot..come on even my mom can't stop laughing whenever she enter gov office..

Wow so many professors here. :lol: :lol:

Like u don't already know:lol:

u should see the one in shah alam state mosque,banyak betol, siap ade jeruk,kismis lagi. dah macam pasar malam dah

don't mind org berniaga in mosque,buatlah kedai nk kereta tolak jgk??:lol:



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KLIA staff picked as best in Asia by Skytrax
Last updated on 24 April 2012 - 06:26pm
http://www.thesundaily.my/news/358766

KUALA LUMPUR (April 24, 2012): The KL International Airport (KLIA) staff have won the Best Airport Staff Asia Award in the Skytrax 2012 World Airport Awards, the most prestigious accolades for the world airport industry.

KLIA also improved its place in the world's top 10 airport list to eighth this year from ninth in 2011.

The award was presented on April 18 at the Passenger Terminal Expo in Vienna, Austria.

"We always aim to provide new experiences and world-class services to our customers," said Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) general manager of KLIA, Mohammad Suhaimi Abdul Mubin, in a statement today.

Mohammad Suhaimi expressed confidence the KLIA community will continue to uphold their excellent service level.

The award also means that MAHB is on the right track to achieve one of its key objectives in the five-year Business Direction - Runway to Success, which is Service Excellence, where the airport operator aims to maintain top-quality service levels.

The London-based Skytrax 2012 World Airport Awards results are based on 12 million passenger surveys completed in a 10-month period, covering over 388 airports. – Bernama

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8:53am, the morning rush hour arrival from the Middle East. emirates, Qatar Airways and Iran Air ( if its delayed):lol:

mideast people love to come to malaysia after 9/11

mideast people love to come to malaysia after 9/11
they are problematic people. even in malaysia. problematic. no wonder western people don't like them. sooner we too will hate them too. i believe so.

^^Why are they problematic?

^^Why are they problematic?

you will know when you are dealing with them EVERYDAY ;)

you will know when you are dealing with them EVERYDAY ;)

i deal with them everyday for the past 4yrs...to me there are ways to approach/deal with them...but i might not use the term problematic though :)

OK..back to topic

agree, they are problematic. But good thing since fairul knows how to deal with them, care to share? haha..

back to topic.

you will know when you are dealing with them EVERYDAY ;)

problematic.. mana mana bangsa pun sama jugak.

after more than 10 yrs now, aku dah lali dan dah serasi jadinya. awalnya memang ada skit masalah, tapi aku tuned myself to adapt to the local norms and values. after which bila dah faham situasi dan budaya, they are not that problematic la. u just have to go with the flow.

off all the arabs kat sana, aku lebih selesa dgn Omanis, Bahrainis, Yemenis, Jordanians and Lubnanis.

cuma ada satu saja yang aku selalu tegur dia orang. tak kira la dia GM ke MD ke, aku will voice my concern if they are not punctual because aku tak suka menunggu. ada sekali aku suruh one Senior Manager (Emirati) buat semula appointment to see me sebab dia lewat satu jam. i couldnt even be bothered to see him, aku suruh receptionist yang cakapkan.

mcm mana pun, problematic or not, in general they are affable and accommodating.

I've been to 4 Middle Eastern countries and stayed with local people there, and I must say Arabs are among the nicest people I've seen in my life. They are extremely friendly and generous, in general. I wish more Arabs to flock M'sia and many of them buy homes & even settle here in big number. I truly miss the great hospitality in UAE, Oman, Egypt and Yemen.

Arabs in general are not rude, but very expressive people . And pretty relaxed about time . They just love more personal business deal , not too formal. It's just the nature , Arabs and Latinos are generally expressive & speak their mind directly out loud. But this doesn't mean they are rude etc.

Now Gulf Air is not flying to KUL anymore...how about Turkish Airways, until now still no news.

Arab are nice as long they don't hijack an airplane and ram it through Petronas twin towers.When it happens then probably the whole malay population would go absolutely mad.I don't see why would they do that unless malaysian government somehow send drones or bomb the heck of their homes .

problematic.. mana mana bangsa pun sama jugak.

after more than 10 yrs now, aku dah lali dan dah serasi jadinya. awalnya memang ada skit masalah, tapi aku tuned myself to adapt to the local norms and values. after which bila dah faham situasi dan budaya, they are not that problematic la. u just have to go with the flow.

off all the arabs kat sana, aku lebih selesa dgn Omanis, Bahrainis, Yemenis, Jordanians and Lubnanis.

cuma ada satu saja yang aku selalu tegur dia orang. tak kira la dia GM ke MD ke, aku will voice my concern if they are not punctual because aku tak suka menunggu. ada sekali aku suruh one Senior Manager (Emirati) buat semula appointment to see me sebab dia lewat satu jam. i couldnt even be bothered to see him, aku suruh receptionist yang cakapkan.

mcm mana pun, problematic or not, in general they are affable and accommodating.

musang, try Iranian! :D a complete different kind of people than arabs

^^ u guys main try try krg kene STD baru tau:lol:

Arab are nice as long they don't hijack an airplane and ram it through Petronas twin towers.When it happens then probably the whole malay population would go absolutely mad.I don't see why would they do that unless malaysian government somehow send drones or bomb the heck of their homes .

???? Rosmah????? lol

musang, try Iranian! :D a complete different kind of people than arabs

the iranians here in malaysia, either academician or drug dealer. Fact. :lol:

I've been to 4 Middle Eastern countries and stayed with local people there, and I must say Arabs are among the nicest people I've seen in my life. They are extremely friendly and generous, in general. I wish more Arabs to flock M'sia and many of them buy homes & even settle here in big number. I truly miss the great hospitality in UAE, Oman, Egypt and Yemen.

Arabs in general are not rude, but very expressive people . And pretty relaxed about time . They just love more personal business deal , not too formal. It's just the nature , Arabs and Latinos are generally expressive & speak their mind directly out loud. But this doesn't mean they are rude etc.

Now Gulf Air is not flying to KUL anymore...how about Turkish Airways, until now still no news.

hahaha..kadang2 terlebih pulak..ade satu kali ade tlg pakcik arab pasal urusan anak die kat local uni, lepas selesai semua urusan dia, dia tanya aku nak apa, cakap jea la taknak ape2, tlg ikhlas, dia tanye gak aku nak ape kalau tak die rase bersalah..alih2 aku ckp ape2 pun tak kesah..selang sebulan 2 lepas tu, anak dia dtg jumpe aku dan kasi gift dari bapaknya pasal tlg tempoh hari..

the iranians here in malaysia, either academician or drug dealer. Fact. :lol:

iranian beside my office, money laundering:lol:

hahaha..kadang2 terlebih pulak..ade satu kali ade tlg pakcik arab pasal urusan anak die kat local uni, lepas selesai semua urusan dia, dia tanya aku nak apa, cakap jea la taknak ape2, tlg ikhlas, dia tanye gak aku nak ape kalau tak die rase bersalah..alih2 aku ckp ape2 pun tak kesah..selang sebulan 2 lepas tu, anak dia dtg jumpe aku dan kasi gift dari bapaknya pasal tlg tempoh hari..

I was in Yemen and stayed with local family in Hodeidah city ( they found me in mosque and asked me to stay in their house ) , very very poor family with household income under 200 Ringgit, but I was suddenly hospitalized for severe heat stroke and they paid for my whole hospital bill ( more than 100 ) . Also, free food, free accommodation, etc.

I used to have prejudice towards Arabs & Middle Easterners, but from my very first trip to Middle East , my perception changed 180 degrees.. Arabs generally are Very friendly, "global-thinking" and very accommodating people :)

Also, surveys also show an average Arab tourist in Malaysia spends 5-10 times more than average tourists. They stay in expensive hotels and consume alot of hotel food and incidentals. These are the "quality tourists" that we must attract more :cheers:

^^Why are they problematic?
Well they're very annoying. I worked in a resort and when I saw them I just like omg because they're extremely hard to deal with.very noisy.

???? Rosmah????? lol

We don't know if it could be Iran using a nuclear missile into PTT. OMG!!!!!

I've been living in Egypt for 3 years now hehehe.. care to ask how do I survive all this time?? :D:D:D
yes I have to agree they are very expressive people, completely the other extreme from people in Malaysia :nuts:

1 good point about these people is that many of them (the highly educated ones) are very humble and not arrogant.. In my faculty there are a lot of PhD professors with qualification from Europe and the US but they are very down to Earth and talk to everyone with respect even to undergraduate students like me and they talk in very soft manner as well.. I mean where will you find such professor in Malaysia???? No where!! while here in Egypt we could walk side by side with our prof and talk to them like good friends!!

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