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Rizpunk

March 24th, 2012, 07:26 PM

i dont know which newspaper your read as such please provide the link la.

fyi, the new PSC is meant only for SHORTHAUL flights. never on the long haul flights. the new PSC will eventually take over MAS current (if not most of them) shorthaul destinations.

trengganu and melaka?? please dont let me start on that. you honestly think those two destinations can provide the market required and connectivity? fly kite la ha haa

I think this 'premium' airline mentioned is a totally a new entity. I've copied and pasted the article below. Frankly speaking, I think this 'airline' will be one of the airlines that will never take off (by the likes of Air Asmara, AeroMalaysiana etc), but if they do take off, I think it would be a fly-by-night operations and will end up like Heritage Air or Silverfly. C'mon be realistic? Malacca and Kuala Terengganu as hubs? haha

LTAM bakal jadi hab penerbangan
Wartawan Sinar Harian
23 Mac 2012
AYER KEROH - Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) bakal menjadi hab penerbangan antarabangsa sekiranya rancangan sebuah syarikat antarabangsa memulakan penerbangan pada suku terakhir tahun ini menjadi kenyataan.

Selain Melaka, syarikat yang menggabungkan pelabur dari Australia, Amerika Syarikat, India dan Jerman itu turut melihat kemungkinan menjadikan Lapangan Terbang Kuala Terengganu sebagai hab penerbangan.

Difahamkan proses perbincangan membabitkan syarikat berkenaan dengan kerajaan kedua-dua negeri kini sedang berjalan dan penerbangan pertama dijangka bermula September ini.

Menurut sumber industri, seorang tokoh perniagaan tempatan berpangkat Tan Sri berkemungkinan akan dilantik sebagai pengerusi syarikat berkenaan, manakala Kerajaan Negeri akan memegang sebahagian saham dalam syarikat terbabit.
Menurutnya, US$300 juta dijangka disuntik ke dalam syarikat berkenaan.

“Syarikat ini akan mengendalikan penerbangan serantau dan antarabangsa, antara destinasinya adalah Phuket, Medan, Bali, Macau, Hong Kong, Dubai dan sebagainya,” katanya.

Keputusan akhir sama ada Melaka atau Kuala Terengganu bakal menjadi hab penerbangan ini hanya akan diputuskan apabila perbincangan dengan kedua-dua Kerajaan Negeri selesai.

SOURCE: http://www.sinarharian.com.my/edisi/melaka-ns/ltam-bakal-jadi-hab-penerbangan-1.34608

fairul

March 24th, 2012, 07:50 PM

I think this 'premium' airline mentioned is a totally a new entity. I've copied and pasted the article below. Frankly speaking, I think this 'airline' will be one of the airlines that will never take off (by the likes of Air Asmara, AeroMalaysiana etc), but if they do take off, I think it would be a fly-by-night operations and will end up like Heritage Air or Silverfly. C'mon be realistic? Malacca and Kuala Terengganu as hubs? haha

LTAM bakal jadi hab penerbangan
Wartawan Sinar Harian
23 Mac 2012
AYER KEROH - Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) bakal menjadi hab penerbangan antarabangsa sekiranya rancangan sebuah syarikat antarabangsa memulakan penerbangan pada suku terakhir tahun ini menjadi kenyataan.

Selain Melaka, syarikat yang menggabungkan pelabur dari Australia, Amerika Syarikat, India dan Jerman itu turut melihat kemungkinan menjadikan Lapangan Terbang Kuala Terengganu sebagai hab penerbangan.

Difahamkan proses perbincangan membabitkan syarikat berkenaan dengan kerajaan kedua-dua negeri kini sedang berjalan dan penerbangan pertama dijangka bermula September ini.

Menurut sumber industri, seorang tokoh perniagaan tempatan berpangkat Tan Sri berkemungkinan akan dilantik sebagai pengerusi syarikat berkenaan, manakala Kerajaan Negeri akan memegang sebahagian saham dalam syarikat terbabit.
Menurutnya, US$300 juta dijangka disuntik ke dalam syarikat berkenaan.

“Syarikat ini akan mengendalikan penerbangan serantau dan antarabangsa, antara destinasinya adalah Phuket, Medan, Bali, Macau, Hong Kong, Dubai dan sebagainya,” katanya.

Keputusan akhir sama ada Melaka atau Kuala Terengganu bakal menjadi hab penerbangan ini hanya akan diputuskan apabila perbincangan dengan kedua-dua Kerajaan Negeri selesai.

SOURCE: http://www.sinarharian.com.my/edisi/melaka-ns/ltam-bakal-jadi-hab-penerbangan-1.34608

how many times we've been fed by news like this ? USD300 mill is a lot of money. I wonder who's the Tan Sri.

Thanks for the link Rizpunk :)

musang

March 24th, 2012, 08:11 PM

I think this 'premium' airline mentioned is a totally a new entity. I've copied and pasted the article below. Frankly speaking, I think this 'airline' will be one of the airlines that will never take off (by the likes of Air Asmara, AeroMalaysiana etc), but if they do take off, I think it would be a fly-by-night operations and will end up like Heritage Air or Silverfly. C'mon be realistic? Malacca and Kuala Terengganu as hubs? haha

LTAM bakal jadi hab penerbangan
Wartawan Sinar Harian
23 Mac 2012
AYER KEROH - Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) bakal menjadi hab penerbangan antarabangsa sekiranya rancangan sebuah syarikat antarabangsa memulakan penerbangan pada suku terakhir tahun ini menjadi kenyataan.

Selain Melaka, syarikat yang menggabungkan pelabur dari Australia, Amerika Syarikat, India dan Jerman itu turut melihat kemungkinan menjadikan Lapangan Terbang Kuala Terengganu sebagai hab penerbangan.

Difahamkan proses perbincangan membabitkan syarikat berkenaan dengan kerajaan kedua-dua negeri kini sedang berjalan dan penerbangan pertama dijangka bermula September ini.

Menurut sumber industri, seorang tokoh perniagaan tempatan berpangkat Tan Sri berkemungkinan akan dilantik sebagai pengerusi syarikat berkenaan, manakala Kerajaan Negeri akan memegang sebahagian saham dalam syarikat terbabit.
Menurutnya, US$300 juta dijangka disuntik ke dalam syarikat berkenaan.

“Syarikat ini akan mengendalikan penerbangan serantau dan antarabangsa, antara destinasinya adalah Phuket, Medan, Bali, Macau, Hong Kong, Dubai dan sebagainya,” katanya.

Keputusan akhir sama ada Melaka atau Kuala Terengganu bakal menjadi hab penerbangan ini hanya akan diputuskan apabila perbincangan dengan kedua-dua Kerajaan Negeri selesai.

SOURCE: http://www.sinarharian.com.my/edisi/melaka-ns/ltam-bakal-jadi-hab-penerbangan-1.34608

ha ha okay then my bad.. i thot he was making a reference to MAS' shorthaul PSC.

this has got to be a big joke la.. dont get me wrong but what does Melaka or KT airports have got to offer? these so called pelaburs must be nuts.

Arkdriver

March 24th, 2012, 08:58 PM

news like these always insult my intelligence. Wonder why they still make it to the newspapers?

fairul

March 25th, 2012, 06:23 AM

news like these always insult my intelligence. Wonder why they still make it to the newspapers?

its ok, its only Sinar Harian. ( which i never heard of until last night )

maafcakap

March 25th, 2012, 10:12 AM

its ok, its only Sinar Harian. ( which i never heard of until last night )

also on the star ( saturday 24/3/2012) :lol::lol:

PlanetNova

March 26th, 2012, 04:56 PM

The high speed rail from KLIA to Melaka, Muar, Batu Pahat and JB is so necessary. These towns have large populations.

daeng_jal

March 27th, 2012, 03:51 AM

Just a ktm edt would do for me.no need for super fast super expensive ticket..are getting wayy to lazy to drive balik kampung.

9MMRD

March 27th, 2012, 06:36 AM

saw this on facebook.. airliner from India?

http://img215.imageshack.us/img215/3527/20703463.png

musang

March 27th, 2012, 09:14 AM

and it uses Merlion.. how sweet.

point is anyone can create anything on FB,, even owning multiple accounts.

skymermaid

March 28th, 2012, 01:11 PM

Melaka Air set for maiden flight to Penang on April 6
(http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/3/28/nation/20120328175441&sec=nation)

MALACCA: Melaka Air will start its maiden flight from the Malacca International Airport in Batu Berendam to Penang on April 6.

Melaka Air, operated by Melaka Holiday Sdn Bhd in cooperation with Firefly, will fly twice a week (Monday and Friday) to Penang using an aircraft with a capacity to fly 72 passengers.

Melaka Holiday Sdn Bhd chairman Syed Mahaza Syed Dakian the flight would take 1 hour 10 minutes and tourists coming to Malacca from Penang would be able to arrive in comfort to visit interesting places in the state.

"There is a demand for such service from Penang since tourists who arrive in Penang would also like to visit Malacca which is also a Unesco World Heritage site just like Penang," he told reporters after opening the Melaka Air and Melaka Holiday counters here Wednesday.

The introduction of the air route to and from Penang would shorten the travel time for tourists as well as save cost.

Melaka Air, which started its operations last November, was previously servicing only the Malacca-Medan (Indonesia) sector.

Syed Mahaza said Melaka Holiday also offered travel packages, especially five days four nights or four days three nights to selected destinations. - Bernama

maafcakap

March 29th, 2012, 10:58 AM

skymermaid

March 29th, 2012, 01:57 PM

what happen to mlk - subang sector ?? already stop ?? how about mlk - kb ??

Firefly online booking no longer offer flights for Melaka - Subang sector starting 06 April 2012, but still maintain Melaka - Medan route.

From Melaka Air flight schedule for Penang - Melaka and Melaka - Penang, and Firefly flight schedule for Melaka - Medan and Medan - Melaka, we can make assumption that this route will be Penang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Penang. In a way, similar to the current Subang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Subang.

I believe Melaka Air abandon the Subang - Melaka route due to very poor load factor. Hopefully this Penang - Melaka route will fare better in term of load factor, otherwise forget about domestic flights to Melaka, just focus on regional/international flights.

For Melaka - KB route, there will be one in the near future but you have to stop over in Penang and based on the flight schedule, you may have to stay overnight in Penang.:lol:

Kelantan state government should form Kelantan Airlines or Air Kelate with KB Airport as the hub. From there, the airlines can fly to Thailand, Northern Sumatera, the Philipines and Singapore beside domestic routes not covered by MAS, FF and AA such as KB - Melaka, KB - Kuching and KB - KK. Well, just a suggestion.:)

maafcakap

March 29th, 2012, 05:13 PM

Firefly online booking no longer offer flights for Melaka - Subang sector starting 06 April 2012, but still maintain Melaka - Medan route.

From Melaka Air flight schedule for Penang - Melaka and Melaka - Penang, and Firefly flight schedule for Melaka - Medan and Medan - Melaka, we can make assumption that this route will be Penang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Penang. In a way, similar to the current Subang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Subang.

I believe Melaka Air abandon the Subang - Melaka route due to very poor load factor. Hopefully this Penang - Melaka route will fare better in term of load factor, otherwise forget about domestic flights to Melaka, just focus on regional/international flights.

For Melaka - KB route, there will be one in the near future but you have to stop over in Penang and based on the flight schedule, you may have to stay overnight in Penang.:lol:

Kelantan state government should form Kelantan Airlines or Air Kelate with KB Airport as the hub. From there, the airlines can fly to Thailand, Northern Sumatera, the Philipines and Singapore beside domestic routes not covered by MAS, FF and AA such as KB - Melaka, KB - Kuching and KB - KK. Well, just a suggestion.:)

no need for kelantan to create new airlines..all depends on demand..if demand is there, so sure any airlines r willing to fly to kb..

take melaka as example, subang to melaka ?? only 1 passenger..woii, like vip

calaris

March 29th, 2012, 05:45 PM

Firefly online booking no longer offer flights for Melaka - Subang sector starting 06 April 2012, but still maintain Melaka - Medan route.

From Melaka Air flight schedule for Penang - Melaka and Melaka - Penang, and Firefly flight schedule for Melaka - Medan and Medan - Melaka, we can make assumption that this route will be Penang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Penang. In a way, similar to the current Subang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Subang.

I believe Melaka Air abandon the Subang - Melaka route due to very poor load factor. Hopefully this Penang - Melaka route will fare better in term of load factor, otherwise forget about domestic flights to Melaka, just focus on regional/international flights.

I believe this Melaka-Penang flight can sustain.

No doubt RM 350 to & fro might sound a lil bit expensive at first, but look at it this way...

By road distance (one way) - 490km (Petrol + Toll + Wear & Tear + at least a 5-hour drive journey)
By air (be it Mas at KLIA or Air Asia at LCCT) - Taxi one-way from Melaka to LCCT/KLIA is about RM 150 + at least a 2-hour drive journey.

Conclusion...I'll take the flight from Melaka to Penang definitely. :cheers:

buildship

March 29th, 2012, 08:27 PM

I believe this Melaka-Penang flight can sustain.

No doubt RM 350 to & fro might sound a lil bit expensive at first, but look at it this way...

By road distance (one way) - 490km (Petrol + Toll + Wear & Tear + at least a 5-hour drive journey)
By air (be it Mas at KLIA or Air Asia at LCCT) - Taxi one-way from Melaka to LCCT/KLIA is about RM 150 + at least a 2-hour drive journey.

Conclusion...I'll take the flight from Melaka to Penang definitely. :cheers:

My opinion is: with RM350, if i travel from penang to Melaka via own car, i can stop over at Ipoh / KL, enjoy some extra tour spot before ending it at Melaka.

Melaka is too small and its attraction would only last for half or 1 day tour...hence driving would sounds a good option.

maafcakap

March 30th, 2012, 02:57 AM

daeng_jal

March 31st, 2012, 10:25 AM

daeng_jal

March 31st, 2012, 10:29 AM

Firefly online booking no longer offer flights for Melaka - Subang sector starting 06 April 2012, but still maintain Melaka - Medan route.

From Melaka Air flight schedule for Penang - Melaka and Melaka - Penang, and Firefly flight schedule for Melaka - Medan and Medan - Melaka, we can make assumption that this route will be Penang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Penang. In a way, similar to the current Subang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Subang.

I believe Melaka Air abandon the Subang - Melaka route due to very poor load factor. Hopefully this Penang - Melaka route will fare better in term of load factor, otherwise forget about domestic flights to Melaka, just focus on regional/international flights.

For Melaka - KB route, there will be one in the near future but you have to stop over in Penang and based on the flight schedule, you may have to stay overnight in Penang.:lol:

Kelantan state government should form Kelantan Airlines or Air Kelate with KB Airport as the hub. From there, the airlines can fly to Thailand, Northern Sumatera, the Philipines and Singapore beside domestic routes not covered by MAS, FF and AA such as KB - Melaka, KB - Kuching and KB - KK. Well, just a suggestion.:)

I would appreciate medan-mlk-png n any thailand southern island or north Sumatra destination than KB..

skymermaid

April 2nd, 2012, 05:08 AM

LTAM hab penerbangan selatan (http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0331&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Selatan&pg=ws_01.htm)

http://www.utusan.com.my/pix/2012/0331/Utusan_Malaysia/Selatan/ws_01.1.jpg

MELAKA 30 Mac - Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) Batu Berendam di sini berpotensi sebagai hab penerbangan kawasan selatan khususnya ke Indonesia, kata Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam.

Menurutnya, usaha untuk menjadikan LTAM sebagai hab penerbangan pelancongan adalah berdasarkan sambutan menggalakkan rakyat Indonesia yang mengunjungi Melaka sejak beberapa tahun kebelakangan ini.

Beliau berkata, tumpuan utama adalah dalam sektor pelancongan kesihatan yang menyaksikan kunjungan seramai 80,056 daripada 350,133 orang sepanjang tahun lalu.

"Pelancongan kesihatan dalam kalangan rakyat Indonesia cukup menggalakkan dan wajar bagi LTAM dijadikan hab penerbangan kawasan selatan.

"Ia akan melibatkan destinasi dan kekerapan penerbangan baru yang akan ditambah untuk meningkatkan kedatangan pelancong ke negeri ini menggunakan LTAM," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita pada majlis Pelancaran Penerbangan Pertama Pesawat Sky Aviation, Melaka-Tanjung Pinang-Melaka di LTAM, di sini hari ini.

Penasihat Senior PT Sky Aviation, Chevy Hakim mengetuai sekumpulan 50 penumpang menaiki pesawat Sky Aviation dari Tanjung Pinang tiba di LTAM kira-kira pukul 11.30 pagi.

Kata Mohd. Ali, penerbangan ke Tanjung Pinang adalah setiap dua kali seminggu iaitu pada hari Rabu dan Ahad dengan kadar tambang RM170 bagi perjalanan sehala.

Selain Tanjung Pinang, kata beliau, Sky Aviation turut merancang destinasi baru dari Jambi ke Melaka tidak lama lagi.

"Jika menjadi kenyataan, penerbangan dari Melaka ke Jambi adalah seminggu sekali dan pada masa ini ia masih di peringkat rundingan," ujarnya.

Sementara itu, beliau berkata, syarikat penerbangan Melaka Air milik anak syarikat kerajaan negeri akan melancarkan penerbangan ke Pulau Pinang pada 6 April ini.

skymermaid

April 2nd, 2012, 05:12 AM

Sky Aviation Terbang Perdana ke Melaka (http://www.sky-aviation.co.id/2012/04/02/sky-aviation-terbang-perdana-ke-melaka/)

Sehubungan dengan terbang perdana dari SKY Aviation yang menghubungkan Tanjung Pinang dengan Melaka di Malaysia pada tanggal 30 Maret 2012 yang lalu, kami kutipkan salah satu berita yang diturunkan salah satu media di Batam, sebagai berikut

Layani Tanjungpinang-Melaka (PP)

BATAM-Maskapai penerbangan komersil Sky Aviation, Jumat (30/3) melangsungkan penerbangan perdana rute Tanjungpinang-Melaka. Dibukanya rute penerbangan itu diharapkan bisa meningkatkan hubungan kedua negeri serumpun dan membuka akses perekonomian yang lebih berkembang sehingga bisa meningkatkan mensejahterakan masyarakat.

Akses transportasi merupakan faktor pendukung utama dalam menciptakan perekonomian berkembang, bahkan tarnsportasi juga salah satu pembuka jalan dari keterisolasian wilayah. “Dengan terwujudnya rute penerbangan Tanjungpinang-Malaka, diharapkan bisa menciptakan iklim perekonomian yang lebih baik,” kata Gubernur Kepri, HM Sani di Bandara Raja Haji Fisabilillah (RHF), Tanjungpinang, Jumat (30/3).

Ke depan masyarakat Kepri telah bisa menikmati penerbangan ini. Warga Kepri yang hendak pergi berobat ke Malaka atau sekedar melancong dapat menggunakan jasa penerbangan Sky Avition . Karena selain berobat, di Malaka juga pusat pariwisata dan pendidikan. “Ini yang terus kita harapkan agar bisa sinergis dengan dibukanya rute ini, mudah-mudahan warga Malaka dan Malaysia umumnya bisa berwisata di Kepri,” ujarnya.

Ikut dalam penerbangan perdana Kadishub Kepri Muramis dan Asisten III Kepri Bidang Administarsi Umum, Said Agil beserta jajarannya. Sementara Gubernur Kepri HM Sani tidak turut dalam penerbangan tersebut karena mendapat instruksi Presiden RI, bahwa kepala daerah tidak boleh meninggalkan daerahnya terkait demo rencana kenaikan harga BBM subsidi.

Di tempat yang sama, Company Senior Aviation Safety Advisor dari Sky Aviation, Marsekal (purn) TNI AU Chappy Hakim menyatakan, dunia penerbangan semakin berkembang, terutama penerbangan sipil komersil. Menurut mantan Kepala Staf TNI AU (Kasau) ini, perkembangan dunia penerbangan harus didukung dengan kemampuan dan skill individu sehingga tidak terjadi kesenjangan. Faktor teknis lainnya seperti keselamatan, keamanan dan kenyamanan menjadi tolak ukur keberhasilan penerbangan.

“Teknologi penerbangan kian maju pesat, ini harus dijadikan pemacu agar terus berkembang dan maju. Penerbangan domestik juga harus mampu bersaing dengan internasional, kuncinya peningkatan SDM,” katanya. Hal yang paling mendasar, Tanjungpinang-Melaka memiliki kesamaan historis, baik dari kultur, bahasa maupun reliji.
Di tempat terpisah Ketua Menteri Melaka, YAB Datok Seri H Muh Ali bin Mohd Rustam menuturkan, dibukanya jalur Tanjungpinang-Melaka, selain berorientasi bisnis juga kedua daerah tersebut memiliki kesamaan kultur. Indonesia dan Malaysia khususnya Tanjungpinang dan Melaka memiliki kesamaan rumpun persaudaraan.

“Ada jalinan tali silaturahmi di antara keduanya, Indonesia dan Malaysia saudara,” tuturnya di ruang meeting Lapangan Terbang Antarbangsa Melaka.

Sutito Zainudin General Manager (GM) Marketing Sky Aviation menambahkan, rute Tanjungpinang – Melaka, dibuka untuk mempermudah akses transportasi kedua negara. Selain itu dari sisi market, rute tersebut memiliki peluang yang cukup menjanjikan, mengingat tingginya minat warga Kepri yang berpergian ke Melaka untuk kepentingan berobat, sekolah dan wisata.

“Penerbangan ini untuk warga Kepri yang hendak berobat ke Malaka, sehingga tak perlu lagi harus ke Johor atau daerah lainnya yang banyak memakan banyak waktu perjalanan, cukup dengan 55 menit sampai tujuan” katanya.
Tanjungpinnag-Malaka diberlakukan dua kali seminggu, yakni Rabu dan Minggu. Terbang dari Tanjungpinang ke Malaka pukul 12.00 WIB, dan rute sebaliknya Malaka-Tanjungpinang pukul 15.30 waktu setempat. Adapun harga tiket mulai Rp500 ribu sampai Rp600 ribu.

Sementara Senior Safety Advisor, Sky Aviation, Chappy Hakim mengatakan penerbangan Tanjungpinang-Melaka (PP) menunjukkan komitmen perusahaan tersebut untuk memelihara hubungan antara dua negara tersebut. “Secara historis, Kepri dan Malaka memiliki hubungan yang sangat dekat. Dan kami, Sky Aviation memiliki komitmen memelihara dan meningkatkan hubungan ini,” kata Chappy.

Saat ini, Tanjungpinang dan Malaka memiliki tingkat pertumbuhan ekonomi yang sangat tinggi. Pertumbuhan ini, kata Chappy, dapat ditingkatkan dengan terbukanya jalur perhubungan antara dua wilayah tersebut. (tea/rul)

Jakarta 31 Maret 2012
Chappy Hakim

skymermaid

April 2nd, 2012, 05:17 AM

Rute penerbangan Tanjungpinang-Malaka resmi dilayani maskapai Sky Aviation (http://www.tiket-penerbangan.com/2012/04/rute-penerbangan-tanjungpinang-malaka.html)

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qdkKkKYhMFQ/T3dDGAn7OiI/AAAAAAAAFiM/hVwMeBWe2yU/s1600/Sky-Aviation.jpg

Maskapai penerbangan Sky Aviation membuka jalur penerbangan dari Kota Tanjungpinang, Riau, menuju Malaka, Malaysia. Penerbangan perdana dilakukan dari Bandara Raja Haji Fisabilillah, Jumat (30/3), dengan pesawat berbadan kecil jenis foker 50. "Secara historis, Kepulauan Riau (Kepri) dan Malaka memiliki hubungan yang sangat dekat, dan kami, Sky Aviation memiliki komitmen memelihara dan meningkatkan hubungan itu," kata Senior Safety Admition Sky Aviation, Chappy Hakim sebelum penerbangan.

Menurut Chapy, pertumbuhan ekonomi di Tanjungpinang dan Malaka sangat tinggi. Pembukaan jalur ini diharapkan lebih meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi di sana. "Dengan terbukanya jalur perhubungan dua daerah, kami berharap pertumbuhan ekonomi itu semakin tinggi," katanya.

Pada penerbangan perdana itu, Sky Aviation membawa sebanyak 50 orang, termasuk kru pesawat. Menurut Chapy, ke depannya Sky Aviation akan menerbangi jalur Tanjungpinang-Malaka dua kali dalam sepekan, yaitu pada hari Rabu dan Minggu.

Gubernur Kepri Muhammad Sani menyambut baik penerbangan perdana Sky Aviaton. Menurutnya, jalur Tanjungpinang-Malaka merupakan buah kerja keras Pemprov Kepri dan pihak kerajaan Malaka. "Pemerintah daerah beberapa kali melakukan pembicaraan dengan pihak Malaka. Alhamdullilah, saat ini kita bisa menyaksikan penerbangan perdana ke Malaka," kata Sani.

Gubernur juga mengharapkan penerbangan itu dapat meningkatkan perekonomian di dua daerah. "Diharapkan, tingkat kesejahteraan masyarakat akan meningkat," kata Sani.

Selain pertumbuhan ekonomi, Gubernur juga mengharapkan peningkatan kunjungan wisata dari Malaka ke Provinsi Kepri, khususnya Tanjungpinang.

skymermaid

April 2nd, 2012, 05:26 AM

Sky Aviation Terbang Perdana ke Melaka (http://www.haluanriau.com/2012/03/31/sky-aviation-terbang-perdana-ke-melaka/)

http://www.haluankepri.com/images/stories/Berita/2012/maret2012/31mar12/01-31%20maret%2012%20penerbangan%20perdana%20sky%20aviation%20dari%20tpi-malaka%202.jpg

Layani Tanjungpinang-Melaka (PP)

BATAM-Maskapai penerbangan komersil Sky Aviation, Jumat (30/3) melangsungkan penerbangan perdana rute Tanjungpinang-Melaka. Dibukanya rute penerbangan itu diharapkan bisa meningkatkan hubungan kedua negeri serumpun dan membuka akses perekonomian yang lebih berkembang sehingga bisa meningkatkan mensejahterakan masyarakat.

buildship

April 2nd, 2012, 07:08 AM

skymermaid

April 2nd, 2012, 01:40 PM

hub selatan? what about Johor new airport?

Johor Bahru has no NEW airport. The current Senai INTERNATIONAL Airport has been in existence since 1974.

Senai Airport used to be the hub for Air Asia and MAS but that status has been reduced. Firefly also planned to use Senai Airport as their hub for international flights to cities in Indonesia but that status shortlived due to MAS-Air Asia share swap deal.

Despite its status as an international airport, Senai Airport only serves domestic routes (with the exception of freight services) such as KL, KK, Kuching, Miri, Penang, Sibu, KB, Subang and Ipoh (chartered flights). And airlines that serves the airport are all local airlines (except cargo airlines) such as MAS, Air Asia, Firefly and Berjaya Air.

Politicians and reporters love to drum up things and put unnecessary labels without checking the meaning of certain terminology. The word HUB in aviation industry, I assume, means airport with adequate facilities ie fuel depot and airlines stationed a few of their aircrafts at that airport to serve flights to other destinations eg. KLIA (hub for MAS, Air Asia and Air Asia X) and Changi Airport (hub for SIA, Silk Air, Tiger Airways and Jetstar Asia). Malacca Airport is nowhere near that status. Beside not having refueling facilities, no airlines stationed their aircraft at the airport. I really don't know what that guy was talking about.

But it serves its purpose as an airport to cater for the tourism industry including medical tourism in the state. With its limited capacity, this airport is nowhere near KLIA or Senai Airport status.

Arkdriver

April 3rd, 2012, 03:15 AM

MKZ is a grandiose airport upgrading project implemented to satisfy Ali Rostam's quest for eternal political power. It doesn't really serve the purpose after upgrading completed. This is one of the many white elephants.

maafcakap

April 3rd, 2012, 03:24 AM

agree a lot

buildship

April 3rd, 2012, 04:53 AM

I'll do it too often but, its very heptic,very tiresome.and on monday it felt like hell to go to work.its call jalan2. Not a vacation.vacation for me is to be relax n enjoy time slowly

I guess it good for a quick gateway.get into medan or png,check in my lazy ass at long pine.n take rapid or rent a bike n go shopping,eat,sleep.

Frankly, with RM350, i can travel to other places, maybe Thailand / Medan / Langkawi etc from Penang...a transportation fee costed RM350 is somehow not cheap just for half /1 day tour in melaka (not inclusive of ground tour + accomodation fee yet)

Also, if i travel via car, I can enjoy few spots in Ipoh / KL before I enter Melaka, whenever i stop over for a spot, I already recharging as no longer concerntrate on driving in the highway...

Perhaps, melacan can travel to Penang for tour via flight with that price as Penang has much more places to visit and better bus system compared to Melaka.:cheers:

nazrey

April 3rd, 2012, 08:27 AM

skymermaid

April 3rd, 2012, 10:09 AM

Riau Airlines Fokker F50
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/Haniez/P7173393.jpg
Pekanbaru - Melaka - Pekanbaru (until September 2010)

Riau Air Boeing 737
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/Haniez/p1060500ke.jpg
Pekanbaru - Melaka - Pekanbaru (January 2011 until April 2011)

Wings Air ATR72-500
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/Haniez/PB103912.jpg
Pekanbaru - Melaka - Pekanbaru (since July 2010) 3 times a week

Firefly ATR72-500
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/Haniez/PC274570.jpg
Subang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Subang (November 2011 to March 2012) 2 times a week
Penang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Penang (starting April 2012) 2 times a week

Sky Aviation Fokker F50
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/Haniez/NewImage.jpg
Pekanbaru - Melaka - Pekanbaru (since December 2011) 5 times a week
Tanjung Pinang - Melaka - Tanjung Pinang (starting April 2012) 2 times a week

skymermaid

April 3rd, 2012, 01:49 PM

Big plans for Batu Berendam Airport
Tuesday April 3, 2012
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/4/3/nation/11038846&sec=nation

MALACCA: The Malacca Government wants to transform the Batu Berendam Airport into a regional hub for the Asia-Pacific airlines.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the plan to integrate international, domestic and regional services under one roof would attract more airlines.

“This vision has the potential to improve traffic flow with the upgrading of the airport into a regional hub with more aircraft gates,” he said here yesterday.

He said the plan is expected to gain momentum following the maiden flight of Sky Aviation for the Malacca-Tanjung Pinang-Malacca sector last Friday.

Mohd Ali said the Tanjung Pinang-Malacca-Tanjung Pinang sector is poised to attract an estimated 30,000 passengers annually.

The Star on March 24 reported that an airlines, a fusion between budget and high-end carrier, is eyeing Batu Berendam airport as their international hub.

This Melaka CM never did any calculation before making statements. The Tanjung Pinang - Melaka - Tanjung Pinang sector only contributes an additional 200 seat capacity per week based on 50-seater Fokker F50 Sky Aviation aircraft on twice weekly flights. If we take that into account, the annual seat capacity for that sector is only 10,400. If we take a really good load factor of 80%, the annual passengers for this sector is only 8,320ppa. Well, he may be misquoted by the reporters (the usual excuse).

buildship

April 3rd, 2012, 07:24 PM

This Melaka CM never did any calculation before making statements. The Tanjung Pinang - Melaka - Tanjung Pinang sector only contributes an additional 200 seat capacity per week based on 50-seater Fokker F50 Sky Aviation aircraft on twice weekly flights. If we take that into account, the annual seat capacity for that sector is only 10,400. If we take a really good load factor of 80%, the annual passengers for this sector is only 8,320ppa. Well, he may be misquoted by the reporters (the usual excuse).

it is just a regular statement to uphold the "Negeri Maju" status from Ali Gostan la..:cheers:

daeng_jal

April 3rd, 2012, 08:52 PM

Frankly, with RM350, i can travel to other places, maybe Thailand / Medan / Langkawi etc from Penang...a transportation fee costed RM350 is somehow not cheap just for half /1 day tour in melaka (not inclusive of ground tour + accomodation fee yet)

Also, if i travel via car, I can enjoy few spots in Ipoh / KL before I enter Melaka, whenever i stop over for a spot, I already recharging as no longer concerntrate on driving in the highway...

Perhaps, melacan can travel to Penang for tour via flight with that price as Penang has much more places to visit and better bus system compared to Melaka.:cheers:

Well i really envied u for having such a long time to unwind n get sonewhere..like i said, in my book it call jln jln..where the journey is more important than the destination.heck i even use the trunk road for that.

The other thing i'll do is vacation.that a short break in the weekends just for relaxation..to maximise it i like to arrive fast n leave late preferably by plane or somewhere near..

Yup.prasarana's rapidpng is great.i still remember 7yrs ago when the bus have wood as floor.n end at 7pm.

daeng_jal

April 3rd, 2012, 09:35 PM

Riau Airlines Fokker F50

Pekanbaru - Melaka - Pekanbaru (until September 2010)

Riau Air Boeing 737

Pekanbaru - Melaka - Pekanbaru (January 2011 until April 2011)

Wings Air ATR72-500

Pekanbaru - Melaka - Pekanbaru (since July 2010) 3 times a week

Firefly ATR72-500

Subang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Subang (November 2011 to March 2012) 2 times a week
Penang - Melaka - Medan - Melaka - Penang (starting April 2012) 2 times a week

Sky Aviation Fokker F50

Pekanbaru - Melaka - Pekanbaru (since December 2011) 5 times a week
Tanjung Pinang - Melaka - Tanjung Pinang (starting April 2012) 2 times a week

Hahaha..the most "international" airport ever..75% of airlines n route are overseas:lol:

Imho. All they did was a new terminal n extending the runway to allowed 737 to land.similar to kt n ipoh,but no one attack it..heck alor star,jhb,langkawi can accomadate 747..n no 747 there isn't it.both latter even near to png which itself a hub.no one attack any of it.

For protecting mlk position as top three in medical tourism alone make mkz worthwhile. If mlk relies on Ferris n klia,kl,sgor,n9 will go for the kill.

I like the airport, theres plenty of small airport next to a major hub.like seletar, goldcoast,macau,stenstead n they all did fine.

Theres a potential there for mkz to do the same. Even boeing banking on the idea of point2point travel n plane trwvel will lose it novelty n become more of a glorified bus services.

But mahb n ali has to think more alike szb bussiness model than png or jhb.

It would never be a hub,but if they play it right.MKZ could give mlk a slight competetive edge that it desperately need.

Arkdriver

April 4th, 2012, 12:59 AM

Hahaha..the most "international" airport ever..75% of airlines n route are overseas:lol:

Imho. All they did was a new terminal n extending the runway to allowed 737 to land.similar to kt n ipoh,but no one attack it..heck alor star,jhb,langkawi can accomadate 747..n no 747 there isn't it.both latter even near to png which itself a hub.no one attack any of it.

For protecting mlk position as top three in medical tourism alone make mkz worthwhile. If mlk relies on Ferris n klia,kl,sgor,n9 will go for the kill.

I like the airport, theres plenty of small airport next to a major hub.like seletar, goldcoast,macau,stenstead n they all did fine.

Theres a potential there for mkz to do the same. Even boeing banking on the idea of point2point travel n plane trwvel will lose it novelty n become more of a glorified bus services.

But mahb n ali has to think more alike szb bussiness model than png or jhb.

It would never be a hub,but if they play it right.MKZ could give mlk a slight competetive edge that it desperately need.

Tell this to ali rostam to stop talking cock about being a hub, airasia, firefly, bla bla to regional flights and all. Never read in the news about mentri besar of kedah boasting about AOR should be the hub for cheap flights because he (previous and present) realized PEN and LGK only stone's throw away. IMO AOR is better utilized, the runway and the terminals. C130, CN225 fly on daily basis to this airport. At least MAHB is getting return for their money by extending the runway. I believe MFA with their piper seneca twin engine don't need over 2km of runway for take off (flown 35 hours on this aircraft in and out of the very airport itself).

Ali rostam knew airasia won't come, but why he insist on upgrading the airport? I would like to see him walk the talk. not just talk talk talk. Once built, please work hard to woo airlines to fly regularly. And i mean the real airline. Not just some virtual airline running on other airline's facility. Melaka Air and Silverfly, they are just a bunch of travel agency.

buildship

April 4th, 2012, 01:52 AM

Well i really envied u for having such a long time to unwind n get sonewhere..like i said, in my book it call jln jln..where the journey is more important than the destination.heck i even use the trunk road for that.

The other thing i'll do is vacation.that a short break in the weekends just for relaxation..to maximise it i like to arrive fast n leave late preferably by plane or somewhere near..

Yup.prasarana's rapidpng is great.i still remember 7yrs ago when the bus have wood as floor.n end at 7pm.

talking about relaxation? Of course better choice would be langkawi or thailand or penang where u can relax by the beach or strolling on the street...but going to melaka which is heavily jam just to see the fake heritage (e.g the fake istana built) is really time consuming and tension

TWK90

April 4th, 2012, 05:01 AM

Fast rail link is better for Malacca, not airport.

TWK90

April 4th, 2012, 05:12 AM

Edited for double posting.

musang

April 4th, 2012, 05:22 AM

secondary airport with turbo prop ops for regional asean destinations, it may not happen now but it could be in the future.

daeng_jal

April 4th, 2012, 11:12 AM

Tell this to ali rostam to stop talking cock about being a hub, airasia, firefly, bla bla to regional flights and all. Never read in the news about mentri besar of kedah boasting about AOR should be the hub for cheap flights because he (previous and present) realized PEN and LGK only stone's throw away. IMO AOR is better utilized, the runway and the terminals. C130, CN225 fly on daily basis to this airport. At least MAHB is getting return for their money by extending the runway. I believe MFA with their piper seneca twin engine don't need over 2km of runway for take off (flown 35 hours on this aircraft in and out of the very airport itself).

Ali rostam knew airasia won't come, but why he insist on upgrading the airport? I would like to see him walk the talk. not just talk talk talk. Once built, please work hard to woo airlines to fly regularly. And i mean the real airline. Not just some virtual airline running on other airline's facility. Melaka Air and Silverfly, they are just a bunch of travel agency.

To be fair.. there's a lot of news over the construction where the big man tony.F. said bootload of shit bout his mkz plans..

Then he say cannot because of this.then it fix.then he say cannot because of that..

Of course this whole shit won't happen if only ali did what nizar did..go rasuah fireflyz to fly.

Arkdriver

April 4th, 2012, 11:42 AM

To be fair.. there's a lot of news over the construction where the big man tony.F. said bootload of shit bout his mkz plans..

Then he say cannot because of this.then it fix.then he say cannot because of that..

Of course this whole shit won't happen if only ali did what nizar did..go rasuah fireflyz to fly.

Haha nizar rasuah Firefly. That's quite an allegation. Even if it's true, the amount must be very very big since the frequency now is twice daily with 80% load factor. During peak season like CNY, there were 3 flights daily to Singapore. Very very big rasuah indeed.

skymermaid

April 4th, 2012, 12:26 PM

My opinion is: with RM350, if i travel from penang to Melaka via own car, i can stop over at Ipoh / KL, enjoy some extra tour spot before ending it at Melaka.

Melaka is too small and its attraction would only last for half or 1 day tour...hence driving would sounds a good option.

It is sad to know that Melaka is more appreciated by Westerners compared to Malaysian citizens. Eventough Melaka has been listed as one of the 45 must visit places for this year by The New York Times (well, Penang is not in the list) our Malaysian friend is still of the opinion that flying to Melaka is not worth the effort.

Malacca among 45 ‘must-visit’ places (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/9/nation/10227831&sec=nation)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malacca has been listed by influential The New York Times as one of the 45 places to visit this year.

“With its lantern-lighted canals and silent, narrow streets lined with decades-old ornate temples and shophouses, few places in South-East Asia conjure romantic images of the past as effectively as Malacca,” it said in a write-up which became its second most-read story of the day.

Under the heading “The 45 Places to Go in 2012”, it said that Malacca, as a Unesco World Heritage site, had been captivating “record numbers of tourists lured by its unusual architecture and cuisine, which reflect centuries of foreign influences”.

“When you’re not exploring places like the 17th-century former Dutch town hall or Jonker Street’s antique shops, gorge on Malacca’s outstanding local specialties, like creamy, piquant nyonya laksa at the family-run Donald & Lily’s.

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2012/1/9/nation/n_pg03cruise.jpg

maafcakap

April 4th, 2012, 01:02 PM

daeng_jal

April 4th, 2012, 04:36 PM

Haha nizar rasuah Firefly. That's quite an allegation. Even if it's true, the amount must be very very big since the frequency now is twice daily with 80% load factor. During peak season like CNY, there were 3 flights daily to Singapore. Very very big rasuah indeed.

Relax bro..Not only nizar lah..even ttg also pay fireflyz to land.its in the news.u could google it if u wanna too.dont remember how much.but i think some mil per annum..

They want the money for promotion n guranteed pymt of empty seats.

Heck even fireflyz itself stated to the press on how much they would like ali to pay up..

buildship

April 4th, 2012, 05:16 PM

It is sad to know that Melaka is more appreciated by Westerners compared to Malaysian citizens. Eventough Melaka has been listed as one of the 45 must visit places for this year by The New York Times (well, Penang is not in the list) our Malaysian friend is still of the opinion that flying to Melaka is not worth the effort.

Malacca among 45 ‘must-visit’ places (http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2012/1/9/nation/10227831&sec=nation)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malacca has been listed by influential The New York Times as one of the 45 places to visit this year.

“With its lantern-lighted canals and silent, narrow streets lined with decades-old ornate temples and shophouses, few places in South-East Asia conjure romantic images of the past as effectively as Malacca,” it said in a write-up which became its second most-read story of the day.

Under the heading “The 45 Places to Go in 2012”, it said that Malacca, as a Unesco World Heritage site, had been captivating “record numbers of tourists lured by its unusual architecture and cuisine, which reflect centuries of foreign influences”.

“When you’re not exploring places like the 17th-century former Dutch town hall or Jonker Street’s antique shops, gorge on Malacca’s outstanding local specialties, like creamy, piquant nyonya laksa at the family-run Donald & Lily’s.

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2012/1/9/nation/n_pg03cruise.jpg

well, westerner certainly more appreciated Penang than Melaka, check these out:

New Zealand Herald
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/travel/news/article.cfm?c_id=7&objectid=10795527

CNNgo
http://www.cnngo.com/explorations/eat/asia-street-food-cities-612721?page=0%2C1

Never Stop Travelling
http://www.neverstoptraveling.com/penang-malaysia-takes-delicious-to-a-new-standard

Anthony Bourdain-No Reservations
http://www.visitpenang.gov.my/portal3/where-to-eat/where-to-eat/1458-foodies-tales.html

Yahoo Travel - ranked world No.8
http://travel.yahoo.com/ideas/10-islands-explore-die-011841336.html

KPMG Exploring Global Frontiers 2009
http://www.kpmg.com/MY/en/IssuesAndInsights/ArticlesPublications/Documents/PressRelease2009/PR11022009.pdf

New York Times-36 Hours
http://travel.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/travel/36-hours-penang-malaysia.html

New York Times--44 Places to go in 2009
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/11/travel/20090111_DESTINATIONS.html

The Age
http://www.theage.com.au/travel/silverlined-revival-20100408-rtmw.html

and many more.....too many...

actually i already many times getting westerner comment melaka is the most pretencious heritage place in the world....guess something got to do with the heritage within the funfair...

Arkdriver

April 4th, 2012, 09:07 PM

Relax bro..Not only nizar lah..even ttg also pay fireflyz to land.its in the news.u could google it if u wanna too.dont remember how much.but i think some mil per annum..

They want the money for promotion n guranteed pymt of empty seats.

Heck even fireflyz itself stated to the press on how much they would like ali to pay up..

Not sure if there's any confirmed payment, but if there are really payment made, somehow i think its only for initial few months of the flights to build up traffic and loads. If perak government really paid, then it must be one good investment.

Don't know about TGG, but for Kerteh, my friend told me Petronas bought minimum seats for each flight. Not sure how much. And still paying for those seats. Because not long time ago, transportation for OnG executives and workers used to run by MHS Aviation fleet of two Beachcraft 1900D from Subang to Kerteh. Now the service has been discontinued, since they decided to use Firefly instead (after competitive bidding process)

jieloe

April 5th, 2012, 08:53 AM

buildship

April 5th, 2012, 09:28 AM

Penang in the list in 2009

NY Times readers choose Penang as No 2 must-visit destination for 2009
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/18/nation/3055348&sec=nation

yes, i already listed out for him to refer. If anyone notice it, the list in 2009 and 2012 are almost totally different places, which means NY Times take turns to introduce some famous places around the world and Penang has spotted 2 years ealier compared to Melaka, yet the ranking during 2009 was 22 compared to 2 years after that, Melaka spotted by NY Times and ranked 28 (6 rank lower and 2 years late compared to Penang).

From here, we can see the difference how westerner appreciate Penang and Melaka:cheers:

daeng_jal

April 5th, 2012, 04:03 PM

nah for a state that climb from 2nd poorest to 3rd higest tax contributor its is ok

but for someone who loses every single one of it no1 status..that just sad

daeng_jal

April 8th, 2012, 08:16 PM

Melaka Air launches Melaka-Penang-Melaka flight

MELAKA: Melaka Air in collaboration with Firefly today launched its first flight for the Melaka-Penang-Melaka sector with promotional return tickets priced from RM19.90 until December.

The 1 hour 10 minutes flight is scheduled to operate two services weekly on Mondays and Fridays with tickets priced at RM188 for one way travel.

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam hopes the domestic flight will increase tourist arrivals from the north to Melaka by at least 15,000 annually.

He is confident that the target would be achieved as Penang International Airport (PIA) at Bayan Lepas has become the northern aviation hub.

"This route has great potential as at least 32 buses arrive in Melaka from Penang daily bringing 140,000 tourists last year, excluding tourists from other northern states," he told reporters after launching the first flight of the Melaka-Penang-Melaka sector here today.

Ali was at Melaka International Airport (MIA) to welcome 40 passengers in the inaugural flight from Penang who arrived at 8.25am on board ATR72-500 aircraft that can accommodate 72 passengers per flight.

The flight will help domestic travelers especially those in the corporate sector to save time and money when commuting between the two destinations.

He said Melaka Air will consider increasing the frequency of flights for the sector if there is demand from passengers.

"We plan to launch international routes such as to Phuket, Bangkok, Koh Samui, Hong Kong, Taipei and Guangzhou using Penang as transit."

Ali said MIA has become an aircraft fuel supply centre when CarrierCorp Petroleum Sdn Bhd obtained licence to sell aircraft fuel. -- BERNAMA

Read more: Melaka Air launches Melaka-Penang-Melaka flight - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/melaka-air-launches-melaka-penang-melaka-flight-1.71506#ixzz1rTSL5T00

tbc

April 9th, 2012, 06:14 AM

The 1 hour 10 minutes flight is scheduled to operate two services weekly on Mondays and Fridays .....

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam hopes the domestic flight will increase tourist arrivals from the north to Melaka by at least 15,000 annually.

..... to welcome 40 passengers in the inaugural flight from Penang who arrived at 8.25am on board ATR72-500 aircraft that can accommodate 72 passengers per flight.

Someone forgot to do maths homework again ! :)
72 seats per flight
2 flights per week
52 weeks per annum
= 7,488 pax per year

That is assuming 100% load factor for every flight
The 56% load factor on inaugural flight isn't too encouraging though

skymermaid

April 9th, 2012, 01:36 PM

Penang in the list in 2009

NY Times readers choose Penang as No 2 must-visit destination for 2009
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/18/nation/3055348&sec=nation

I know Penang WAS in the list back in 2009. If you read my statement carefully, you will notice that Penang IS not in the list for year 2012 (which is true).

Lets not prolong this argument since both Penang and Melaka have been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized as one of the 45 must visit place, are tourist destinations and almost of the same size (small).

skymermaid

April 9th, 2012, 01:53 PM

Melaka Air launches Melaka-Penang-Melaka flight

MELAKA: Melaka Air in collaboration with Firefly today launched its first flight for the Melaka-Penang-Melaka sector with promotional return tickets priced from RM19.90 until December.

The 1 hour 10 minutes flight is scheduled to operate two services weekly on Mondays and Fridays with tickets priced at RM188 for one way travel.

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam hopes the domestic flight will increase tourist arrivals from the north to Melaka by at least 15,000 annually.

He is confident that the target would be achieved as Penang International Airport (PIA) at Bayan Lepas has become the northern aviation hub.

"This route has great potential as at least 32 buses arrive in Melaka from Penang daily bringing 140,000 tourists last year, excluding tourists from other northern states," he told reporters after launching the first flight of the Melaka-Penang-Melaka sector here today.

Ali was at Melaka International Airport (MIA) to welcome 40 passengers in the inaugural flight from Penang who arrived at 8.25am on board ATR72-500 aircraft that can accommodate 72 passengers per flight.

The flight will help domestic travelers especially those in the corporate sector to save time and money when commuting between the two destinations.

He said Melaka Air will consider increasing the frequency of flights for the sector if there is demand from passengers.

"We plan to launch international routes such as to Phuket, Bangkok, Koh Samui, Hong Kong, Taipei and Guangzhou using Penang as transit."

Ali said MIA has become an aircraft fuel supply centre when CarrierCorp Petroleum Sdn Bhd obtained licence to sell aircraft fuel.-- BERNAMA

Read more: Melaka Air launches Melaka-Penang-Melaka flight - Latest - New Straits Times http://www.nst.com.my/latest/melaka-air-launches-melaka-penang-melaka-flight-1.71506#ixzz1rTSL5T00

Only 40 passengers? What a shame. I supposed most of the passengers are foreigners or people from outside of Penang who have yet to realize that Melaka is so small and have very little to offer for tourists (as claimed by someone from Penang, I assumed).

I supposed the return flight from Melaka to Penang will be full of passengers (load factor 100%) as so many tourists want to flock to Penang to visit countless number of tourist attractions the state has to offer.

buildship

April 9th, 2012, 01:56 PM

I know Penang WAS in the list back in 2009. If you read my statement carefully, you will notice that Penang IS not in the list for year 2012 (which is true).

Lets not prolong this argument since both Penang and Melaka have been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized as one of the 45 must visit place, are tourist destinations and almost of the same size (small).

If you read my statement carefully, the list in 2009 and 2012 are almost totally different places, which means NY Times take turns to introduce some famous places around the world and Penang ALREADY spotted 2 YEARS EARLIER compared to Melaka, yet the ranking during 2009 was 22 compared to 2 years after that, Melaka spotted by NY Times and ranked 28 (6 rank LOWER AND 2 YEARS LATE compared to Penang).

Lets not prolong this argument since both Penang and Melaka have been listed in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, recognized as one of the 45 must visit place, are tourist destinations and although melaka heritage area IS twice (or more) the SIZE SMALLER than georgetown.:cheers:

http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/George-town---Penang/

http://www.monocle.com/sections/business/Magazine-Articles/Trade-secret---Malaysia/

skymermaid

April 9th, 2012, 02:05 PM

Someone forgot to do maths homework again ! :)
72 seats per flight
2 flights per week
52 weeks per annum
= 7,488 pax per year

That is assuming 100% load factor for every flight
The 56% load factor on inaugural flight isn't too encouraging though

I supposed people in politics are the one who failed mathematics (either modern maths or add maths). Politicians have someone else to do the homework for them.:lol: That is why they are involved in politics otherwise they become very technical. Or his statement has been taken out of context, again!

maafcakap

April 9th, 2012, 03:12 PM

what happen kbr route ?? dulu kate ade jugak nak fly to kb from melaka guna firefly even dlm website ade kejap route mkz to kbr...skrg ape cite ?? ok gak naik flight dari kb to mlaka..

kkobe9293

April 9th, 2012, 04:24 PM

REVIEW DERR!!-POLITIC STATEMENT
Politician are the one who failed mathematics

Firefly (Melaka-Medan Flight Statistics) as extracted from MHI

Since 11 Nov 2011, total passengers = 1,289
(11th onwards) Nov 2011 - 405 passangers from Medan to Melaka
(Whole mth of) Dec 2011 - 593 passengers from Medan to Melaka
(As of 16th of) Jan 2012 - 287 passengers from Medan to Melaka

http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/327/fireflystatistics.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/84/fireflystatistics.jpg/)
See Nov 2011 - 405 passangers from Medan to Melaka

11 Nov 2011-Not the 1st flight,just the flight gimmick inaugural from the Melaka International Airport in Batu Berendam to Medan

21 Nov 2011-1st Melaka Air Fly to Medan
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/melaka-air-performs-flight-to-medan-1.4408

Flight schedule Nov 2011 Melaka Air
http://www.yayasanmelaka.gov.my/jadual.pdf
MES-MKZ-SZB only 3 times on November 2011
http://firefly.com.my/popups/mkz-mes.html

ATR 72-500
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ATR_72-500#ATR_72-500_.28210A.2F212A.29 ( up to 78 passengers- firefly 72 passengers ) 72 passengers X 3 times on nov 2011 =216 passangers from Medan to Melaka . That is assuming max load.

tbc

April 9th, 2012, 04:57 PM

Number crunching is such fun ! :D

skymermaid

April 10th, 2012, 08:23 AM

what happen kbr route ?? dulu kate ade jugak nak fly to kb from melaka guna firefly even dlm website ade kejap route mkz to kbr...skrg ape cite ?? ok gak naik flight dari kb to mlaka..

Not many people from KB want to visit Melaka due to limited number of tourist attractions unlike Penang (FF fly PEN- KBR 3 times daily). With smelly Melaka river and loud music on the boat ride, I believe this is really a big turn off for tourists from the east coast.

kkobe9293

April 10th, 2012, 11:09 AM

Not many people from KB want to visit Melaka due to limited number of tourist attractions unlike Penang (FF fly PEN- KBR 3 times daily). With smelly Melaka river and loud music on the boat ride, I believe this is really a big turn off for tourists from the east coast

Are u sure?? i think eddy bukan buta tuli selected KBR not TGG or AOR..so everthing dia sudah study maa..
Eddy leong before resign statement ( mas restructure ) http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php/latest-news/478.html

KBR statistics
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultan_Ismail_Petra_Airport
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busiest_airports_in_Malaysia

tbc

April 10th, 2012, 12:51 PM

Are u sure?? i think eddy bukan buta tuli selected KBR not TGG or AOR..so everthing dia sudah study maa..
Eddy leong before resign statement ( mas restructure ) http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/index.php/latest-news/478.html
You'll notice "Eddy leong" also stated
“If this collaboration with Melaka Air proves to be successful, we have the capability to also offer in the future our Boeing jet aircraft which has a larger seat capacity of 189.”
So, don't read too much into what these non-buta tuli people have to declare every too often, sometimes it's more enlightening to just observe and see how events roll out :)

kkobe9293

April 11th, 2012, 06:45 AM

You'll notice "Eddy leong" also stated
“If this collaboration with Melaka Air proves to be successful, we have the capability to also offer in the future our Boeing jet aircraft which has a larger seat capacity of 189.”
So, don't read too much into what these non-buta tuli people have to declare every too often, sometimes it's more enlightening to just observe and see how events roll out :)
..I not observer read too much just like ”drop by”..but u must remember leong is x-CEO.. Also mention.. “Ticket sales from Melaka to Kota Bahru and Penang will be available from tomorrow. Online purchases can be made from Firefly’s website (www.fireflyz.com.my), from travel agents and from Firefly’s booth at MATTA Fair Melaka, from July 29 to 31”..--so the "collaboration" in progress & tickets are already sold .. “future our Boeing jet aircraft which has a larger seat capacity of 189” ---if successful “collaboration” maybe FF future plan to sumatera..other destination indon . .More question marks arose when the resignation news of CEO, "collaboration" is collapse..flight KBR & PEN is cancelled..

9MMRD

April 11th, 2012, 08:50 AM

went to MIA just now after spotted a Falcon jet parked on the apron yesterday. This morning, after back from hill climbing at bukit beruang, the bird is still on the apron. Then I thought of taking some photo but abort the plan..nature call..

I decided to go the airport during lunch. Luckily, the falcon still waiting for me..haha and was about to fly off.
http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/3760/img0855jy.th.jpg (http://img824.imageshack.us/i/img0855jy.jpg/)
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/7350/img0857o.th.jpg (http://img708.imageshack.us/i/img0857o.jpg/)
http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/7550/img0860ob.th.jpg (http://img703.imageshack.us/i/img0860ob.jpg/)

Wings Air just arrived and with full load.
http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6035/img0859qa.th.jpg (http://img51.imageshack.us/i/img0859qa.jpg/)
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/4134/img0862lq.th.jpg (http://img826.imageshack.us/i/img0862lq.jpg/)

small bird from Singapore

http://img571.imageshack.us/img571/2194/img0871d.th.jpg (http://img571.imageshack.us/i/img0871d.jpg/)

Wings Air ATR flying back to Pekan Baru. Sky Aviation will arrive at 2.30pm from Tanjung Pinang.
http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/7659/img0876cc.th.jpg (http://img11.imageshack.us/i/img0876cc.jpg/)
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/9107/img0879if.th.jpg (http://img856.imageshack.us/i/img0879if.jpg/)

at last, the airport had bunkering facilities.. there are 2 tanker.
http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3756/img0874om.th.jpg (http://img850.imageshack.us/i/img0874om.jpg/)
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calaris

April 11th, 2012, 08:56 AM

Thanks for the update 9MMRD

9MMRD

April 11th, 2012, 08:59 AM

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9MMRD

April 11th, 2012, 09:12 AM

Thanks for the update 9MMRD

no problem..more videos to come.

9MMRD

April 11th, 2012, 09:55 AM

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9MMRD

April 11th, 2012, 10:56 AM

just love to hear the rumbling sound of jet blast.

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skymermaid

April 12th, 2012, 12:29 PM

Penerbangan Melaka-Pulau Pinang dilancar (http://www.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0407&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Selatan&pg=ws_03.htm)

http://www.utusan.com.my/pix/2012/0407/Utusan_Malaysia/Selatan/ws_03.1.jpg
SEBAHAGIAN penumpang penerbangan sulung dari Pulau Pinang disambut pada majlis sambutan pelancaran Penerbangan Tambahan Pulau Pinang-Melaka-Pulau Pinang anjuran Melaka Holidays di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Batu Berendam, Melaka, semalam.

MELAKA 6 April - Syarikat Melaka Air hari ini mencatat sejarah apabila memulakan penerbangan domestik pertama ke Pulau Pinang dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM), Batu Berendam di sini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, sebagai permulaan penerbangan dua kali seminggu Melaka-Pulau Pinang adalah setiap Isnin dan Jumaat mengggunakan pesawat ATR72-500 milik Firefly yang mempunyai 72 penumpang.

"Penerbangan dari Pulau Pinang ke Melaka ialah pada pukul 7.15 pagi manakala dari Melaka, ia berlepas pada pukul 12.25 tengah hari setiap hari.

"Harga yang ditawarkan pula ialah serendah RM19.90 terhad untuk lima penumpang pertama, RM99 dan RM199," katanya selepas menyambut ketibaan 40 penumpang dari Pulau Pinang menaiki pesawat Firefly yang tiba pada pukul 8.25 pagi di LTAM, di sini hari ini.

Mohd. Ali berkata, pemilihan Pulau Pinang sebagai destinasi penerbangan domestik yang pertama adalah kerana ia mempunyai hubungan penerbangan antarabangsa dengan negara-negara yang lain.

"Dari Pulau Pinang, kita boleh pergi ke Hong Kong dan juga Tokyo dan itu pastinya memberi kemudahan kepada penumpang untuk bergerak sekiranya mahu ke tempat-tempat tersebut," ujarnya.

Sebagai permulaan katanya, Melaka Air menawarkan jadual penerbangan dua kali seminggu dengan tambahan 7,800 penumpang sehala setahun.

Beliau yakin penerbangan tersebut akan bertambah tiga atau empat kali seminggu menjelang akhir tahun ini.

Beliau berkata, keyakinan itu berdasarkan perjalanan 32 buah bas ke Pulau Pinang sehari yang membawa 1,200 penumpang atau 40 penumpang bagi setiap buah bas.

Katanya, disasarkan sebanyak 10 peratus atau 120 penumpang bas tersebut akan menggunakan perkhidmatan penerbangan ke Pulau Pinang dari LTAM.

"Ini bermakna dalam setahun, sebanyak 43,800 penumpang akan ke Pulau Pinang menaiki Melaka Air.

"Potensi ini amat besar kerana sebagai hab utara tanah air, banyak negeri bergantung kepada Pulau Pinang manakala Melaka yang juga merupakan negeri pusat terletak di tengah-tengah antara Johor, Negeri Sembilan dan juga sebahagian Selangor serta Pahang," katanya.

Mengikut rekod, tambahnya, seramai 140,000 pelancong dari Pulau Pinang telah menginap di hotel-hotel berdaftar di negeri ini sepanjang tahun lalu.

_____________

I know this is already an old news. However, the statement about the number of passengers (43,800) expected to fly to Penang using Melaka Air in a year is really fascinating. Well, mathematics was one of the toughest subjects in school for me and the statement gives me some comfort as now I know there are other people who failed maths subject.:)

Arkdriver

April 12th, 2012, 01:28 PM

hahaha skymermaid, your joke is epic!

9MMRD

April 18th, 2012, 05:13 AM

melaka members, any ideas why 3 helicopters and 1 pilatus, think belongs to PDRM hovering around melaka raya area?

kiko

April 18th, 2012, 06:11 AM

how about the malaca - kuching route?

calaris

April 18th, 2012, 06:52 AM

melaka members, any ideas why 3 helicopters and 1 pilatus, think belongs to PDRM hovering around melaka raya area?

R u referrring to this? Taken yesterday when I was at the traffic light in Peringgit.

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7264/formationk.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/404/formationk.jpg/)

9MMRD

April 19th, 2012, 04:54 AM

R u referrring to this? Taken yesterday when I was at the traffic light in Peringgit.

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/7264/formationk.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/404/formationk.jpg/)

oh saw only one plane..what happening? air show?

skymermaid

April 19th, 2012, 12:23 PM

oh saw only one plane..what happening? air show?

I heard that some kind of Malaysia Air Festival to be held at Malacca International Airport some time in June this year. Last year it was held at Subang Skypark to celebrate 100 years of aviation in Malaysia.

skymermaid

April 19th, 2012, 01:38 PM

how about the malaca - kuching route?

We have to wait until Melaka Air buy or lease a bigger aircraft for this Malacca-Kuching route to happen. As of now, I assume that ATR72-500 may not be able to cover the distance. I believe this route has got potential as KCH is a major airport that needs more connectivity to other cities in Malaysia.

Arkdriver

April 19th, 2012, 06:12 PM

We have to wait until Melaka Air buy or lease a bigger aircraft for this Malacca-Kuching route to happen. As of now, I assume that ATR72-500 may not be able to cover the distance. I believe this route has got potential as KCH is a major airport that needs more connectivity to other cities in Malaysia.

Melaka Air don't have AOC lah, how to lease aircraft? They are just glorified travel agency.

Typical AOC application could take up to one year just to get approval. Before AOC, you have to apply for ASP first.

buildship

April 19th, 2012, 07:06 PM

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/544612_225514410889601_151908381583538_443516_1558874417_n.jpg

skymermaid

April 24th, 2012, 09:06 AM

Ongoing plans to make Malacca International Airport a regional hub (http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2012/4/21/southneast/11136998&sec=southneast)

MALACCA: The Malacca International Airport in Batu Berendam is indeed not a white elephant project as claimed by certain quarters including the state oppositions, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.

He said efforts and plans have been ongoing to transform the airport into a regional hub for the Asia-Pacific airlines and calling it a ‘white elephant’ project was totally bizarre and uncalled for.

‘‘We do not have ‘gajah putih’ (white elephant) here.

http://starstorage.blob.core.windows.net/archives/2012/4/21/southneast/p4fly.jpg
Pleasant journey: Mohd Ali Rustam greeting passengers arriving on the maiden flight.

"But we do have Gajah Berang, Batu Gajah and Alor Gajah here,” he said after receiving the first batch of tourists arriving on the maiden flight of Sky Aviation for the Malacca-Tanjung Pinang-Malacca sector here recently.

A private Indonesian airline, Sky Aviation inaugurated its twice-weekly flights between Tanjung Pinang in Riau and Malacca to meet the surge in passenger traffic between the two cities.

Mohd Ali said that it was common for people to be sceptical in new or unfamiliar projects.

In the case of the airport, he said the state government has adopted a new concept of ‘building a supply that would subsequently create demand’ which would come from consumers with the right approach on promotion and attraction.

Other than the Klang Valley, he said Malacca recorded more than two million of visitors from the northern states of Peninsular and another 1.4 million visitors from Johor last year.

‘’There are 32 inter state buses that travel between Malacca and other northern states daily and we can see that there is potential for the state’s aviation industry to liven up tourism activities here.

‘’Besides visitors to Malacca, be they from Malaysia or international, will also have another better option on arriving here by saving travel time,” he said.

Currently, the Malacca International Airport services the Melaka Air, operated by Melaka Holiday Sdn Bhd in cooperation with Firefly; Wings Air and Sky Aviation, which filled the void left by the recent collapse of Riau Airlines.

The airlines provide weekly flights to Penang for its local destination and also Pekan Baru and Medan in Indonesia.

Mohd Ali noted that Sky Aviation also had plans to add another route next month, connecting Malacca and Jambi located on the east coast of central Sumatra.

tbc

April 24th, 2012, 11:12 AM

Hmmm....., that welcome scene looks remarkably similar to the one of CM welcoming pax on FY flight from Penang :)
(notice too it's a Firefly plane in background, not of Sky Aviation) :D

skymermaid

April 26th, 2012, 11:49 AM

Melaka Air don't have AOC lah, how to lease aircraft? They are just glorified travel agency.

Typical AOC application could take up to one year just to get approval. Before AOC, you have to apply for ASP first.

Melaka Air rancang beli pesawat (http://www.sinarharian.com.my/edisi/melaka-ns/melaka-air-rancang-beli-pesawat-1.36178)

BATU BERENDAM - Syarikat Melaka Air merancang membeli sama ada pesawat Boeing atau ATR 72-500 seiring perancangan perniagaan jangka panjang syarikat itu.

Pengerusi Melaka Holidays Sdn Bhd, Syed Mahaza Syed Dakian berkata, perancangan itu juga selaras dengan hasrat syarikat melebarkan sayap ke beberapa destinasi baru.

Namun katanya, perancangan itu masih dalam penelitian di peringkat Kerajaan Negeri bersama Khazanah Nasional kerana ia membabitkan beberapa prosedur penting.

“Melaka Air kini menyewa pesawat ATR 72-500 dari Firefly Sdn Bhd sejak memulakan operasi penerbangan bagi sektor Subang-Melaka-Medan November lalu,” katanya selepas majlis pelancaran kaunter jualan tiket Melaka Air di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) di sini.

Majlis berkenaan disempurnakan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Negeri Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Warisan, Datuk Wira Latiff Tamby Chik, semalam.

Syed Mahaza berkata, mulai 6 April ini, Melaka Air juga akan memperkenalkan laluan baru Pulau Pinang-Melaka-Medan dua kali seminggu bagi menggantikan laluan Subang-Melaka-Medan.

Menurutnya, Melaka Air menerima purata tempahan seramai 300 penumpang sebulan bagi sektor penerbangan Melaka-Medan.

- sinar harian 30 Mac 2012 -

Well, they are planning to buy an aircraft.

Arkdriver

April 26th, 2012, 04:19 PM

Well, you believe them?

maafcakap

April 26th, 2012, 04:39 PM

Well, you believe them?

entah..bace jea...hahaha

daeng_jal

April 26th, 2012, 08:28 PM

nope, but i know ttg n mlk gov are in talk on what they gonna do with their sparkling almost empty airport.. best idea is for both gomen to do JV with one indonesia airlines,if they say that than i believe

but the fat bangla won't like it though,even our ucle vince also cannot bring the indonesian in,what more ali rustam n mat said

tunomura

April 26th, 2012, 09:02 PM

Seriously I think that malacca doesn't need an airport and they only need extended ERL service from KLIA :)

teckkang

April 27th, 2012, 01:46 AM

Seriously I think that malacca doesn't need an airport and they only need extended ERL service from KLIA :)

agree, but the federal government never seem to be interested to extend any rail to melaka

skymermaid

April 27th, 2012, 04:51 AM

Well, you believe them?

Well, they said they are planning to buy an aircraft, they didn't say they are buying. I always believe in planning before doing something, so I do believe in what I read. Plan first before we implement. If the plan seems not working don't implement.:)

daeng_jal

April 27th, 2012, 04:55 AM

tbc

April 27th, 2012, 05:51 AM

Menurutnya, Melaka Air menerima purata tempahan seramai 300 penumpang sebulan bagi sektor penerbangan Melaka-Medan.

- sinar harian 30 Mac 2012 -

Well, they are planning to buy an aircraft.

Averaging 10 pax per day
Might as well get a DHC Twin Otter or similar and do multiple dailies :)

kiko

April 27th, 2012, 05:57 AM

i rather found this thread interesting..empty airport but with lots of hope & news..hopefully MKZ will improve in future

Arkdriver

April 27th, 2012, 02:13 PM

actually n9 don't need an airport,just move the airbase here lah..

why the heck did someone build a military based with runway on private land few km from a triple runway KLIA with plenty of land they personally own?

for 2.1billion somemore, thats 21times mkz price?

they said the air base in Sendayan won't have any runway, just heliports only. That's what they said la..government already acquired the land, but i doubt construction will start soon, first they have to level off the bukit there.

skymermaid

April 27th, 2012, 02:57 PM

Seriously I think that malacca doesn't need an airport and they only need extended ERL service from KLIA :)

This airport is already in existence since 1952. Why only now so many people think that Malacca doesn't need an airport, this airport shouldn't exist, this airport is a white elephant etc. Why didn't they tell the British not to build this airport in 1950s since they know that Malacca doesn't need this airport and this airport, if built, is going to be a white elephant.
The government didn't build a new airport, just upgrade an existing airport by extending the runway and replacing the already outdated terminal with a new one. If you think that Malacca doesn't need an airport, what do you think the government should do with an airport that is already in existence yet not able to cope up with the demand of modern aviation industry?

9MMRD

May 6th, 2012, 12:03 PM

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SkyAviation Fokker 50 from Tanjung Pinang - Delayed by 1 hr

Private airline from indonesia Piaggio P180 Avant
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9MMRD

May 6th, 2012, 01:26 PM

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TUDM CN-235 depart from runway 3 for parajumping at stadium hang jebat

9MMRD

May 6th, 2012, 03:36 PM

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Susi Air Pioggio Avant landed at Melaka Airport

9MMRD

May 6th, 2012, 03:57 PM

SkyAviation landed at Melaka Airport 10 min before the Pioggio Avant. Mkz quite busy today with Wings Air arrived at 12.15pm and TUDM CN-235 having parachutes training.

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9MMRD

May 7th, 2012, 01:50 AM

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TUDM CN-235 depart for parajumping

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skyaviation departed to tanjung pinang

skymermaid

May 7th, 2012, 09:13 AM

Hi 9MMRD, I was at MKZ on Sunday too around noon time.
Yes, MKZ was quite "busy" on that particular day with 3 scheduled flights (Sky Aviation flight Pekanbaru-Melaka-Pekanbaru in the morning, Wings Air flight Pekanbaru-Melaka-Pekanbaru at 12.15pm and Sky Aviation flight Tanjung Pinang-Melaka-Tanjung Pinang at 2.30pm), a chartered flight by Susi Air (I heard the flight was from Jakarta and it costs RM100,000) and TUDM aircraft take off and landing for parachute jumps. On top of that, I saw YM Tengku Mahkota Pahang took a helicopter flight from the airport after Asian Junior Hockey Tournament function in Melaka to go for another function somewhere.

Someone informed me that Sky Aviation has already obtained approval to fly Melaka to Jambi in Indonesia this month. However, the flights for that route have to be postponed as Jambi airport is not ready with the CIQ infrastructure required for international flights.

apymah

May 7th, 2012, 10:34 AM

9MMRD

May 7th, 2012, 04:06 PM

daeng_jal

May 8th, 2012, 01:45 AM

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/s720x720/546763_10150644909495636_137315260635_9748167_1327971155_n.jpg
http://datukserimohdalirustam.blogspot.com/2012/04/perjalanan-saya-mohd-ali-rustam-642012.html
hehehehe

tbc

May 8th, 2012, 02:22 PM

This Melaka CM must be one heck of an avaiation buff - seem like everything must have a pelancaran ceremony :)

skymermaid

May 9th, 2012, 04:27 AM

Good day 9MMRD & Skymermaid ... both of you seem to have a wealth of info re MIA and her flight schedules. Do you guys happen to work there or live just next to the check-in counters ??? Hehe !
Sky Aviation seems to have a hold on Melaka than even our own so called Melaka Air ! With Pekan Baru and T. Pinang having flights to MIA and an impending route from Jambi, it looks like it is a Melakan airline than an Indon outfit !! Any plans in the offing of introducing pure jet flights to MIA on these routes ? What about Riau Air ... has it not completed restructuring ? Are there any plans to re introduce the Boeing flights to MIA from Pekan Baru ?
Cheers !

Hi Apymah, it is not difficult to obtain info about this airport as currently only 3 airlines are operating with around 14 scheduled flights a week.:)
As a new airlines, Sky Aviation is quite aggressive in opening new routes which is quite risky from my point of view. The airlines is now operating 7 flights weekly out of MKZ as compared to 4 by Firefly-Melaka Air. So far Indonesian airlines are really enjoying the facilities (and the incentives) provided by Malaysian government. And one of our local airlines are losing billions flying to destinations in other continents in order to be recognised as a "truly global airlines".:lol:
Riau Air closed shop already, so no more B737 coming to this airport. For now, only turbo prop aircrafts are serving MKZ but who knows the future?