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rizalhakim

March 11th, 2009, 05:44 AM

Malacca gets nod for RM65m runway extension
By Vasantha GanesanPublished: 2009/03/11

THE Malacca state government has received the green light from the federal government to extend the runway at Batu Berendam Airport, which is slated for completion in six months.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam said that the extension at the airport, which will be renamed Malacca International Airport, will cost RM65 million.

The extension is to accommodate larger carriers like Boeing B737 and Airbus A320, in line with its goal of making the historical state a top tourist destination.

"The runway will be extended to 2,200m from 1,800m now. It will cost RM65 million and the state will take a loan from the federal government for this," Mohd Ali said.

This is in addition to the RM135 million grant given to renovate and refurbish the airport, which is operated by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd.

Mohd Ali said budget carrier AirAsia has indicated that it will fly to three destinations in Sumatra, Indonesia, namely Pekan Baru, Bukit Tinggi and Medan, from Malacca, once the runway is ready.

"After that, AirAsia plans to fly to Penang and Langkawi and a year after that to Jakarta, Palembang, Balik Papan and Kuching (from Malacca)," he said after witnessing an agreement-signing ceremony between Casa del Rio (M) Sdn Bhd and Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd, and Sin Seong Hin Sdn Bhd.

"Firefly will also be coming in. We now only have Riau Airlines (operating at the airport)," he said, adding that he hopes other charter flights will also operate out of Malacca International Airport.

Mohd Ali said the state recorded a total of 7.2 million tourists last year, of which 6 million were domestic tourists. In the first two months of this year, Malacca has already welcomed 600,000 visitors.

He added that some 70,000 foreign patients sought medical treatment at the state.

"This is only 0.1 per cent of the 7 million rich people who are staying in Sumatra. We need to focus more on Sumatra ... with the new Malacca International Airport, we hope more patients will come here," he said.

rizalhakim

March 11th, 2009, 05:52 AM

Malacca airport to draw more regional tourists

KUALA LUMPUR: The completion of the Malacca airport runway extension project in the next six months will help attract more Indonesians into the state’s healthcare tourism sector, said Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.

“Our main target is healthcare tourists; that is why we have the federal government approval on the extension.

“The health tourism business is very encouraging and it will bring a lot of income to Malacca and our country,” he told reporters after a signing ceremony between Casa del Rio (M) Sdn Bhd and Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Bhd for a RM50mil term loan facility to build a boutique hotel and serviced apartments in Malacca.

Mohd Ali said the healthcare treatment cost in Malacca was half that of Jakarta and by just capturing 1% of Sumatra’s population of seven million people, a huge benefit would be gained. Last year, Malacca attracted about 70,000 tourists from Sumatra.

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Casa Del Rio group MD Tan Sri Syed Yusof Tun Syed Nasir (left) presenting a gift to Mohd Ali after the signing ceremony on Tuesday.

Once the runway extension project is completed, AirAsia Bhd will fly to three places in Sumatra - Pekan Baru, Bukit Tinggi and Medan - and domestically to Penang and Pulau Langkawi, the chief minister said, adding that the budget airline would later add Jakarta, Balikpapan, Kuching, Sandakan and Kota Kinabalu to its list.

Ali Rustam said the expanded airport would be named Malacca International Airport, with FlyFirefly Sdn Bhd expected to operate from there at a later stage.

Currently, only Lion Air from Indonesia operates at the airport.

Meanwhile, the RM102mil boutique hotel project by Casa del Rio is scheduled for completion by the end of next year.

Mohd Ali said with the hotel and four others under construction, the number of hotel rooms in Malacca would increase by about 1,500 rooms in three years, adding to the 10,000 rooms now.

rizalhakim

March 11th, 2009, 07:17 AM

Landasan terbang siap September

KUALA LUMPUR 10 Mac - Kerja memanjangkan landasan di Lapangan Terbang Melaka di Batu Berendam dijangka siap sepenuhnya dalam tempoh enam bulan lagi.

Ketua Menteri Melaka, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, pada awal bulan lepas, Kerajaan Persekutuan meluluskan pinjaman sebanyak RM65 juta untuk memanjangkan landasan.

"Landasan akan dipanjangkan 400 meter lagi berbanding 1,800 meter yang sedia ada. Dengan terlaksananya kerja-kerja ini, Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka akan mampu menampung kapal terbang yang lebih besar seperti Boeing dan Airbus," katanya kepada pemberita selepas majlis perjanjian pinjaman bertempoh antara Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad dan Casa Del Rio Sdn. Bhd. yang berjumlah RM50 juta bagi membina hotel butik dan apartmen di sini, hari ini.

Mohd. Ali berkata, beberapa syarikat penerbangan telah bersetuju untuk menggunakan lapangan terbang itu, antaranya Riau Air, Firefly dan AirAsia.

Beliau turut mencadangkan supaya Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) memberikan diskaun terhadap cukai lapangan terbang kepada pelancong untuk menarik lebih ramai pelancong ke Melaka.

Mohd. Ali berkata, menjelang 2011, Melaka akan mempunyai tambahan bilik hotel sebanyak 1,500 unit berbanding 10,000 bilik yang sedia ada pada masa ini untuk menampung kedatangan pelancong yang semakin meningkat ke negeri itu terutama pada hujung minggu.

''Bagi tempoh Jun hingga Disember tahun lepas, Melaka mencatat kedatangan pelancong sebanyak 7.2 juta orang berbanding sasaran kerajaan 6.8 juta orang,'' katanya.

Beliau berkata, untuk tempoh Januari hingga Jun tahun ini pula, kerajaan negeri mensasarkan jumlah kedatangan pelancong sebanyak 7.4 juta orang dan beliau yakin Melaka akan berjaya mencapai sasaran itu.

- Bernama

teckkang

March 11th, 2009, 11:34 AM

the slowest project ever!
said it was to be completed last december.

nazrey

March 11th, 2009, 12:52 PM

Congratulations to MalaccA!

dengilo

March 13th, 2009, 06:27 AM

Soon they will rename it Lapangan Terbang Ali Rustam !!!

daeng_jal

March 16th, 2009, 05:15 AM

^^^
great idea, lapangan terbang ali rustam (LATAR)

achkeen10

April 1st, 2009, 03:58 AM

Dijangka Menjana Pendapatan RM1 Bilion Setahun
LTAM BEROPERASI SEPENUHNYA 1 NOVEMBER

BATU BERENDAM, 31 Mac - Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) di Batu Berendam dijangka memulakan operasi secara 'full load' sepenuhnya mulai 1 November depan sebaik sahaja kerja-kerja menambah landasan sepanjang 400 meter siap, menjelang Oktober ini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata, untuk peringkat permulaan operasinya pada pertengahan April ini, LTAM hanya akan menerima pendaratan pesawat Airbus dan Boeing 737 secara 'hald load', manakala pendaratan secara 'full load' dijangka bermula 1 November depan apabila kerja-kerja tambahan landasan sepanjang 400 meter siap sepenuhnya.

Mohd Ali ternyata berpuas hati dengan prestasi kerja pembinaan LTAM yang dikendalikan oleh Kementerian Pengangkutan (MOT) meskipun berlaku sedikit kelewatan ekoran penambahan landasan dari 1,800 meter kepada 2,135 meter yang dijadualkan siap sepenuhnya menjelang Oktober ini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata demikian kepada para pemberita selepas mengadakan lawatan ke LTAM di sini, tengahari tadi.

Turut hadir, Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri, Datuk Wira Omar Kaseh dan Datuk Bandar Majlis Bandaraya Melaka Bersejarah (MBMB), Yusof Jantan.

Mohd Ali berkata, pihaknya akan bertemu Ketua Pegawai Ekesekutif Syarikat Penerbangan Air Asia, Datuk Tony Fernandez bagi membincangkan jadual penerbangan awal secara 'half load' bermula lebih awal pada 1 Mei ini.

"Saya akan panggil Datuk Tony Fernandez datang ke Melaka dalam minggu ini atau minggu depan. Kalau sempat beliau akan menjelaskan di dalam mesyuarat Exco esok supaya Air Asia boleh terbang lebih awal,"katanya lagi.

Mohd Ali memberitahu, penerbangan dan pendaratan kargo hanya boleh dijalankan jika syarikat-syarikat industri di negeri ini mendapatkan kebenaran daripada MOT, manakala Kerajaan Negeri akan memberi sokongan penuh.

Selain itu katanya, LTAM turut menawarkan penerbangan ke pelbagai destinasi, selain yang dicadangkan oleh Air Asia.

Kata Mohd Ali, operasi penerbangan masih berjalan seperti biasa setiap hari menggunakan terminal lama. Sehingga kini hanya Syarikat Penerbangan Riau Air menggunakan lapangan terbang ini dengan dua penerbangan; iaitu pagi dan petang.

"Kita boleh menerima 1.5 juta pelancong setahun dan membawa pulangan yang besar sekurang-kurangnya RM1 bilion setahun. Oleh itu, LTAM tidak merugikan kerana LTAM adalah lapangan terbang pelancongan kesihatan yang pertama di Malaysia,"katanya lagi.

Mengikut anggaran, dalam sehari lapangan terbang ini hanya menerima 30 penumpang sehari, 900 penumpang sebulan dan 12,000 penumpang setahun ekoran hanya Riau Air sahaja mendarat di sini menggunakan terminal lama.

Mohd Ali berkata, LTAM mensasarkan golongan pelancong kesihatan dan percaya Air Asia boleh membantu mendapatkan lebih ramai pelancong kesihatan dari Sumatera.

"Sumatera mempunyai 70 juta penduduk, kalau ada satu peratus kita sudah ada 700,000 orang dan 0.1 peratus kita dapat 70,000 orang. Kini Melaka hanya menerima 66,000 atau 0.1 peratus, ini maknanya pasarannya terlalu luas dan inilah sasaran Melaka untuk penduduk Sumatera datang mendapatkan rawatan di sini," katanya lagi.

Ketua Menteri berharap, ia boleh berkembang ke Tanah Jawa, Filipina, Bangkok dan negara-negara Asean lain serta mana-mana destinasi yang jarak perjalanannya kurang dari enam jam.

pynshi91

April 1st, 2009, 12:55 PM

Ali Rustam International Airport (ARIA)

rizalhakim

April 2nd, 2009, 09:15 AM

AirAsia To Operate Flights From Batu Berendam Airport

MELAKA, March 31 (Bernama) -- Budget airline, AirAsia, will be asked to use aviation facilities at the newly-upgraded Batu Berendam Airport from May 1, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said today.

Mohd Ali said he will meet AirAsia chief executive officer Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes soon on the matter.

The airport, given a RM131.5 million facelift, can be used from mid-April.

It can accommodate Boeing 737 aircraft and Airbus at half-load, he told reporters after inspecting work progress at the airport.

Upgrading work by Konsortium Uni-Integrated started in April 2007 to facilitate health tourist arrivals, particularly from Sumatra, who number close to 60,000 a year.

The airport will have a 7,000 square metre new terminal and will be equipped with facilities to receive domestic and international flights.

Mohd Ali said facilities for full load landing by Boeing and Airbus are expected to be ready in October, with the runway extended by 400 metres to 2,200 metres from 1,800 metres.

Fernandes, after a meeting with Mohd Ali in August last year, had said for a start AirAsia had identified six destinations -- four in Sumatra and two domestic -- from the airport.

Boeing aircraft will be used to land and take off for Palembang, Pekan Baru, Padang and Medan in Sumatra, Penang and Langkawi.

Fernandes however told the state government AirAsia's passenger and cargo planes will use the Batu Berendam Airport only at full load capacity.

Mohd Ali said the airport can handle 1.5 million tourists and rake in RM1 billion revenue when it is fully operational.

The Batu Berendam Airport, the country's first health tourism airport, has plans to handle flights from Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Hong Kong, he added.

-- BERNAMA

rizalhakim

April 2nd, 2009, 09:36 AM

Melaka sasar 1.5 juta pelancong

Oleh AMRAN MULUP
utusanmelaka@utusan.com.my

TUN Mohd. Khalil Yaakob menaburkan bunga rampai sebagai simbolik penerimaan motosikal sambil diperhatikan oleh Mohd. Ali Rustam pada majlis penyerahan motosikal Honda S.T 1300 di Ayer Keroh, Melaka, semalam.

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MELAKA 1 April - Kerajaan negeri menyasarkan kedatangan 1.5 juta pelancong menerusi Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) yang dijangka siap sepenuhnya November ini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, jumlah kedatangan pelancong itu dijangka mampu menjana pendapatan kira-kira RM1 bilion setahun.

Menurut beliau, LTAM akan menjadi pintu masuk paling mudah kepada pelancong dalam dan luar negara kerana ia mampu menampung pendaratan pesawat Airbus dan Boeing 737.

''Apabila siap, semua pesawat sudah boleh menggunakan LTAM. Pada masa ini LTAM hanya digunakan untuk operasi pesawat Riau Air sahaja dan kedatangan pelancong agak kecil," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas melakukan lawatan singkat ke LTAM dekat sini semalam.

Menurut Mohd. Ali, setakat ini kerja-kerja pembinaan berjalan lancar walaupun berlaku kelewatan sedikit tetapi perancangan yang diatur dijangka menepati ramalan.

Katanya, terminal baru LTAM dijangka siap sepenuhnya April ini dan boleh digunakan untuk operasi biasa tetapi membabitkan pesawat kecil.

''Saya berpuas hati dengan kerja-kerja yang dijalankan terutama di terminal baru, semua sudah siap, cuma ada kerja-kerja kecil seperti menurap kawasan tempat letak kereta.

''Terminal baru ini sudah boleh digunakan termasuk ruang tempat menunggu penumpang berlepas dan ketibaan, ruang bilik VIP, tandas, kaunter masuk dan keluar," katanya.

Begitupun kata beliau, kerja-kerja memanjangkan landasan daripada 1,800 meter kepada 2,135 meter bagi membolehkan pesawat Airbus dan Boeing 737 sedang giat dijalankan.

Katanya, dengan penambahan kos sebanyak RM62 juta, keseluruhannya ia mencecah RM193 juta bagi kerja-kerja memanjangkan landasan.

LTAM kini dalam proses menaiktaraf lapangan terbang lama yang dulu dikenali sebagai Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam bermula pada 23 April 2007.

Dalam pada itu, Mohd. Ali berkata, beliau akan meminta syarikat penerbangan tambang murah, AirAsia untuk menggunakan terminal baru LTAM Mei ini.

rizalhakim

April 2nd, 2009, 09:54 AM

LTBB dibuka pesawat besar hujung tahun

MELAKA: Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam (LTBB) di sini, dijangka dapat menerima pendaratan pesawat besar seperti Boeing 737 dan Airbus 320, selepas kerja menaik taraf kawasan itu terutama membabitkan landasan disiapkan pada penghujung tahun ini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam ketika mengesahkannya berkata, projek bernilai RM193 juta itu sepatutnya disiapkan sepenuhnya pada bulan lalu, tapi terlewat akibat kegagalan pemaju menyiapkannya mengikut jadual.

"Lapangan terbang ini dijangka menerima pesawat berkenaan selepas kerja memanjangkan landasannya dari jarak 1,800 kepada 2,135 meter disiapkan pada Oktober ini. Bagaimanapun pesawat kecil seperti Riau Air masih tetap beroperasi seperti biasa," katanya selepas melakukan lawatan ke tapak projek LTBB di sini, kelmarin.

Kerja menaik taraf LTBB iaitu antara lapangan terbang tertua di negara ini, dirasmikan pelancarannya oleh Timbalan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak pada 1 April 2006, sehari selepas pembentangan Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan.

Pembangunan projek ini dilaksanakan secara bersama antara Kumpulan Melaka Berhad (KMB), Kota Cekap dan Uni Integrated.

Turut menyertai lawatan itu ialah Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri, Datuk Wira Omar Kaseh dan Datuk Bandar Melaka Bandaraya Bersejarah, Yusof Jantan.

Mohd Ali berkata, apabila siap kelak, lapangan terbang ini bukan saja bakal menjadi pintu masuk utama pelancong, malah sebagai pelengkap terpenting kepada Melaka yang bakal mencapai status negeri maju pada 2010.

Katanya, kerajaan negeri mensasarkan seramai 1.5 juta penumpang bakal menggunakan lapangan terbang itu, sekali gus mampu menjana pendapatan kira-kira RM1 bilion setahun.

daeng_jal

April 6th, 2009, 07:31 AM

MIA by
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Batu Berendam Airport
New terminal building - under-construction.
Malacca Welcomes World
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my humble little airport

9MMRD

April 6th, 2009, 11:40 AM

rizalhakim

April 6th, 2009, 11:46 AM

hmmm airport or terminal bus??? :p

teckkang

April 6th, 2009, 12:15 PM

last sunday, i sneaked into the terminal compound. Unfortunately, unable to take some photos as was chased away by the security guard.

the left side of the terminal is the departure hall while the arrival is on the right. i could see there are only 6 check-in counters. Cant see any shops also.

okla tu. 6 check-in counters enuough already. I can see some spaces left-behind next to the airport, definitely it's for future extension.

MALAYSIAN

April 6th, 2009, 06:00 PM

no airbridge better at least 2 or 3 la :lol:

hafidz jon

April 6th, 2009, 06:31 PM

no airbridge better at least 2 or 3 la :lol:

i also hope for aerobridge. but who's gonna use it if they build the aerobridge? AK? i think they won't use any aerobridge to cut cost. so, there's no point to build some.

teckkang

April 7th, 2009, 01:04 AM

no airbridge better at least 2 or 3 la :lol:

how can they use airbridge when the departure level is on the ground floor and the airplane is higher than the departure hall?

9MMRD

April 16th, 2009, 07:31 AM

thanks to Hanz of malaysianwings.com

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9MMRD

April 16th, 2009, 07:44 AM

apymah

April 20th, 2009, 06:16 PM

I am a new fella on the blog and would like to say "Hi!" to all.
Been following keenly the progress of Malacca city and her new airport through SkyscraperCity. Very informative and keep up the good work people !!:applause::applause:

daeng_jal

April 21st, 2009, 06:34 PM

hi to you too! anyway, Firefly has just been given the greenlight by MOT to operate 4 flight a week from MIA to singapore,probably we can also see a singapore based airline to come here too.

9MMRD

April 22nd, 2009, 08:11 AM

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teckkang

April 22nd, 2009, 09:56 AM

hi to you too! anyway, Firefly has just been given the greenlight by MOT to operate 4 flight a week from MIA to singapore,probably we can also see a singapore based airline to come here too.

:banana::banana:
more singaporeans can come to malacca during weekend. Good for tourism. :cheers:

apymah

April 22nd, 2009, 11:37 AM

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Sadly, I seem not to be able to access the threads posted by 9MMRD,be they messages or photographs. Can some kind soul tell me whether it is my computer's problem or everyone is encountering the same situation? Thanks.

daeng_jal

April 22nd, 2009, 12:49 PM

9MMRD

April 22nd, 2009, 03:22 PM

i thought the terminal will be open before the end of the month? macam tak sempat aje

sori..those were old photos. just wanna show you guys the departure gate.

daeng_jal

April 24th, 2009, 07:22 PM

Enam Syarikat Labur RM 830 Juta
Industri Berasaskan Komposit Di Melaka Berjaya - Md Yunos

AYER KEROH, 22 April - Sebanyak enam syarikat industri berasaskan komposit dengan jumlah pelaburan RM830 juta telah beroperasi sepenuhnya di tapak seluas 148,83 ekar, berhampiran Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) di Batu Berendam.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perindustrian, Perdagangan, Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi Negeri, Datuk Md Yunos Husin berkata, usaha menjadikan Melaka sebagai pusat perindustrian komposit telah mencapai kejayaan.

Menjawab soalan Datuk Abdul Wahab Abdul Latip (BN- Durian Tunggal) beliau berkata, empat dari enam syarikat yang beroperasi di zon perindustrian tersebut adalah syarikat tempat .

Katanya syarikat-syarikat berkenaan terdiri dari Petrom (M) Sdn Bhd dengan pelaburan RM 250 juta (Akademi Penerbangan); Bold Fushion Sdn Bhd melabur RM30 juta (Akademi Penerbangan- belum siap); CTRM Aviation (Eagle Aircraft) dengan pelaburan RM15 juta (Penyelanggaraan pesawat); Composite Technology Resources Malaysia Sdn Bhd melabur RM400 juta (Komponen kapalterbang); Dian Kreatif Sdn Bhd -RM100 juta (Kubah, struktur kapal layar daripada bahan komposit) dan Solid Partners Sdn Bhd -pelaburan RM35 juta (Hangar pesawat).

"Sebanyak 2,061 peluang pekerjaan diwujudkan menerusi industri yang terdapat di zon berkenaan," ujarnya.

Kata Md Yunos lagi, dua syarikat lainj juga berminat melabur dalam industri komposit iaitu IAC Manufacturing (M) Sdn Bhd dengan pelaburan RM19 juta (Komponen kapal terbang) serta Hamshire Aerospace Sdn Bhd dengan pelaburan sebanyak RM 10 juta untuk pengeluaran komponen mesin precision bagi industri aero-angkasa.

Md Yunos memberitahu Dewan, antara syarikat pembuat kapal terbang yang menempah komponen pesawat dari syarikat yang beroperasi di zon perindustrian komposit itu ialah Boeing, Airbus dan Bombadier.

"Syarikat CTRM-Aero Composite, sebagai contoh telah mendapat kontrak bernilai RM 3 bilion untuk tempoh 3 tahun, syarikat ini bukan sahaja membekalkan komponen komposit kepada pesawat Boeing malah berjaya membekalkan komponen komposit pesawat terbesar dunia iaitu Airbus A380," katanya.

Jelasnya lagi, Syarikat IAC Manufacturing Sdn Bhd dan Hampshire Aerospace Sdn Bhd pula telah berjaya mendapat tempahan jangka panjang membekalkan peralatan pesawat termasuk dari syarikat penerbangan keempat terbesar di dunia iaitu Bombadier dari Brazil.

"Syarikat Dian Kreatif Sdn Bhd turut mendapat tempahan menyiapkan kubah masjid seperti Masjid Nabawi di Madinah, masjid di Brunei dan Timur Tengah serta kubah hotel mewah di Dubai di samping tempahan membekal kapal layar kepada syarikat dan individu di Itali, Australia, United Kingdom dan Hong Kong," jelas Md Yunos.

Katanya lagi, kejayaan yang diraih oleh syarikat-syarikat berkenaan jelas membuktikan produk-produk yang dihasilkan mendapat pengiktirafan antarabangsa.

daeng_jal

April 26th, 2009, 05:44 PM

Firefly ke Singapura
Oleh Wan Noriza Meor Idris
wannoriza@nstp.com.my

FIREFLY, syarikat penerbangan komuniti milik Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS), akan memulakan penerbangan ke Singapura mulai Jun ini sejajar dengan usaha memenuhi permintaan penumpang ke destinasi berkenaan serta meluaskan rangkaian operasinya.

Pengarah Urusannya, Eddy Leong, berkata pihaknya sudah memperoleh kelulusan Kementerian Pengangkutan semalam dan akan menawarkan operasi penerbangan ke negara itu dari enam destinasi iaitu Subang, Pulau Pinang, Ipoh, Terengganu, Kuantan dan Melaka.

Bagaimanapun, beliau berkata, penerbangan ke Singapura dari Ipoh, Terengganu dan Kuantan hanya akan bermula pada Julai manakala dari Melaka mulai September ini.

Menurutnya, langkah itu dijangka dapat menambah jumlah pelancong Singapura ke negara ini selain memudahkan ahli perniagaan tempatan yang mempunyai banyak urusan perniagaan di republik itu.

9MMRD

April 29th, 2009, 02:51 PM

daeng_jal

April 29th, 2009, 07:42 PM

there's a poster with ali rustam faces on it claiming that the terminal will be open for operation in may......

YeahWho

April 29th, 2009, 08:10 PM

departure
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driveway
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departure hall / check - in counters
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information counter / arrival hall
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I just feel that the English words on the signage is too small to serve the purposes of informing. Not only this happens at MIA, but also else in the country. Why can't the English or in some instances, chinese and other languages' wordings be the same size as Malay words? They can just put the English words in Italic form to differentiate the two. Remember the purpose of a traffic signage is to inform the public from a good and safe driving distance away so that they can have enough time to react. If the words are too small, might as well don't include them.

apymah

April 30th, 2009, 09:45 AM

nazrey

April 30th, 2009, 12:49 PM

More than expected!

daeng_jal

April 30th, 2009, 03:34 PM

I must say YeahWho brought forth a very VALID & GOOD point re signages in
MIA or on the roads.Signs are there to HELP the public find their way EASILY & QUICKLY (especially tourists from overseas). Alot of effort had been put in to woo visitors, but alas, when they reach Malacca (or Malaysia), things are not user friendly.It makes a mockery of the whole situation.:ohno::nuts:
What say you Mr. Ali Rustam ?

if you went to japan or even hong kong, the same situation also happen there, where the national language are written bigger, and it does not even make it difficult for the visitors to find their way...

and it more interesting that way as it remind you that you are in a foreign land and it what made traveling interesting, being too accommodating is boring!!!!

chene

May 1st, 2009, 10:30 AM

agree...^^^^

Arkdriver

May 1st, 2009, 04:50 PM

no bigger than ipoh airport, about the same size, the only different is the melaka terminal is new...

apymah

May 4th, 2009, 10:52 AM

I must admit " daeng jal on Apr.30th " made a very valid point too regarding rendering a foreign place more interesting with her signages in her own bahasa !!

9MMRD

May 5th, 2009, 02:52 PM

i went to the airport just now. on the left of the departure gate 1 is a cafe - Jonker Walk. Saw the FID , near the cafe.. kecik nye. use 24in LCD. No WIFI. The terminal only open from 7am - 7pm. No photos taken coz kena chased by the security guard.

rizalhakim

May 6th, 2009, 05:33 AM

New terminal opens with a fuming MB
By CHEN PELF YEEN

MALACCA: Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam was left fuming when he realised that a whole lot of problems needed fixing despite the official opening of a new terminal at the Malacca International Airport.

First, he was informed that the extended 1,800m runway under the RM131.5mil project could not be fully utilised because several obstructing trees had yet to be removed.

Later, he took to task airport officials for failing to provide a wheelchair for an elderly passenger who could hardly walk.

He said the airport must have sufficient wheelchairs for passengers as the airport was designated as an entry point for health tourism in the state.

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2009/5/6/nation/n_pg02riau.jpg
Comfort ride: Mohd Ali pushing the wheelchair of a passenger from Riau to the Immigration check-in counter at the Malacca International Airport yesterday.

“There seems to be coordination problems between the contractors and state officers monitoring the progress.

“I will chair a meeting tomorrow (today) with all the relevant officers,” he told reporters after a ceremony to welcome the passengers of Riau Airlines yesterday.

The ceremony saw Malaysia Airports Berhad beginning operations at the new terminal to handle its first flight – a Riau Airlines Fokker 50 from Pekan Baru at 9.30am.

The project to build a new terminal and to extend the former 1,362m runway to 1,800m was launched in April 2007.

However, at present only 1,476m of the runway is being used owing to various obstructions, including the trees.

Mohd Ali said the 1,800m runway would be fully operational by Sept 1 and thereafter, would see Firefly’s inaugural flight to Singapore with their Fokker ATR72 airplane.

“The longer runway will allow for Boeing A737 and Airbus 320 to land,” he said.

Mohd Ali said some 1.5 million tourists were expected to enter Malacca via the airport within three years.

rizalhakim

May 6th, 2009, 07:42 AM

Upgraded Malacca airport to boost health tourism
By : Jason Gerald John

MALACCA: The newly upgraded airport at Batu Berendam is expected to receive 500,000 passengers within the next three years.

This figure is not far-fetched as the airport, which will be renamed Malacca International Airport by year end after a RM131.5 million upgrade, is targeted to boost the state as a hub for health tourism.

In citing an example, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said even with the old airport, the health tourism sector in the state had seen a steady increase in medical tourists, especially those from Singapore and Indonesia.

"Take the state-owned Putra Hospital for example. It recorded revenue of RM100 million from medical tourism packages last year compared with RM70 million in the previous year.

"This is why I foresee the airport playing a significant role in bringing in the medical tourists, especially from Sumatra, which has about 70 million people," Ali said after the soft launch of the new Batu Berendam airport terminal here yesterday.

Earlier, Ali, accompanied by Malaysia Airports Berhad managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad Abdul Majid, received 26 tourists from Indonesia who arrived at the new terminal via Riau Airlines.

On the operations of the airport, Ali said Riau Airlines would fly to Batu Berendam once daily while Firefly, the low-cost carrier of Malaysia Airlines, would resume its operations from here to Singapore in September.

"AirAsia will only operate from here in November when the full length of the runway, which measures 2,135 metres, is completed."

Ali added that there had been a request from AirAsia to privatise the Batu Berendam Airport similar to the Senai International Airport in Johor.

"AirAsia proposed to take over the operations of this airport and we have no problem with that.

"However, any decision on this will have to be made by the Federal Government."

rizalhakim

May 7th, 2009, 09:18 AM

LTBB dinaik taraf guna nama baru hujung tahun
Oleh Amirullah Andi Nur
arullah@bharian.com.my

Perubahan imej mampu kembang pelancongan kesihatan di Melaka

MELAKA: Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam (LTBB), dekat sini, yang kini berubah wajah selepas dinaik taraf dengan kos RM131.5 juta, bakal dikenali sebagai Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM), bermula penghujung tahun ini.

Perubahan itu selaras kedudukan lapangan terbang berkenaan yang bakal menjadi persinggahan kepada lebih banyak syarikat penerbangan asing, selain penerbangan tempatan apabila beroperasi sepenuhnya pada waktu itu nanti.

Keputusan itu dipersetujui kerajaan negeri baru-baru ini dan ia juga selaras dengan statusnya sebagai lapangan terbang pelancongan kesihatan pertama di negara ini, sama seperti terdapat di Rotterdam, Belanda dan Munich, Jerman.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, berkata buat masa ini nama LTBB akan digunakan sehingga awal November ini.

Bercakap selepas merasmikan Terminal Utama LTBB yang baru, kelmarin, katanya kerajaan negeri akan menjemput Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak, merasmikan lapangan terbang yang sudah dinaik taraf itu sekali gus mengumumkan nama barunya.

Terminal ini adalah sebahagian projek menaik taraf LTBB yang bermula pada April 2007. Menerusi naik taraf itu, terminal baru ini mampu mengendalikan 1.5 juta penumpang setahun, berbanding 300,000 di terminal lama.

Pembesaran lapangan terbang ini yang turut merangkumi pemanjangan landasan sehingga 1,800 meter, dibiayai kerajaan Pusat, manakala KLIA Consultancy Services Sdn Bhd sebagai perunding pengurusan dan Uni-Integrated Sdn Bhd sebagai pemaju.

Baru-baru ini, kerajaan negeri mengumumkan pembiayaan projek memanjangkan landasan sedia ada sehingga jarak 2,135 meter dengan kos RM61 juta bagi membolehkan pesawat besar seperti Boeing 737 dan Airbus mendarat, berbanding hanya Fokker 50 ketika ini. Projek ini dijadual siap penghujung Oktober.

Mohd Ali berkata, pada masa ini, hanya sebuah syarikat penerbangan iaitu Riau Airlines mengadakan perkhidmatan penerbangan ke LTBB pada kadar sekali setiap hari menerusi Pekan Baru, Sumatera, selain penerbangan tempahan tidak berjadual.

Katanya, bermula 1 September ini, syarikat penerbangan milik Penerbangan Malaysia (Mas) iaitu Firefly akan mengadakan perkhidmatan ke Singapura dari LTBB pada kadar empat kali seminggu, manakala AirAsia, bermula 1 November, membabitkan destinasi Melaka-Pulau Pinang-Medan-Bangkok.

"Selain Firefly dan AirAsia, kita juga berharap syarikat penerbangan lain seperti Mas atau Garuda dan Merpati dari Indonesia akan turut mengadakan perkhidmatan dari sini, sebaik projek pemanjangan landasan itu siap," katanya.

Mohd Ali berkata, pada tahun lalu bilangan penumpang yang menggunakan LTBB adalah seramai 15,708 dan jumlah itu dijangka meningkat kepada kira-kira 500,000 dalam tempoh tiga tahun akan datang apabila lebih banyak penerbangan beroperasi di situ.

Katanya, tahun lalu, lebih 70,000 pelancong berkaitan kesihatan datang ke negeri ini bagi mendapatkan rawatan di tiga pusat perubatan terkenal iaitu Pusat Pakar Perubatan Putra, Hospital Pantai dan Mahkota Medical Centre.

"Bagi menarik lebih ramai pelancong kesihatan ke negeri ini, kita akan mengadakan promosi di luar Melaka, selain berusaha meningkatkan keselesaan di LTBB termasuk penyediaan kawasan letak kenderaan khusus untuk menanti pesakit dan membina aerobridge," katanya.

daeng_jal

May 11th, 2009, 03:17 PM

Bantu Urus Pelancong Kesihatan
AEROBRIDGE PELENGKAP PENUMPANG LTBB

BATU BERENDAM, 6 Mei - Empat kemudahahan utama akan dan telah disediakan oleh Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) untuk menyokong aspirasi Kerajaan Melaka menjadikan Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam (LTBB) sebagai terminal pelancongan pertama di Malaysia.

Pengurus Besar MAB, Abdul Rahman Karim, berkata empat kemudahan itu ialah menyediakan dua tempat letak ambulans di pintu masuk kedatangan dan pelepasan, menyediakan kaunter hospital-hospital, mengadakan dua tempat letak ambulans berdekatan pesawat mendarat dan memperkenalkan 'lif bergerak' untuk menurunkan pesakit dari pesawat.

"Kita menyediakan kemudahan ini berdasarkan kapasiti penumpang dan permintaan Kerajaan Melaka dan khidmat sokongan ini menjadikan LTBB terminal yang permata di Malaysia yang mempunyai kemudahan itu," katanya kepada Melaka Hari Ini (MHI).

Dua tempat letak ambulans berdekatan pesawat (ketibaan dan pelepasan) telahpun dibuat sementara dua lagi iaitu di pintu satu dan dua untuk menurunkan dan mengambil penumpang akan dilakukan tidak lama lagi.

"Kita telahpun mengarahkan pihak pengurusan MAB di Batu Berendam untuk mengadakan perjumpaan segera dengan syarikat-syarikat penerbangan di LTBB, termasuk penyelaras dan agensi-agensi mereka di terminal itu, pihak Hospital Pakar Putra (HPP), Mahkota dan Pantai serta Jabatan Penerbangan Awam (DCA).

"Kita mahu mereka saling bantu membantu dengan MAB untuk menyempurnakan lagi perkhidmatan di LTBB, terutama kepada penumpang-penumpang yang mahu mendapatkan perkhidmatan perubatan," katanya.

Beliau berkata, perkhidmatan lif bergerak itu akan digunakan untuk mengendalikan pesakit pesawat Foker 50 dan sementara aerobridge pula akan digunakan bagi pesawat Boeing 737 dan Airbus 320.

Katanya, penggunaan aerobridge ini akan diperkenalkan mengikut kesesuaian dan permintaan apabila pesawat yang lebih besar itu mula mendarat di LTBB pada hujung tahun ini.

"Kita memang bercadang untuk menggunakan aerobridge di LTBB tetapi tidak cukup peruntukan dari Kementerian Pengangkutan, namun ia akan diperkenalkan jika ada permintaan dan keperluan," katanya.

Sementara perkhidmatan kaunter untuk Hopital Putra, Mahkota dan Pantai di terminal itu sudahpun diluluskan.

Semalam Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, meminta perkhidmatan aerobridge disediakan di LTBB bagi memenuhi pertambahan dan permintaan pesakit yang menggunakan terminal itu, khususnya dari Sumatera.

Ketika pra-pelancaran LTBB di sini semalam, Mohd Ali menegaskan lapangan terbang itu boleh mengendalikan 1.5 juta penumpang setahun dan 500,000 daripadanya adalah pelancong kesihatan.

Ia mempunyai empat kaunter bagi kemudahan berlepas dan enam kaunter kemudahan mendarat bagi penerbangan antarabangsa dan domestik.

LTBB akan secara rasmi dikenali sebagai Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) yang akan dibuka secara rasmi oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak pada satu tarikh yang akan ditetapkan.

Selain Riau Airlines syarikat penerbangan lain yang dijangka turut beroperasi di lapangan terbang baru itu termasuk Firefly dan AirAsia dan apabila ia beroperasi sepenuhnya bagi penerbangan antarabangsa bermula 1 November depan, Syarikat Malaysia Airlines (MAS) dan syarikat penerbangan Indonesia, Garuda juga akan menggunakan terminal itu.

Projek menaik taraf LTBB dilakukan oleh konsortium Uni-Integrated, akan menempatkan sebuah terminal baru seluas 7,000 meter persegi dilengkapi pelbagai kemudahan untuk menerima penerbangan antarabangsa dan domestik.

Proses pembesaran dan kerja menaik taraf berharga RM131.5 juta bermula pada 23 April, 2007 bagi menyediakan kemudahan kepada para pelancong kesihatan, terutama dari Sumatera yang kini mencecah hampir 60,000 orang setahun.

Terminal baru LTBB boleh mengendalikan 1.5 juta penumpang setahun berbanding hanya 300,000 sebelum ini dan mempunyai dua tempat meletakkan pesawat yang sesuai bagi pesawat Boeing 734 dan Airbus 320.

LTBB dijangka beroperasi sepenuhnya bermula 1 November depan setelah landasan dipanjangkan kepada 2,135 meter untuk membolehkan pesawat Boeing dan Airbus mendarat dan berlepas.

Panjang landasan LTBB pada masa kini ialah 1,476 meter dan syarikat penerbangan komuniti Firefly akan mula menggunakan LTBB bermula 1 September depan dengan kekerapan empat penerbangan seminggu ke Singapura menggunakan pesawat turboprop ATR 72.

Syarikat tambang murah AirAsia pula dijangka beroperasi mulai 1 November depan dengan laluan ke Bangkok, Medan dan Pulau Pinang.

daeng_jal

May 11th, 2009, 03:18 PM

LTBB Mampu Capai Sasaran 1.5 Juta Penumpang Setahun

BATU BERENDAM, 8 Mei - Sasaran Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam (LTBB) untuk mengendalikan ketibaan 1.5 juta penumpang setahun bakal menjadi kenyataan berdasarkan faktor sokongan yang mampu menarik lebih ramai pengguna dan penambahan syarikat penerbangan menggunakan terminal itu.

Peningkatkan ini dijangka berdasarkan permintaan penumpang Indonesia, khususnya pelancong kesihatan, serta penambahan syarikat penerbangan seperti Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS) dan Air Asia termasuk pengendali penerbangan antarabangsa Indonesia, Garuda.

Kini hanya satu syarikat penerbangan beroperasi di terminal itu iaitu Riau Airlines dan yang terbaru Firefly yang dia jangka beroperasi September ini.

Menurut sumber Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB), dari tahun 2,000 hingga 2008 seramai 181,817 penumpang telah menggunakan LTBB.

Namun, katanya, ketibaan pengguna di LTBB adalah turun dan naik, berdasarkan faktor seperti permintaan penumpang dan juga syarikat penerbangan yang tidak lagi beroperasi di terminal itu.

Statistik menunjukkan tahun 2004 mencatatkan jumlah tertinggi iaitu 44,275 penumpang, diikuti 26, 218 penumpang tahun 2007 dan ia menurun kepada 15,708 penumpang pada tahun lalu.

"Dari tahun 2004 hingga 2006 terdapat tiga syarikat penerbangan iaitu Riau, Merpati Air dan Berjaya Air beroperasi di LTBB namun pada tahun 2006 Merpati Air tidak meneruskan perkhidmatannya dan diikuti oleh Berjaya Air setahun selepas itu.

"Jumlah penumpang menurun pada tahun 2008 kepada 15,708 orang kerana Air Asia memulakan perkhidmatan ke Pekan Baru dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA)," katanya.

Sehingga tahun 2005 Merpati Airlines mengadakan perkhidmatan dari Pekan Baru dan Batam, Berjaya (Batam, sehingga tahun 2006) dan kini hanya Riau Airlines yang menuruskan perkhidmatan dari Pekan Baru.

Syarikat penerbangan komuniti Firefly akan menggunakan LTBB bermula 1 September depan dengan kekerapan empat kali penerbangan ke Singapura, AirAsia pula bermula 1 November dengan laluan Bangkok, Medan dan Pulau Pinang). Malaysia Airlines (MAS) juga akan beroperasi pada 1 November selain syarikat penerbangan Indonesia, Garuda.

LTBB akan secara rasmi dikenali sebagai Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) yang akan dibuka secara rasmi oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak pada satu tarikh yang akan ditetapkan.

rizalhakim

May 20th, 2009, 04:47 AM

Trees hamper Malacca International Airport
By ALLISON LAI

MALACCA: The state will acquire 2.48ha at the edge of the newly-extended Malacca International Airport in Batu Berendam to clear trees seen to hamper the airport’s operations.

This was among several defects discussed by Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam at a meeting here to iron out teething problems before the RM131mil airport is fully utilised in November.

“I was under the impression that the problems had to do with the runway’s gradient and airplane capabilities.

“But Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) officials informed me that the oil palm trees were a problem,” he told reporters after visiting the Serkam Halal Hub in Jasin recently.

He said the DCA had also informed him that part of Tesco Hypermart’s warehouse in the state’s heavy vehicle terminal nearby exceeded the height limit.

“A committee headed by the state secretary has been formed and to resolve the issues,” he said, adding that the DCA would now sit in the city’s One Stop Centre.

Mohd Ali lashed out at state and airport officials, including contractors, for poor coordination of the airport project resulting in the teething problems.

The project to build a new terminal and extend the 1,362m runway to 1,800m was launched in April 2007.

However, only 1,476m of the runway is being used because of obstructions, including the trees at the edge of the airport.

Mohd Ali said the 1,800m runway would be operational by Sept 1 with Firefly launching its inaugural flight from Malacca to Singapore with its ATR72 aircraft.

An additional RM60mil will be spent to extend the runaway to 2,135m to allow fully-loaded Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircraft to land at the airport by November.

daeng_jal

May 25th, 2009, 07:50 AM

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from http://asmaliana.com/blog/2009/05/04/batu-berandam-international-airport-official-opening-50509/#comment-1845

9MMRD

May 28th, 2009, 08:57 AM

fireflyz mlk-sin ticket is open for sale now.

schedule - thrice weekly
Singapore Malacca FY3565 ## 2 4 6 14:45 15:45
Malacca Singapore FY3566 ## 2 4 6 16:10 17:10

9MMRD

May 29th, 2009, 05:54 PM

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nazrey

May 30th, 2009, 06:04 AM

Congratulations Malacca!

daeng_jal

May 30th, 2009, 07:02 AM

just went there. and its not as bad as an LCC terminal nor as good as a proper airport terminal in other state, it somewhere in the middle.

but, why can't they design the terminal to include a massive shopping mall as the airport is smack in the middle of the city.:)

daeng_jal

May 30th, 2009, 07:19 AM

Melaka Airport's New Terminal Creates Another History For The Historical City
May/05/2009

http://www.malaysiaairports.com.my/view.php?website_id=129&dbIndex=0&id=832

BATU BERENDAM – Melaka, the 'Historical City' chalks up another history when the airport relocates to a brand new terminal which starts operations today.

The total project cost was RM131.5 million, funded by the Federal Government and the project management consultant was KLIA Consultancy Services Sdn. Bhd. (KLIA Consult) while the contractor was Uni-Integrated Sdn. Bhd. The project started in April 2007 and completed in April 2009. The airport is now known as Melaka Airport instead of Batu Berendam Airport.

Member of the media witnessed the first landing at the airport today when Riau Airlines touches down at 9.15 am and the passengers were greeted and presented souvenirs by Y.A.B. Datuk Seri Hj. Mohd Ali Mohd Rustam, Chief Minister of Melaka. Members of the media were also given a tour of the new terminal.

The old terminal ceased operations with the departure of Riau Airlines to Pekan Baru at 10.00am yesterday.

Dato' Seri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director of Malaysia Airports said: "This is our commitment to further enhance the airport users' experience when using the airport. The new terminal will offer better services and facilities, in line with the increasing expectations of customers."

Compared to the old terminal which could only handle 0.3 million passengers per annum, the new terminal can accommodate up to 1.5 million passengers per annum. It has six check-in counters for international and domestic flights.

The new terminal has two parking bays capabale of accommodating B734/A320 and four parking bays for GAA. The terminal building is capable of handling 300 passengers per peak hour compared to 100 previously. Passenger comfort level has also been elevated, from 20 sq. m to 24.5 sq. m.

While the old terminal had only three immigration counters for both arrival and departure, the new terminal has four counters to handle departure and six to handle arrival. Three baggage carousels have been installed to handle baggage for departure and arrival flights.

Commercial activities are offered with outlets for F&B and a duty free shop. Car park lots totalling 90 are available for the public, while 20 are allocated for staff, 10 for taxis and 10 for buses.

The terminal is configured with 38 CCTV cameras for security monitoring. The public can also enjoy ample seating at the airport with 370 seats available. Currently, Riau Airlines is operating from this airport. The airport operates from 7.00am to 7.00pm daily. The new telephone number for the terminal is 06-3191707.

For the year 2008, Melaka airport processed a total of 23,751 passenger movements, handled 178,618 kg cargo shipments and 700 aircraft movements.

The Batu Berendam Airport was officially opened on Oct 1952 by the Duchess of Kent. It is located 10 kilometres from Malacca town. Under the Japanese Occupation during the Second World War, the airport saw little improvement. Further construction only took place under the British from 1948 onwards.

nazrey

May 30th, 2009, 12:03 PM

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May 30th, 2009, 12:04 PM

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daeng_jal

June 19th, 2009, 08:32 AM

Selain Firefly & AirAsia
Tiga Lagi Syarikat Berminat Guna Kemudahan LTAM - Mohd Ali

BATU BERENDAM, 18 Jun- Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata, tiga lagi syarikat penerbangan dari Indonesia berminat untuk menjadikan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) sebagai hub penerbangan menghubungkan Melaka dengan beberapa destinasi di republik tersebut.

Katanya, wakil-wakil dari Syarikat Garuda, Adam Air serta Merpati Air sudah menemuinya dan mengadakan perbincangan mengenai perkara itu.

"Mereka minta kita usahakan supaya mendapatkan kelulusan pendaratan dari Kementerian Pengangkutan dan DCA. Saya nampak tidak ada sebarang masalah dan kita akan sokong permohonan mereka," ujarnya kepada pemberita sebelum berlepas ke Pekan Baru, Riau Indonesia, pagi tadi.

Ketua Menteri yang diiringi Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri, Datuk Othman Mohamed; Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pelajaran, Sains & Teknologi dan Sumber Manusia Negeri, Datuk Yaakub Md Amin serta Timbalan Presiden, Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (DMDI), Datuk Mohd Jamil Mukmin akan menghadiri beberapa program di sana.

Petang ini, Mohd Ali akan merasmikan Galeri Melaka di Muzium Daerah Sang Nila Utama, merasmikan Seminar Pelancongan Pendidikan, Taklimat DMDI Finance House serta menyempurnakan Majlis Perasmian Festival Makanan Melayu di Hotel Aryaduta.

Beliau dan rombongan dijangka pulang ke tanah air esok.

Ditanya tentang terminal lama Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam (LTBB), Ketua Menteri berkata, Kerajaan Negeri mencadangkan agar ia tidak dirohonkan.

"Tapi terpulang kepada Jabatan Penerbangan Awam (DCA). Kalau DCA hendak roboh, kita akan minta DCA bina replika berhampiran di terminal baru. Terminal lama ada nilai sejarah, kalau DCA tak roboh baguslah. Kita boleh jadikan terminal itu sebagai muzium," ujarnya.

daeng_jal

June 19th, 2009, 08:33 AM

Masjid Tariqatul-Jannah Jadi Projek Perintis
MASJID JADI PUSAT PENTADBIRAN - MOHD ALI

BATU BERENDAM, 18 Jun - Kerajaan Negeri bercadang untuk menjadikan masjid sebagai pusat pentadbiran yang dilengkapi dengan pelbagai kelengkapan asas bagi memudahkan penduduk di sesebuah kariah melakukan aktiviti seharian, selain mengimrahkan lagi masjid sebagai rumah ibadat.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata, Kerajaan Negeri akan memperkenalkan konsep tersebut kepada semua masjid yang bakal dibina ataupun masjid yang sedia ada sekiranya ada cadangan daripada pihak pentadbir masjid.

"Kita harap konsep masjid sebagai pusat pentadbiran akan dipraktikkan di masa depan bagi mengimarahkan lagi kegunaan masjid sebagai tempat beribadat selain menyediakan kemudahan kepada kariah setempat melakukan sebarang aktiviti kemasyarakatan di dalam satu tempat," ujarnya kepada pemberita selepas mengadakan lawatan singkat ke projek pembinaan Masjid Tariqatul-Jannah, Taman Seri Wangi, Pulau Samak, pagi tadi.

Turut hadir, Pengarah Jabatan Agama Islam Melaka (JAIM), Datuk Alias Saad serta beberapa orang JKKK Kampung Pulau Samak.

Ketua Menteri menjelaskan, masjid Tariqatul-Jannah berharga RM2.5 juta yang dijangka siap sepenuhnya November depan akan djadikan perintis kepada pelaksanaan konsep masjid sebagai pusat pentadbiran.

Kata Mohd Ali, beliau akan meminta JAIM menyediakan beberapa kemudahan seperti padang permainan, balai raya, bilik bacaan, taman bimbingan kanak-kanak, Sekolah Rendah Agama JAIM, kedai runcit, kedai kopi dan beberapa kemudahan awam lain.

"Jika orang kampung datang ke masjid selain untuk beribadat, mereka juga boleh berbincang di balai raya yang kita sediakan. Kemudian kalau hendak minum kopi, kita ada restoran. Kalau hendak beli barang, kita ada kedai runcit. Kalau hendak hantar anak ke tadika, di sini juga akan kita sediakan tadika sama ada Tadika Perpaduan, Kemas atau JAIM. Pendek kata, semua ada di sekitar kawasan masjid.

"Konsep inilah yang akan kita perkenalkan bagi kemudahan orang ramai, khususnya kariah setempat," ujar beliau.

Katanya, pembinaan masjid baru yang terletak berhampiran Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) adalah sejajar dengan pembangunan pesat yang berlaku di sekitar kawasan berkenaan.

"Kita jangka masjid ini siap November depan. Ini sudah tentu akan menyediakan kemudahan beribadat yang lebih selesa kepada kariah setempat serta penumpang yang hendak berlepas atau baru tiba di LTAM kerana kita jangka AirAsia akan mula beroperasi pada tempoh berkenaan," ujarnya.

Dalam perkembangan berasingan, Ketua Menteri memberitahu bahawa Kerajaan Negeri telah membeli kesemua lot kedai empat tingkat berhampiran Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka untuk dijadikan bajet hotel.

"Kita akan gunakan dua tingkat sahaja dan tingkat tiga dan empat akan kita potong seperti mana yang diminta oleh Jabatan Penerbangan Awam (DCA). Kita cadang untuk jadikan ia sebagai bajet hotel atau sewakan kepada mereka yang berminat untuk membuka restoran atau kedai runcit," ujarnya.

Mohd Ali turut memberitahu bahawa beliau telah mengarahkan Majlis Perbandaran Alor Gajah supaya mencantas pokok-pokok sena yang boleh menghalang laluan pesawat mendarat dan berlepas di LTAM seperti yang diarahkan oleh DCA.

"Kerja-kerja itu nampaknya sudah dilakukan oleh MPAG. Kita juga akan ambil alih tanah seluas kira-kira 27 ekar di hujung landasan. Kita akan minta peruntukkan daripada Kerajaan Pusat untuk bayara pampasan kepada pemilik terlibat," jelas Ketua Menteri.

daeng_jal

July 9th, 2009, 06:15 PM

Solid Partners labur RM60j bina pusat MRO pesawat

SOLID Partners Sdn Bhd, akan melabur RM60 juta bagi membangunkan kemudahan perkhidmatan penyelenggaraan, pembaikan dan baik pulih (MRO) pesawat di Melaka, sejajar langkah menaikkan taraf Lapangan Terbang Melaka (LTM) di Batu Berendam.

Pengarahnya, Kapten (B) Goh Lee Hoe, berkata projek di kawasan seluas empat hektar berhampiran Composite Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CTRM) di Batu Berendam akan dibangunkan dalam empat fasa.

Beliau berkata, ia akan dilengkapi sebuah hangar yang dapat menempatkan serta memuatkan empat helikopter besar dan la-pan helikopter kecil dalam satu masa, selain pesawat Boeing 737 dan 747 serta peralatan bagi penye-lenggaraan kerangka utama.

“Kerja pembinaan fasa pertama dijadual siap 26 Julai dan kita berharap

ia akan dapat memu-

lakan operasi pada Ogos ini. MRO di Melaka ini

adalah yang kedua

di Malaysia selepas di Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (SAAS)

di Subang,” katanya selepas mengiringi Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam meninjau perkembangan projek itu, di Batu Berendam, minggu lalu.

LTM dinaikkan taraf baru-baru ini dengan kos kira-kira RM192 juta, bagi menjadikannya sebuah lapangan terbang bertaraf antarabangsa.

Perisytiharan menaik taraf LTM itu dijangka diumumkan Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak akhir tahun ini.

Goh berkata, antara pelanggan yang menggunakan perkhidmatan sya-

rikat berkenaan pada masa ini adalah Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), Angkatan Tentera Malaysia (ATM), Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) dan Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia (TUDM).

Katanya, syarikat itu akan berusaha menjalinkan hubungan kerjasama dengan negara luar membabitkan perkongsian teknologi berkaitan bidang berkenaan dan setakat ini sebuah syarikat dari Amerika Syarikat menyatakan persetujuan bagi tujuan itu.

b747???? biar betul

daeng_jal

July 12th, 2009, 04:49 PM

Melaka jadi hab hangar pesawat

Oleh RIZANIZAM ABDUL HAMID
utusanmelaka@utusan.com.my

MELAKA 3 Julai - Melaka mampu menjadi hab hangar penyelenggaraan pesawat dan helikopter di kawasan selatan negara ini dan rantau Asia Pasifik pada masa depan.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam, berkata, hangar penyelenggaraan itu kini dalam pembinaan di kawasan seluas empat hektar yang terletak berhampiran Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM), Batu Berendam.

Menurut beliau, apabila siap nanti, hangar itu berupaya menyelenggara pesawat seperti Airbus, Boeing dan helikopter bagi memenuhi permintaan domestik dan Asia.

"Lokasinya yang strategik, berhampiran dengan LTAM juga mampu menjana perkembangan industri penyelenggaraan pesawat di negeri ini," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas meninjau projek fasa pertama hangar pesawat milik Solid Partners Sdn. Bhd. (Solid Partners) itu di sini semalam.

Turut hadir, Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perindustrian, Perdagangan, Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi negeri, Datuk Md. Yunos Husin, Pengarah Pembangunan Perniagaan, Solid Partners Sdn. Bhd., Kapten (B) Goh Lee Heo dan Pengarah Solid Partners Sdn. Bhd., Brig. Jeneral (B) Datuk Mohd. Hashim Abu.

Mohd. Ali menambah, Solid Partners dijangka membuat pelaburan bernilai kira-kira RM60 juta, membabitkan empat fasa projek pembinaan hangar berkenaan.

Fasa pertama mampu memuatkan empat helikopter pada satu-satu masa dan dijangka siap pada 26 Julai ini sebelum beroperasi sepenuhnya mulai Ogos depan, kata beliau.

"Ini menjadi permulaan baru kepada industri perkhidmatan penyelenggaraan pesawat dan helikopter di Melaka.

''Sejajar dengan kedudukannya sebagai pengeluar utama komponen untuk Airbus dan Boeing oleh Composites Technology Resources Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. (CTRM)," katanya.

Tambahnya, selain terlibat dengan kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan pesawat dan helikopter, Solid Partners juga turut membekal beberapa peralatan untuk helikopter TUDM.

Jelasnya, keyakinannya terhadap Solid Partnes adalah berdasarkan pencapaian syarikat itu yang memperoleh pendapatan RM40 juta setahun selain mempunyai rangkaian pelanggan dan perniagaan yang kukuh di peringkat antarabangsa.

Sementara itu, menurut Lee Heo, syarikatnya mempunyai banyak kerjasama dengan syarikat-syarikat dari luar negara yang memiliki kepakaran dan berteknologi tinggi.

"Mereka pada dasarnya juga bersetuju untuk menyerap kepakaran dimiliki bagi membantu mengembangkan industri penyelenggaraan pesawat di Melaka," katanya.

Tambahnya, setakat ini hanya terdapat sebuah pusat penyelenggaraan pesawat di negara ini iaitu Airod Sdn. Bhd. di Subang.

"Pasaran industri ini amat besar. Walaupun tidak dapat menandingi Airod, sekurang-kurangnya kita berusaha menyediakan perkhidmatan yang setanding dengan mereka," katanya.

nazrey

July 13th, 2009, 07:38 AM

Melaka jadi hab hangar pesawat
Oleh RIZANIZAM ABDUL HAMID
utusanmelaka@utusan.com.my

MELAKA 3 Julai - Melaka mampu menjadi hab hangar penyelenggaraan pesawat dan helikopter di kawasan selatan negara ini dan rantau Asia Pasifik pada masa depan.

Good job Malacca!!! Today evidence of its glorious past just easy to find since once it's the most important commercial centre in the region! :cheers:

daeng_jal

July 15th, 2009, 02:50 PM

Tarik Pasaran Domestik, Asia Pasifik
MELAKA PUSAT SELENGGARA PESAWAT UNGGUL - MOHD ALI

BATU BERENDAM, 2 Julai - Melaka berpotensi menjadi pusat penyelenggaraan kapal terbang seperti Airbus dan Boeing serta helikopter bagi keperluan permintaan pelanggan domestik dan Asia Pasifik dengan menjadikan lokasi berhampiran Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) sebagai hub industri berkenaan.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata pembinaan hangar penyelenggaraan helikopter dan pesawat milik Solid Partners Sdn Bhd di tapak seluas 10 ekar berhampiran LTAM mampu menjana perkembangan industri penyelenggaraan pesawat di negeri ini.

"Ia merupakan hangar penyelenggaraan pesawat dan helikopter pertama di Melaka berhampiran LTAM dan kewujudan industri ini pastinya mampu menjadikan Melaka sebagai hab penyelenggaraan pesawat bagi kawasan Selatan dan Asia Pasifik pada masa depan," kata beliau.

Ketua Menteri berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas meninjau projek fasa pertama hangar pesawat milik Solid Partners Sdn Bhd di sini, hari ini.

Turut hadir, Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perindustrian, Perdagangan, Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi Negeri, Datuk Md Yunos Husin; ADUN Ayer Limau, Amiruddin Yusof; Pengarah Pembangunan Perniagaan, Solid Partners Sdn Bhd, Kapten (B) Goh Lee Heo dan Pengarah Solid Partners Sdn Bhd, Brig. Jeneral (B) Dato' Mohd Hashim Abu.

Mohd Ali memberitahu, Solid Partners Sdn Bhd dijangka melabur kira-kira RM60 juta, membabitkan empat fasa projek pembinaan hangar.

Katanya, fasa pertama yang mampu memuatkan empat helikopter pada satu-satu masa dijangka siap pada 26 Julai ini dan beroperasi sepenuhnya mulai Ogos depan sebaik sahaja segala peralatan penyelenggaraan pesawat siap dipasang.

Mohd Ali menambah, selain terlibat dengan kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan pesawat dan helikopter, syarikat berkenaan juga turut membekal beberapa peralatan untuk helikopter TUDM.

"Saya harap ini akan menjadi satu permulaan baru kepada industri perkhidmatan penyelenggaraan pesawat dan helikopter di Melaka sejajar dengan kedudukan negeri ini yang juga menjadi lokasi utama pengeluaran untuk beberapa komponen untuk Airbus dan Boeing oleh CTRM.

"Saya juga difahamkan, setakat ini perniagaannya (Solid Partners) sudah mencecah RM40 juta setahun dan syarikat ini juga turut mempunyai rangkaian pelanggan dan perniagaan yang mantap dengan di peringkat antarabangsa," ujarnya.

Sementara itu, Goh memberitahu, syarikatnya dijangka membuka peluang pekerjaan kepada kira-kira 300 hingga 400 orang untuk tempoh 10 tahun akan datang, khususnya pekerja-pekerja mahir seperti jurutera mekanikal dan elektrikal berkaitan industri penerbangan.

"Kita sebenarnya banyak bekerjasama dengan syarikat-syarikat dari luar negeri yang memiliki kepakaran dan berteknologi tinggi. Mereka pada dasarnya juga bersetuju untuk menyerapkan kepakaran yang dimiliki bagi membantu mengembangkan industri penyelenggaraan pesawat di Melaka," ujarnya.

Katanya, Solid Partners Sdn Bhd juga akan berusaha membangunkan kepakaran tempatan dalam indiustri ini untuk digabungkan dengan kepakaran luar negeri.

"Kita juga turut merancang agar syarikat-syarikat antarabangsa yang terlibat dengan industri penerbangan menjadikan Melaka sebagai pengkalan kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan pesawat yang unggul," kata Goh.

Katanya lagi, setakat ini hanya terdapat sebuah pusat penyelenggaraan pesawat di Malaysia iaitu Airod di Subang.

"Pasaran industri ini amat besar. Kalaupun tidak dapat menandingi Airod, sekurang-kurangnya kita berusaha menyediakan perkhidmatan yang standing dengan Airod," jelas beliau.

nazrey

July 19th, 2009, 11:07 PM

Firefly urged to ply Melaka-Batam route
Sunday, 19 July 2009 20:44

BATAM (Indonesia): The Melaka government will ask Malaysia's community airline Firefly to operate direct flights from the Batu Berendam Airport in Melaka to the Hang Nadim Airport here.

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the service was important to strengthen ties between Melaka and the Indonesian island and to encourage tourism in both areas.

"Many people in the Riau islands including Batam are keen to come to Melaka, especially to seek medical treatment under the health tourism programme," he said after the opening of the Gedung Asrama Quran Centre", here, today.

It is a Quran learning centre built at a cost of RM426,545, including RM100,000 from the Melaka government.

At the function, the hostel which now accommodates 400 students, was named Asrama Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam. Also present was Riau Governor Ismeth Abdullah.

Mohd Ali said the air service available now was from the Batu Berendam Airport to Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province, while the journey by ferry from Batam to Stulang Laut in Johor would take two hours.

"It will take another two and a half hours to Melaka by road on the North-South Expressway, while the flight from Batam to Melaka will only take 45 minutes."

He said many people in the Riau islands would like to seek medical treatment in Melaka due to the reasonable charges while the medical expertise and modern equipment were on far with that in developed countries.

He also said that from this Sept 1, Firefly would serve the Batu Berendam-Singapore route and hoped the airline would add the Batu Berendam-Batam route.

Meanwhile, Ismeth said when direct flights from Melaka-Batam could materialise, the service would definitely foster ties between the people of Batam and Melaka.

Batam, which is 715 sq km in size, has a population of 991,400.

Mohd Ali, who is also the president of Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (DMDI) or Malay World Muslim World, said the DMDI finance house planned to implement a number of economic projects in the Riau islands. — Bernama

9MMRD

August 8th, 2009, 03:49 AM

MALACCA: After spending RM131.5mil to upgrade the Malacca International Airport (MIA), the state government had to stomach the disappointing news that two major low-cost carriers are not interested to fly there.

Firefly, a subsidiary of Malaysian Airline System, pulled out at the last minute, while AirAsia only showed lukewarm interest in using the airport as one of its main destination.

A disappointed Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said he had received a letter from Firefly noting they have scrapped plans to fly to Singapore from Malacca.

“Firefly claimed it had insufficient bookings and that we did not help to promote the routes.

“It added that we did not give any incentives to them.

“They even requested the state to pay RM75 for each of the unsold seats, but this impossible,” he told reporters after launching the 6th MATTA fair at Dataran Pahlawan here yesterday.

As for the claim of insufficient bookings, Mohd Ali said the state government had checked at the website earlier and it showed flight from Malacca to Singapore was fully booked.

However, subsequent check on Firefly’s official website showed the Malacca-Singapore routes had been removed.

At present only 1,476m of the airport runway is operational as work to further extend the runway to 2,200m under a RM60mil project is ongoing

9MMRD

August 10th, 2009, 03:24 AM

KUALA LUMPUR: Low-cost carrier Firefly has postponed its plan to launch the Malacca-Singapore route.

Its marketing and communications head Angelina Fernandez said the postponement was to allow Firefly to restrategise its plans.

She said this would enable the company to find ways to fulfil the Malacca government’s request to fly from the state to Indonesian destinations such as Pekan Baru, Djambi, Palembang and Batam to tap the medical tourism market.

“We shall continue our dialogue with the Malacca government.

“We remain optimistic that Firefly will light up Malacca just like how we did for Perak,’’ she said.

Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam had earlier expressed his disappointment with Firefly for scrapping its plans to fly to Singapore from the state, which had spent RM131.5mil to upgrade its airport.

rizalhakim

August 10th, 2009, 06:15 AM

Airlines lukewarm to using Malacca airport
By CHEN PELF YEN

MALACCA: After spending RM131.5mil to upgrade the Malacca International Airport (MIA), the state government had to stomach the disappointing news that two major low-cost carriers are not interested to fly there.

Firefly, a subsidiary of Malaysian Airline System, pulled out at the last minute, while AirAsia only showed lukewarm interest in using the airport as one of its main destination.

A disappointed Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said he had received a letter from Firefly noting they have scrapped plans to fly to Singapore from Malacca.

“Firefly claimed it had insufficient bookings and that we did not help to promote the routes.

“It added that we did not give any incentives to them.

“They even requested the state to pay RM75 for each of the unsold seats, but this impossible,” he told reporters after launching the 6th MATTA fair at Dataran Pahlawan here yesterday.

As for the claim of insufficient bookings, Mohd Ali said the state government had checked at the website earlier and it showed flight from Malacca to Singapore was fully booked.

However, subsequent check on Firefly’s official website showed the Malacca-Singapore routes had been removed.

At present only 1,476m of the airport runway is operational as work to further extend the runway to 2,200m under a RM60mil project is ongoing.

nazrey

August 13th, 2009, 06:48 PM

Firefly suspends Singapore-Melaka route
Published: 2009/08/13

MALAYSIA'S community airlines, Firefly Sdn Bhd, has suspended its planned Singapore-Melaka route scheduled for commencement on September 1, said managing director Eddy Leong.

The move would allow the airline to evaluate in greater detail the request by the Melaka state government to focus on the Indonesian sector.

The Melaka Government recently asked the airlines to focus more on Indonesian routes such as Pekanbaru, Djambi and Palembang to boost medical tourism.

"We will continue to talk to the state government. We remain positive that Firefly will light up Melaka just like how we did for Perak," he said in a statement.

Following the suspension of the Singapore-Melaka route, Leong said Firefly would re-deploy the aircraft meant for the sector to the Singapore-Ipoh sector.

Firefly will operate daily flights between Singapore and Ipoh from September 1. Currently, it serves the sector four times a week. - Bernama

daeng_jal

August 27th, 2009, 04:27 PM

Turun Kadar Cukai Penumpang LTAM, Batu Berendam
MELAKA MINTA PERTIMBANGAN PERDANA MENTERI

AYER KEROH, 26 Ogos - Kerajaan negeri mengemukakan beberapa perkara untuk pertimbangan Kerajaan Persekutuan, antaranya meminta supaya Kementerian Pengangkutan dan Malaysia Airport Berhad (MAB), dapat menurunkan kadar cukai penumpang yang menggunakan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM), di Batu Berendam di sini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata, perkara terbabit telah dikemukakannya kepada Perdana Menteri yang juga Menteri Kewangan, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, pada Majlis Mesyuarat Kewangan Negara, kelmarin.

"Pada majlis mesyuarat itu, saya telah kemukakan beberapa perkara untuk pertimbangan Datuk Seri Najib, termasuk pertimbangan menurunkan kadar cukai penumpang di LTAM. Kini, penumpang domestik mahupun penumpang luar negara yang menggunakan lapangan terbang ini, dikenakan cukai RM51 .

"Sehubungan itu, saya telah membuat permohonan supaya dikurangkan kepada RM9 sebagaimana yang diminta oleh syarikat penerbangan tambang murah Air Asia dan jika MAB tidak mampu, saya juga telah mengemukakan permohonan supaya Kerajaan Persekutuan melalui Kementerian Pengangkutan menyerahkan pengurusan LTAM kepada kerajaan negeri untuk diuruskan bersama dengan Air Asia," katanya kepada media di kediaman rasminya, Seri Bendahara di sini kelmarin.

Menurut beliau, pihak Air Asia juga telah menyatakan kesanggupan mereka bagi menguruskan LTAM bersama kerajaan negeri.

"Saya fikir elok MAB menjuruskan kepada volume kerana LTAM boleh menerima 1.5 juta penumpang setahun dan kalau dikalikan dengan RM9, dah dapat RM13.5 juta, mampulah untuk membayar gaji kakitangan dan sebagainya," katanya.

Mohd Ali juga menjelaskan, Perdana Menteri menyatakan bahawa perkara yang dikemukakan itu akan dimasukkan pada Majlis Menyuarat Kewangan Negara yang akan datang.

rizalhakim

September 28th, 2009, 06:55 AM

Kerja naik taraf LTBB berjalan lancar

MELAKA 27 Sept. - Kerja-kerja menaik taraf Lapangan Terbang Batu Berendam (LTBB) kini hampir siap dan operasi pendaratan pesawat Boeing 737 dan Airbus 320 dijangka dapat bermula pada Januari tahun depan.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pengangkutan, Penerangan dan Pengguna negeri, R. Perumal berkata, Fasa 1 projek tersebut yang merangkumi pembinaan bangunan bomba dan bangunan lain yang berkaitan kini 99 peratus siap.

Menurutnya, kerja-kerja Fasa 2 iaitu memanjangkan landasan daripada 1,800 meter kepada 2,135 meter bernilai RM56.7 juta bagi membolehkan pendaratan pesawat jenis Boeing 737 dan Airbus 320, juga telah separuh siap.

Tambahnya, sebaik semua kerja-kerja menaik taraf siap, nama LTTB juga akan ditukar kepada Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) sejajar dengan keupayaannya menerima pendaratan semua jenis pesawat dari serata dunia.

"Selain menyiapkan dua fasa itu, kita juga perlu menyelesaikan beberapa lagi masalah teknikal lain sebelum ia boleh beroperasi Januari ini.

"Kesemua halangan ini sedang di peringkat perbincangan dengan pihak terlibat dan dijangka selesai dalam tempoh antara dua dan empat minggu lagi," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini.

Tambahnya, antara halangan yang dihadapi ialah kawasan bukit dan pokok di Ladang Tong Bee seluas kira-kira 10 hektar yang perlu dibuang kerana berada pada ketinggian dua meter daripada garis keselamatan pendaratan pesawat.

Menurut Perumal, turut menjadi halangan ialah bangunan sebuah syarikat perkapalan yang akan diarahkan berpindah kerana ketinggiannya yang tidak sesuai daripada garis keselamatan pendaratan.

Fanscrapercity8

November 12th, 2009, 09:23 AM

any update or pic for Malacca International Airport.

nazrey

November 12th, 2009, 12:29 PM

LTBB to start international flight operations
Published: 2009/11/12
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20091112174714/Article/index_html

The Batu Berendam Airport(LTBB) here, is expected to begin operations for international flights in mid-January next year, said Malacca Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.

He said that the LTBB would be known as the Melaka International Airport after the inauguration by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak on January 15.

"With the inauguration by the Prime Minister, a new era will begin for this airport," he told reporters after the meeting of the Melaka State Assembly at Seri Negeri, Ayer Keroh here, today.

Mohd Ali hoped that budget airline AirAsia Bhd, would begin operations mid-January next year for flights from Melaka-Penang-Langkawi, Melaka-Penang-Jakarta and other international destinations such as Medan, Padang, Pekan Baru and Surabaya.

He also expressed the hope that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will also start using the Melaka International Airport. "I will also write to the Philippines budget airline, Cebu Pacific Air, to start using this airport," he said.

The project to raise the status of the LTBB is being undertaken by Konsortium Uni-Integrated to house a new 7,000 sq m terminal complete with various facilities to receive domestic and international flights.

The airport runway has been extended from 1,476 metres to 2,135 metres to enable Boeing and Airbus aircraft to land and take-off.

The process to enlarge and improve the airport costing RM131.5 million began on April 23, 2007 to provide facilities for health tourists, especially from Sumatera, which has now reached 60,000 annually.

The new LTBB terminal can handle 1.5 million passengers annually compared to just 300,000 previously. It has four counters for departures and six for arrivals for both domestic and international flights.

The LTBB also has two parking bays suitable for Boeing 734 aircraft and the Airbus 320. -- BERNAMA

nazrey

November 13th, 2009, 05:19 AM

Incentives for Malacca airport
Friday November 13, 2009

MALACCA: The Transport Ministry has agreed to provide the Malacca International Airport with several incentives to help spur its usage by air carriers, including considering granting AirAsia rights to six destinations in Indonesia.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the state hoped to see several low-cost carriers establish operations at the airport which would be officially opened by the Prime Minister on Jan 15.

Mohd Ali said he received a letter from Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat yesterday.

“He said the airport will enjoy benefits under the Government’s incentive schemes to promote tourism in Malaysia,” he told reporters during a break at the State Legislative Assembly here yesterday.

This includes a RM25 incentive for each incoming passenger for the first 12 months for new airlines flying to new routes or increasing flight frequency.

Another benefit is the RM10 to RM15 incentive for each incoming passenger after the period, depending on the performances of the air carriers.

Also included is a deferment of landing charges for three years and six-month rent-free office space for those setting up operations at the airport.

fairul

November 13th, 2009, 12:53 PM

He also expressed the hope that Malaysia Airlines (MAS) will also start using the Melaka International Airport. "I will also write to the Philippines budget airline, Cebu Pacific Air, to start using this airport," he said.

very2 ambitious:lol:...why Cebu Pacific bother to fly to Melaka when the serve KUL daily?

The CM is sure one funny guy:lol:

daeng_jal

November 13th, 2009, 01:59 PM

^^ maybe be drawn towards the special incentive as stated above..

erwinkarim

November 14th, 2009, 03:06 AM

very2 ambitious:lol:...why Cebu Pacific bother to fly to Melaka when the serve KUL daily?

The CM is sure one funny guy:lol:

tourism... for startes

fairul

November 14th, 2009, 05:54 AM

tourism... for startes

maybe..Melaka has the Unesco World Heritage thingy to attract the tourist..but I doubt it that Cebu Pacific will fly there...

would love to see which airline to respond towards this incentive,,,good luck! :)

nazrey

January 25th, 2010, 09:20 AM

From google

http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/2818/27017579.jpg

nazrey

January 25th, 2010, 09:24 AM

From google

http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/3142/34208143.jpg

http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/2518/63123182.jpg

9torres

January 25th, 2010, 11:54 AM

anyone know when AA or Fireflyz will use this airport and start their service from here?

peromyvi

January 27th, 2010, 02:06 PM

the problem with the airport it is not being linked to a railway backbone

SHAH FIRDAUS

January 27th, 2010, 02:16 PM

Melaka Government Offers To Take Over Management Of Airport Terminal

MELAKA, Jan 27 (Bernama) -- The Melaka government has expressed interest to take over the management of the new RM190 milion international airport terminal in Batu Berendam here.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the state government and its partner, Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd, had forwarded the offer to the present operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

"The joint takeover plan has been submitted to the Economic Planning Unit (EPU) of the Prime Minister's Department," he told reporters at Seri Negeri Wednesday.

The EPU's response was that the proposed takeover should be negotiated with MAHB for agreement, he said.

Senai Airport Terminal Services is the first independent air operator in Malaysia and has been running the Senai Airport terminal since 2003.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak is scheduled to officiate the Melaka International Airport on Feb 4.

The airport has a new 7,000 sq m terminal complete with various facilities to handle domestic and international flights. It now has the capacity to receive 1.5 million passengers annually compared with only 300,000 previously, and the main target is health tourists from Indonesia.

Ali said he had discussed the matter with MAHB Managing Director Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad.

If successful, he said, the joint venture between the state government and Senai Airport Terminal Services planned to reduce the airport tax which currently stood at RM52 per passenger.

"RM52 is too high for low fare airline AirAsia or Malaysia Airlines to operate using the Melaka airport," he said.

He said MAHB had given a RM25 discount for the first year and RM12 for the second year from the original charge of RM52 for AirAsia to operate at the Melaka airport but the airline's request was RM8 for each passenger.

"At the same time, AirAsia has also offered to manage the Melaka airport terminal," Ali said.

He said the state government's strategy to attract airline companies to use the airport was by reducing airport charges.

Only Riau Airlines presently uses the airport for daily flights between Melaka and Pekanbaru in Riau, Indonesia.

-- BERNAMA

SHAH FIRDAUS

January 27th, 2010, 02:55 PM

Perdana Menteri lawat Melaka 4 Februari, rasmi LTAB
27/01/2010 7:51pm

MELAKA 27 Jan. – Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak akan mengadakan lawatan kerja sehari ke Melaka pada 4 Februari, dengan antara programnya ialah merasmikan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAB) di Batu Berendam.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, LTAB bernilai RM190 juta, yang mempunyai terminal baru dengan kapasiti maksimum 1.5 juta penumpang setahun, disasarkan oleh sebagai hab lapangan terbang pelancongan kesihatan.

"Selepas perasmian LTAB, Najib akan mengadakan perjumpaan dengan jawatankuasa Barisan Nasional (BN) di Seri Bendahara, Ayer Keroh pada tengah hari,” katanya kepada pemberita di Seri Negeri di sini hari ini.

Pada lawatan itu, Najib dijadual melawat projek pembangunan nelayan, di jeti Pantai Siring, Merlimau dan melakukan tinjauan mesra di Pusat Bandaraya Melaka di kawasan Kampus Bandar Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) di Jalan Tun Ali, gerai penjaja, Kampung Morten, Sungai Melaka dan Jonker Walk.

Pada sebelah malam, Najib akan menghadiri Jamuan Rakyat 1Malaysia dan merasmikan Dataran 1Malaysia di Pantai Kelebang. - Bernama

9MMRD

January 28th, 2010, 09:24 AM

ketua Menteri juga memberitahu, Perdana Menteri dan isteri dijangka tiba di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) kira-kira jam 10 pagi dan kemudiannya beliau akan merasmikan LTAM yang baru siap dibina dengan harga RM190 juta.

by air or by road?

Arkdriver

January 28th, 2010, 12:48 PM

the new MFA end of runway extension already operational ke? ..miss flying in melaka

9MMRD

February 5th, 2010, 02:31 AM

MALACCA: The Malacca Government has been asked to formulate strategies to promote the new Malacca International Airport as the main gateway for visitors from neighbouring countries and to optimise its usage.

Speaking when opening the airport in Batu Berendam here, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the airport had modern facilities to attract tourists, including medical tourists, and investors.

“This is the advantage of having an airport. There will be an increase in the number of visitors and investors while medical tourism will also see an upturn,” he said.
It’s official: Najib stamping his mark after opening the Malacca International Airport in Batu Berendam yesterday. Among those witnessing the opening is Mohd Ali (at the Prime Minister’s right) and Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha (right).

Najib, who is on a one-day visit to the state, earlier arrived on a special aircraft at the airport which the Government plans to turn into a hub for medical tourism.

He said among the aspects which the state government should focus on was connectivity by attracting more airlines such as Malaysia Airlines, Firefly and AirAsia to operate from there.

New destinations, such as Medan in Indonesia, should also be identified, he added. Among the earliest airlines to operate at the airport was Indonesia’s Riau Airlines, serving the Pekan Baru-Melaka sector, he said.

Najib said the “Malacca” brand was renowned internationally due to its historical heritage.

He said developing modern elements such as the airport would further put Malacca prominently on the global map, adding that the aviation sector had a huge multiplying effect to the tune of 12.5 times.

At a news conference later at Seri Bendahara, after meeting Malacca Barisan Nasional leaders, Najib was asked on the Malacca government’s proposal that the RM60mil loan from the Federal Government to upgrade the airport be converted into assistance.

“We’ll see,” Najib said, adding that it would be discussed with Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.

Meanwhile, Mohd Ali said the airport would be among the busiest airports in Malaysia as there were also non-commercial flights, run by the Malaysian Flying Academy, operating there.

Last year, the Malacca airport handled 23,751 passengers.

9MMRD

February 5th, 2010, 02:33 AM

Najib, who is on a one-day visit to the state, earlier arrived on a special aircraft at the airport which the Government plans to turn into a hub for medical tourism.

Anyone knows what aircraft he using?

SHAH FIRDAUS

February 5th, 2010, 03:11 AM

Use new airport to boost tourism, says Najib
2010/02/05
By Jason Gerald John

MALACCA: Malacca cannot rely on the history of the state alone to promote tourism.

The state government should formulate strategies to promote the state as a gateway for visitors from neighbouring countries and as a medical tourism hub now that it has a new RM190 million airport in Batu Berendam.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said the state government should optimise the use of the airport by attracting more airlines.

Najib said with a modern and bigger Malacca International Airport, the state would surely see an increase in the number of visitors and investors and also pave the way to turn Malacca into a medical tourism hub in the region.

"Imagine how huge the spin-offs will be if we can bring in one million visitors through the Malacca International Airport.

"This is why I am calling for the state to take full advantage of the new airport and promote it further.

"For this, the state government must work closely with the Tourism Ministry," he said at the opening of the airport here.

Also present were Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, Housing and Local Government Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Abu Seman Yusop, the prime minister's wife, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor, and Ali's wife, Datin Seri Asmah Abdul Rahman.

Riau Airlines from Indonesia is already operating from the airport to Pekan Baru in Indonesia.

"I hope to see it increasing its flights to cover Medan," Najib said.

Meanwhile, Ali said medical tourism was among the 12 sub-sectors introduced by the state in promoting tourism.

"Health tourism attracted 70,815 patients in 2008 and 51,511 last year. A total of 67,175 of the patients in 2008 were from Indonesia. Medical tourism also brought in RM135 million for Malacca last year."

He also said Singapore's Lion Air was expected to operate from the airport next month.

daeng_jal

February 5th, 2010, 08:17 AM

LTAM Tarik Pelancong, Pelabur
MELAKA TERSOHOR SEANTERO DUNIA - NAJIB

BATU BERENDAM, 4 Feb - Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak hari ini meminta supaya kerajaan Melaka merangka strategi pengisian khusus bagi menjadikan Lapangan Terbang Antarabagsa Melaka (LTAM) sebagai pintu masuk utama buat pelawat dari negara jiran ke dalam negara, di samping mengoptimakan pengunaannya.

Katanya, LTAM yang yang mempunyai kemudahan moden dan hebat, mampu menarik kunjungan lebih ramai pelawat termasuk pelancong, pelancong kesihatan, dan pelabur.

"Inilah kebaikannya, (dengan adanya LTAM) pelancongan boleh bertambah, pelancongan kesihatan boleh meningkat dan pelabur pun boleh datang," kata Najib semasa berucap merasmikan LTAM, di sini pagi tadi.

Turut hadir, Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam dan isteri, Datin Seri Asmah Abd Rahman; Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri, Datuk Wira Othman Mohamad; Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri, Datuk Wira Omar Kaseh; Pemangku Menteri Pengangkutan, Datuk Kong Cho Ha; Pengerusi Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad; Tan Sri Datuk Dr. Aris Othman serta lebih 5,000 tetamu.

Perdana Menteri dan isteri, Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor tiba di LTAM kira-kira 9.15 pagi, untuk lawatan kerja sehari ke Melaka.

Beliau berkata, antara aspek yang patut dikembangkan ialah usaha meningkatkan "connectivity", umpamanya dengan menarik lebih banyak syarikat penerbangan untuk beroperasi di LTAM seperti Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS), Firefly dan AirAsia, di samping mencari destinasi yang baru untuk penerbangan terus ke sini, seperti Medan, Indonesia.

Katanya lagi, syarikat penerbangan yang menggunakan perkhidmatan LTAM ketika ini ialah Riau Airlines yang menawarkan khidmat perjalanan bagi sektor Pekan Baru-Melaka-Pekan Baru.

Najib menjelaskan, jenama "Melaka" itu sememangnya tersohor seantero dunia dengan unsur-unsur sejarahnya, dan dengan membangunkan elemen-elemen moden seperti pembinaan LTAM, ia akan menjadikan Melaka lebih tersohor, terkenal dan masyhur di persada antarabangsa.

Beliau berkata, sektor penerbangan juga mampu memberi kesan pengandaan perolehan yang cukup besar, menjangkau hingga 12.5 kali.

"Bayangkanlah jika boleh bawa satu satu juta (pelancong), sebab itulah kena diusahakan soal pengisian lapangan terbang ini," katanya.

Sehubungan itu Najib meminta kerajaan Melaka supaya bekerjasama dengan Kementerian Pengangkutan, bukan sahaja dari aspek pengindahan prasarana itu sahaja, tetapi juga dari aspek mengoptimakan pengunaannya.

Sementara itu, pada sidang media di Seri Bendahara selepas mengadakan pertemuan dengan pemimpin Barisan Nasional (BN) Melaka, Najib yang ditanya mengenai permohonan kerajaan Melaka agar pinjaman RM60 juta daripada kerajaan Persekutuan untuk kerja-kerja menaik taraf LTAM itu ditukar kepada bentuk bantuan berkata: "Kita kena tengoklah nanti,".

Najib berkata apa yang penting adalah usaha menambah bilangan penerbangan di LTAM.

"Kita kena bincang dengan Ketua Menteri, saya ada satu dua cadangan untuk menambah penerbangan di lapangan terbang antarabangsa Melaka," katanya.

allurban

February 5th, 2010, 11:21 AM

There should be a fast public transport link from Melaka Sentral to the airport :banana:

Cheers, m

dengilo

February 5th, 2010, 02:45 PM

Anyone knows what aircraft he using?

:nuts:Lets see here he can pick the Falcon 900,Airbus 319,Blackhawk::nuts:
must be nice ha!!:lol:

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allurban

February 8th, 2010, 04:46 AM

the problem with the airport it is not being linked to a railway backboneTough to do that...but how about a bus rapid transit link between the airport and Melaka Sentral>

Cheers, m

Muntz

February 21st, 2010, 04:20 PM

I like this airport. So small and cute. No aerobridge isn't it?

daeng_jal

March 5th, 2010, 01:57 AM

State govt proposes to take over Melaka airport from MAHB

January 29, 2010, Friday

KUCHING: The recent proposal by the government to takeover Melaka Airport from Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) may help to further reduce the company’s operational costs but the financial impact will only be seen at a later date.To note, Melaka government had recently expressed interest in taking over the management of the new RM190 million international airport terminal in Batu Berendam. Chief Minister Datuk Ali Rustam said the government and its partner, Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd had forwarded the offer to the present operator, MAHB.

OSK Research Sdn Bhd (OSK Research) in its research report said the joint takeover plan had been submitted to the Economic Planning Unit that had in return asked both parties to negotiate with MAHB to reach an agreement

The old Melaka Airport, which recorded about 50,000 passengers a year, was in a loss making situation. Despite the fact that the new airport was undergoing an expansion and would soon be upgraded to an international airport, it would take a while before its annual passenger figures cross the one million mark or becomes operationally profitable.

Therefore, the Chief Minister’s request to lower the airport tax may also be well compensated by the government under the new operating agreement, which clearly differentiates MAHB’s socio-economic role from commercial accountability.

To recap, the new terminal could accommodate up to 1.5 million passengers a year compared with the old terminal, which could only handle 300,000 passengers per annum. The upgraded runway would allow Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 aircrafts to take off but only one international route to Riau, Indonesia was recorded at the moment, the research firm added.

As Melaka had joined the World Heritage List of the United Nation Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) since 2008, the historical state would attract more leisure travellers in the longer term and in turn boost the air passenger numbers.

However, with an annual capacity of only 1.5 million passengers compared with the near 50 million passengers handled by MAHB, the financial losses may be limited despite the bright long-term prospects.

Notwithstanding the current factors, OSK Research pegged the fair value at RM4.22 per share based on 16 times financial year 2010 earnings per share.

nazrey

March 5th, 2010, 04:06 AM

Maybe it's another independence airport after Senai airport which operated by Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd (SATS)!!

dengilo

March 5th, 2010, 05:04 AM

May be firefly should start a weekend fun joy ride to melaka from subang for the weekends for a start!

daeng_jal

March 5th, 2010, 05:36 AM

from the edge, but the link is broken so just the headline

Melaka’s airport proposal irks MAHB

The Melaka government’s proposal to take over the Malacca International Airport has ruffled feathers at Malaysian Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB). While the state wants to boost passenger traffic to its ...

allurban

March 5th, 2010, 10:30 AM

May be firefly should start a weekend fun joy ride to melaka from subang for the weekends for a start!just far enough to get you past all that congestion ^^ :bash: on the KL-Seremban Highway. :banana:

Cheers, m

dengilo

March 6th, 2010, 04:32 PM

True enough if thats what it takes to justify the money they spent i would do it not only from subang may be penang even kota baru.a single day roundtrip,providing a shuttle service from airport to taman herba boat ride into town vice versa!

lohxy

March 6th, 2010, 04:45 PM

But there's a new highway constructed and I think it may extend to Melaka...

dengilo

March 6th, 2010, 04:58 PM

If they get the green light for that highway it wont be another 3 to 5 yearslah bro

tbc

March 7th, 2010, 11:49 AM

Last year, the Malacca airport handled 23,751 passengers.
That is 65 pax per day
Assuming equal arrivals & departures, something like 32.5 pax per day
Not enough to fill up a F50 nor ATR72

BTW,
"The old Melaka Airport, which recorded about 50,000 passengers a year, was in a loss making situation"
It's even more worrying with 24k pax a year, no ?
And how much has been dumped into this adventure ? RM190 million ? :ohno:

Use new airport to boost tourism, says Najib
2010/02/05
By Jason Gerald John
.....
He also said Singapore's Lion Air was expected to operate from the airport next month.
Poor journalistic skill, likely just parroting whatever spinmasters want to be spun
Simple investigation will show Lion Air is Indonesia based, NOT Singapore :)

AFL

March 7th, 2010, 05:58 PM

Originally Posted by SHAH FIRDAUS View Post
Use new airport to boost tourism, says Najib
2010/02/05
By Jason Gerald John
.....
He also said Singapore's Lion Air was expected to operate from the airport next month.

Or Najib personally said that???

Magician

March 8th, 2010, 01:46 AM

That is 65 pax per day
Assuming equal arrivals & departures, something like 32.5 pax per day
Not enough to fill up a F50 nor ATR72

BTW,

It's even more worrying with 24k pax a year, no ?
And how much has been dumped into this adventure ? RM190 million ? :ohno:

Poor journalistic skill, likely just parroting whatever spinmasters want to be spun
Simple investigation will show Lion Air is Indonesia based, NOT Singapore :)

Totally agree with you... This is such a big joke especially when they mentioned Lion Air is Singapore based... I guess they must have mixed up the Tiger with the Lions... well after all Singapore is also known as Lion City... people do 'assume'....

emjay

March 8th, 2010, 03:47 AM

I might be too skeptical, news saying this and that airlines will be coming to Malacca's airport and until now still Riau airline is the only airliner using this new airport. Yet it has been a month this new airport been officially opened and usually during the opening ceremony it will coincidently receiving new airliner during that occasion. But until now who is the new airliner that already comfirmed coming to this new airport? Or is is just the CM assumption?

Now they are talking on taking over the airport terminal since MAHB cannot allure new airline to come over. Come on! they are talking on our tax payer monies to do this and that and still no result and yet blaming other party as an excuse!

Actually Malacca does not need an airport. The only thing they need is a better land transportation. Last time I've met some foreigners at Malacca Century Hotel (now already changed to Mahkota Hotel) during the Formula 1 event at sepang. They just came down to Malaysia for the sake of watching the F1 and they also chose Malacca as their place to stay. They don't mind travelling for an hour to any place around Malacca, and since Sepang is also within that time distance.

So it means we need to re look on any new things especially involving tax payer monies before start spending it. I'm afraid at the end it is just a mere certain group that benefit from the project and not the rakyat!

9MMRD

March 8th, 2010, 09:44 AM

Totally agree with you... This is such a big joke especially when they mentioned Lion Air is Singapore based... I guess they must have mixed up the Tiger with the Lions... well after all Singapore is also known as Lion City... people do 'assume'....

check on lion air's website 3 weeks ago when ali rustam made the announcement, no schedule for melaka. Ali rustam Ali rustam...maybe he just dreaming

off topic. any one heard of silverfly airlines which will be based in ipoh?

daeng_jal

March 8th, 2010, 10:27 AM

errmms, actually PM najib actually officially open an unfinished airport (yes,hes the PM and he can do that)

even if it finished,there's still no refueling capacity

the 190 mil was a loan from the fed to the state to upgrade an airport that was federally own (WTH? right?)..

MAHB and the state are fighting for control over the airport

airasia said MAHB impose fee were high, firefly wanted tax payer money as subsidies..

and not to mention our transport minister probably gonna be out of job this very month..

then again, MAHB and federal gov may not keen on this airport very much, they just go along with it bcoz some loser had taken a loan to upgrade their airport for free...ali knew when he make the loan, he unofficially become a stakeholder and can demand this and that.... that why PM ask ali to promote it yourself...too much politicking over such a tiny and unimportant airport...anyhow it will be in everyone best interest to allowed SATS to take over and modeled it after gold coast airport...

AFL

March 8th, 2010, 11:08 AM

Did the members of the public give any thoughts or even protest to the Melaka government criticizing the airport project before construction starts? In Malaysia, planning and consultation rarely involves public participation.

That is one of the main reason that they (the developers/planners/governments) can implement projects as they please. There is no public feedback and the majority of the public themselves are not proactive in the planning process.

The government is in control of decision making process. their administration system and bureaucracy, legislation and procedures are designed to maintain government control.

All in all, what I can say is the airport project does not involve all stakeholders (why on earth they still want to build the airport when even the airlines are not keen to utilize it - did they even discuss with airlines about the project?)

The decision making is unfair (the information given doesn't respond to the real needs of Melaka (or any other states) - It's merely a political propaganda, to say to the rakyat that we will going to implement a mega project and so on)

daeng_jal

March 8th, 2010, 12:28 PM

you knowlah, melakan are really malas..we don't have the stamina to take it to the street on hot day and fight the police and so on.. lot of melakan don't really protest beyond the use "i don't like it" or my house gonna be bising one., in any forum, never did we did any indication that we didn't like this autocratic ruled...we voted,they build it, if it there,we go n take a ride, if nor, we laugh at the stupid gov...we didnt even protest fot the taming sari tower,other malaysian did, we didn't.i dun know,maybe its the weather,everyrime i go back to melaka, i also feel very malas to do anything

daeng_jal

March 11th, 2010, 11:11 AM

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4037/4424303872_b78106bbb9_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4423548819_24c5760e08_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4423546365_7650dc724a_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4424307310_e685e20239_b.jpg

not finished yet..no one fly in yet and ali is talking about phase 2

SHAH FIRDAUS

March 11th, 2010, 11:16 AM

what would be in phase 2?

daeng_jal

March 11th, 2010, 02:08 PM

most probably refueling infrastructure....

SHAH FIRDAUS

March 11th, 2010, 03:03 PM

oic...very bz la your CM..so many projects...hope it's not just about quantity...

9MMRD

March 12th, 2010, 08:29 AM

went to the airport yesterday night...international airport konon...look more like haunted building. last time the lights used to be turned on but now entire areas in darkness.

9MMRD

April 7th, 2010, 02:58 PM

saw this just now....indonesian air force parked on old tarmac
http://www.picamatic.com/show/2010/04/08/12/52/6597754_bigthumb.jpg (http://www.picamatic.com/view/6597754_07042010038/)

http://www.picamatic.com/show/2010/04/08/12/50/6597753_bigthumb.jpg (http://www.picamatic.com/view/6597753_07042010039/)

apymah

April 24th, 2010, 07:14 PM

What is happening to Melaka ? A spanking new airport exclusively for use by Indonesian planes only ? Where are our own Malaysian budget or regular airlines or other regional air carriers ? Are they not interested to land in our historical city ? Hope the airport will not degenerate into another 'gajah putih' !

Victor18

April 25th, 2010, 05:28 PM

^^ Will soon for sure,but i dont only hope for AirAsia or Firefly Airlines to land there,im looking forward to international airliners too.

Malaysian skyscraper

April 26th, 2010, 02:49 AM

^^ By international airlines, maybe only regional airlines from southeast asia or maybe even east asia would make it.

dengilo

April 26th, 2010, 04:22 PM

Interesting only in malaysia would we build airport only not to have aircrafts land or even double tracking for the train only again not to have trains!!!

daeng_jal

April 28th, 2010, 01:10 PM

CTRM Bantu Menjana Ekonomi Melaka
TERIMA KONTRAK RM4.5 BILION

BATU BERENDAM, 20 April- Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, berkata Composites Technology Research Malaysia Sdn Bhd (CTRM) merupakan antara model syarikat berprestasi tinggi yang turut membantu menjana pertumbuhan ekonomi negeri.

Katanya, CTRM selaku pengeluar komponen komposit untuk pesawat Boeing dan Airbus membuat pelaburan mencecah RM300 juta serta memberi peluang pekerjaan kepada kira-kira 1,200 orang, khususnya anak tempatan Melaka.

"Difahamkan, kini CTRM mempunyai tempahan pengeluaran bernilai RM3.5 bilion dan pencapaian tersebut cukup membanggakan," ujar Mohd Ali kepada para pemberita selepas meluangkan masa kira-kira setengah jam meninjau bangunan baru milik CTRM berharga RM33 juta, di sini tengah hari tadi.

Katanya, CTRM menjadikan Melaka sebagai operasi perniagaannya sejak tahun 2000 sehingga berjaya meletakkan negeri ini sebagai pusat industri aero-angkasa terkenal.

Sementara itu Pengurus Besar Kanan Bahagian Operasi CTRM, Zulkarnain Mohamed berkata CTRM menerima tempahan keseluruhan kontrak bernilai RM4.5 bilion bagi memenuhi tempahan pelanggan sehingga tahun 2023.

"Kita telah berjaya menyiapkan tempahan kontrak bernilai RM1 bilion dan bakinya RM3.5 bilion lagi akan disiapkan mengikut jadual sehingga tahun 2023," katanya.

Katanya pembinaan bangunan baru dengan keluasan lantai 2,708 meter persegi adalah sejajar dengan pengembangan operasi pengeluaran selain untuk kegunaan kerja-kerja penyelenggaraan.

"Kami berharap tambahan bangunan baru ini akan meningkat dan memperluas kapasiti aktiviti perniagaan kami," katanya.

Selain memenuhi pengeluaran komposit untuk pesawat komersil Airbus dan Boeing, katanya, CTRM juga memperoleh tempahan untuk komposit pesawat pengangkut ketenteraan yang dibina oleh Airbus.

9MMRD

May 5th, 2010, 06:17 AM

KUCHING, May 4 (Bernama) -- Melaka wants low-cost carrier AirAsia to introduce direct flights from the Melaka International Airport (MIA) to Kuching and Kota Kinabalu to boost joint capacity in the tourism sector.

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the proposal for the direct flights was made to AirAsia chief executive officer (CEO) Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes last year and the airline was now in the process of reviewing its domestic routes.

"I hope there will be at least one direct flight each week to the two destinations. For example, the direct flight departs in the morning and returns in the afternoon or the next day," he told reporters after handing out an official invitation to attend the 13th Malaysia Games (Sukma) to be held in Melaka from June 10 to 19 to Sarawak Chief Minister Tan Sri Abdul Taib Mahmud at Wisma Bapa Malaysia, here Tuesday.

Mohd Ali said AirAsia had the capability to provide the direct flights as the MIA now had the capacity to receive the Boeing 737 and Airbus 320 aircraft.

He said Melaka was also keen to develop the education sector with Sarawak in view of the great potential which could be exploited jointly.

9MMRD

May 5th, 2010, 06:19 AM

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dengilo

May 5th, 2010, 06:23 AM

Hey why botherlah u got airport but no planes why not start ur own airlinelah:nuts:Melaka Express Air anytime anywhere kind of airline:lol:U can always rent uncle vincents planes they not going anywhere these days:lol:

daeng_jal

May 5th, 2010, 11:27 AM

aiyaaa, for the time being got no plane, why not let open the airport so we can go play drag race

top gear always race at runway what...

Magician

May 6th, 2010, 03:14 AM

I read news from paper saying that Malacca local goverment is approaching AirAsia to start Malacca-Kuching and Malacca-Kota Kinabalu routes...

Well, I think that's a good start... to attract more tourists

9MMRD

May 7th, 2010, 09:51 AM

[QUOTE=daeng_jal;56491063]Penerbangan Antara Melaka & Medan Serta Melaka-Pulau Pinang
AirAsia Bakal Operasi Bulan Depan

Betul ke Ali Rustam, Jangan temberang! :bash:

daeng_jal

May 7th, 2010, 10:52 AM

Penerbangan Antara Melaka & Medan Serta Melaka-Pulau Pinang
AirAsia Bakal Operasi Bulan Depan

AYER KEROH, 6 Mei - Kerajaan negeri berharap syarikat penerbangan tambang murah, AirAsia, akan memulakan penerbangan antara Melaka dan Medan serta Melaka-Pulau Pinang menjelang bulan depan.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam berkata, ini ekoran jaminan Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif AirAsia, Datuk Tony Fernandes, bahawa tarikh bermula penerbangan itu akan dimaklumkan dalam masa dua minggu lagi.

Menurutnya, ini kerana beliau difahamkan AirAsia masih dalam rundingan dengan pihak Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) mengenai insentif yang diperlukan AirAsia.

"Beliau berjanji akan memaklumkan kepada kita dalam masa dua minggu lagi bila penerbangan ini akan bermula. Bagaimanapun, kita berharap penerbangan ke kedua-dua destinasi ini akan dapat dimulakan pada bulan depan," katanya kepada media selepas mempengerusikan mesyuarat minggu Exco di sini, semalam.

Dalam perkembangan berkaitan, Mohd Ali berkata, penerbangan sewa khas (chartered) Firefly dari Melaka ke Medan akan memulakan operasi pada 28 Mei ini.

Menurutnya, penerbangan pertama itu akan membawa 72 penumpang dan ianya merupakan pakej percutian yang dikendalikan Firefly bersama Puteri Holidays, sebuah anak syarikat kerajaan negeri.

"Saya berharap penerbangan pertama ini akan membuka lembaran baru kepada penerbangan sewa khas dari Melaka. Selain itu, saya juga berharap ianya akan dapat digunakan untuk penerbangan khas dari Medan ke Melaka.

"Penerbangaan ini akan diadakan setiap minggu sehinggalah Firefly menerima kapal terbang baru dan mampu mengadakan penerbangan biasa," katanya.

Sehubungan itu, Mohd Ali mengesa agensi pelancongan di negeri ini supaya menggunakan perkhidmatan yang disediakan ini bagi menawarkan pakej pelancongan ke Medan, Indonesia.

Menurutnya, penerbangan sewa khas itu juga boleh diadakan untuk destinasi lain sekiranya ada permintaan.

"Apa yang penting adalah untuk kita menggunakan kreativiti kita dalam memperkenalkan sebarang pakej pelancongan," katanya.

Arkdriver

May 9th, 2010, 07:21 AM

aiyo..even if they launch the route..i bet it will bungkus after few months..percayalah..inilah projek umno..ali rustam mmg bawak kemajuan kepada melaka..tapi projek airport ni mcm syok sendiri je..we all know its not feasible for airlines to operate scheduled and charter service since KLIA and changi are just 2 hours drive away. come on lah..

emjay

May 9th, 2010, 08:29 AM

Ali Rustam kata..bla...bla...bla. Tapi nanti pi tanya Tony Fernandez, we are still thinking about it.
Orang politik kata semua canteeekk!!! Tapi orang meniaga kata kami kena fikir semua aspek, fulus mannn.

So, Lu Pikir lah Sendiri eek!

Duit rakyat dah habis dah depa bantai, sekarang depa dok merapu lah sebab rakyat dok bising dengan duit yang depa sapu dulu tu...

nazrey

May 11th, 2010, 05:35 AM

Low-cost carriers to use Malacca airport after all
BY ALLISON LAI and CINDY TAN Tuesday May 11, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/5/11/southneast/6199770&sec=southneast

MALACCA: The recently opened RM190mil Malacca International Airport will finally see international low-cost carriers using the airport here following earlier worries that it will become a white elephant.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam announced that both Firefly and AirAsia would make their debut at the airport soon.

Firefly had agreed to have chartered flights to Medan in Sumatra, Indonesia from here beginning May 28 following successful negotiations with Puteri Holiday Resort, he told reporters this after chairing the state exco meeting here recently.

He said Firefly would provide the flights with the resort arranging tours between Medan and Malacca.

“The inaugural flight will take off from the airport here on Friday morning and return on Sunday evening,” he said, adding that Firefly would later provide regular flights based on response.

Mohd Ali said AirAsia had also given positive indication to using the airport for regular flights to Penang and Medan in the near future.

“I have spoken to Datuk Tony Fernandes who said that the company will brief the state in two weeks’ time when they will begin their operations here,” he said.

The airport had undergone a RM131mil project to extend the runway with a second extension and upgrading works carried out to enable it to cater to Boeing 737A and Airbus 320A.

Covering 7,000sqm, the airport’s new terminal has facilities for domestic and international flights and can handle 1.5 million passengers annually.

The renovated airport was opened by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on Feb 4.

Magician

May 11th, 2010, 09:07 AM

Mmm... interesting... love to see the response...

I think Penang-Malacca seems feasible...

project aliciel

May 11th, 2010, 10:22 PM

Magician

May 12th, 2010, 02:26 AM

dengilo

May 12th, 2010, 09:33 AM

The day Tony start listening to all the ketua menteri and menteri besar air asia will be in trouble!!!

daeng_jal

May 20th, 2010, 05:01 PM

Pulau Pinang mahu periksa stadium Sukma Melaka

GEORGETOWN: Pulau Pinang akan menarik diri daripada Sukan Malaysia (SUKMA) ke-13 di Melaka tahun depan, jika mendapati stadium dan kompleks sukan di negeri itu tidak selamat digunakan.

Ketua Menteri, Lim Guan Eng, berkata beliau akan mengarahkan Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Belia, Sukan dan Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Komuniti Negeri, Ong Kok Fooi supaya memeriksa untuk memastikan keadaan stadium di Melaka selamat dan tidak mendatang bahaya kepada atlit yang bertanding.

"Tindakan ini bukan satu ugutan atau usaha memboikot kejohanan itu tetapi untuk mendapat kepastian mengenai tahap keselamatan atlit dan pegawai sukan," katanya pada sidang media di sini, hari ini.

Semalam, hampir 60 peratus struktur bumbung Stadium Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin di Terengganu runtuh walaupun ianya baru setahun dirasmikan.

Stadium berharga RM270 juta itu menjadi gelanggang bagi beberapa acara utama pada Sukma 2008 yang dianjurkan oleh Terengganu.

Di Melaka, Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, berkata Kompleks Stadium Hang Jebat di Krubong, yang akan menjadi lokasi utama bagi acara pembukaan dan sukan olahraga Sukma nanti, adalah kukuh dan sudahpun digunakan sejak September 2004 bagi beberapa acara sukan antarabangsa.

"Insyallah, stadium ini sudah digunakan sejak lima tahun lalu dan masih berdiri kukuh untuk Melaka bersedia selaku penganjur Sukma tahun depan," katanya.

Mengulas sektor pelancongan di negeri itu, Mohd Ali berkata, Melaka akan memperkenalkan satu lagi produk pelancongan di negeri itu pada 1 Julai dengan dengan membawa pelancong menaiki helikopter sekitar kawasan pelancongan di Bandar Hilir selama 10 hingga 15 minit.

Katanya, kerajaan negeri akan meminta kebenaran Jabatan Penerbangan Awam untuk memulakan perkhidmatan itu yang akan diusahakan oleh Kumpulan Casa Del Rio yang diterajui usahawan Tan Sri Syed Yusof Syed Nasir yang sedang membina sebuah hotel mewah bertaraf enam bintang, "Casa Del Rio", di muara Sungai Melaka. - Bernama

berita lama, tapi tulah gunanya airport melaka.. tmpt naik helikopter jalan jalan..

bukhrin

May 20th, 2010, 06:03 PM

They have any duty free shops at the airport yet ?

Well if everything x jalan, they can rent out the airfield, I mean airport, for those remote control helis enthusiasts.

Arkdriver

May 21st, 2010, 06:10 PM

aiyo even though no one using the airport terminal, but the airport is busy with training traffic, MFA

of they want to play remote heli go to other place la..a famosa resort is large enough...no need to kacau melaka airport unless it is for air carnival where true aircraft lands and doing airshow..

dengilo

May 22nd, 2010, 07:34 AM

There u go !!!!Remote control aircraft/heli,annual air show,may be drag racing on the runway at night,Kite/Wau flying in the evenings well the list can go on and onlah but they will have to do somethinglah like special chartered flights from east malaysia or the northern states for the weekends Also they can promote this airport for general aviation for private planes from singapore.While thinking of this my mind wonder to senai airport if they not careful will share the same fate as this one.

daeng_jal

May 22nd, 2010, 01:13 PM

ali rustam kener lobby najib lah for RMAF to pindah here...

can save some face then

Vince

May 22nd, 2010, 10:31 PM

Service from Melaka to Sumatran cities may be feasable. Melaka-Singapore is feasable because Melaka have alot Singaporean tourists. But before this, Melaka should have good transportation system within the city and well connection from airport to the city.

Singaporeans love to drive their cars all the way to Malacca for various reasons...
1. Much cheaper gas/petrol in Malaysia.
2. A chance to speed down the long stretch of highway after being confined in claustophobic Singapore.
3. Trunk space for them to bring back the keropok and other goodies for their shopping sprees as well as stopovers in the many towns along the way.

Why not fly to Malacca?
It is inconvenient and probably more expensive to travel all the way to Changi, wait an hour or so to fly, arrive in Malacca Airport and probably ripped off by meter-avoiding taxi drivers to be dropped off in the middle of Malacca town. How to get around next? It is not like Malaysian cities/towns have good and comfy transportation systems for tourists, especially Singaporeans who are so used to their very efficient network of transportation system. They can't lug all the heavy shopping bags around town. The return trip home poses another set of inconveniences.

To me, the Malaccan airport is another ego trip. Might as well use the money efficiently to build a hi-speed railway system linking KLIA to Malacca downtown. This would make much more sense.

Arkdriver

May 23rd, 2010, 09:05 AM

setuju

dh maju dh

May 23rd, 2010, 10:24 AM

haiyya..... sepatotnya lebik baik besarkan airport penang... aiport penang busy maa..... buat macam kat KLIA ada lcct...klau melaka better drive kereta...

dengilo

May 23rd, 2010, 10:33 AM

Saya pun setuju dgn vince..

Magician

May 24th, 2010, 03:05 AM

Singaporeans love to drive their cars all the way to Malacca for various reasons...
1. Much cheaper gas/petrol in Malaysia.
2. A chance to speed down the long stretch of highway after being confined in claustophobic Singapore.
3. Trunk space for them to bring back the keropok and other goodies for their shopping sprees as well as stopovers in the many towns along the way.

Why not fly to Malacca?
It is inconvenient and probably more expensive to travel all the way to Changi, wait an hour or so to fly, arrive in Malacca Airport and probably ripped off by meter-avoiding taxi drivers to be dropped off in the middle of Malacca town. How to get around next? It is not like Malaysian cities/towns have good and comfy transportation systems for tourists, especially Singaporeans who are so used to their very efficient network of transportation system. They can't lug all the heavy shopping bags around town. The return trip home poses another set of inconveniences.

To me, the Malaccan airport is another ego trip. Might as well use the money efficiently to build a hi-speed railway system linking KLIA to Malacca downtown. This would make much more sense.

Excellent... :banana:

dengilo

May 24th, 2010, 06:49 AM

No matter what something has got to be done!!!!I for one would not want to see my tax ringgit go to waste!!!!!

daeng_jal

May 24th, 2010, 07:08 AM

^^
I think they need new talented team to ead the airport rather than MAHB.. gold coast airport is kinnda the same distant to melbourne airport as KLIa in a city that has the same population as melaka,so the airport might work..
anyway since, its melakan tax dollar not malaysian, coz ali took a federal loan to build these!!!..so MAHB has to go..

gonna say agreed with vince, but the money use for this airport are not enough to fund ERL to even go to PD let alone melaka, even if they give it to KTM it also maybe not enough to get to the city from tampin..

daeng_jal

May 26th, 2010, 09:13 AM

http://www.melakahariini.com.my/image2/pictures/depan.jpg

saper nak pi medan?

bukhrin

May 26th, 2010, 01:32 PM

How much does the ticket cost to take the speedboat from Melaka to Medan ?

ZaHiRnYa???

May 29th, 2010, 01:51 AM

Melaka rancang tubuh Melaka Air

Oleh NUZULSHAM
SHAMSUDDIN
zulsham@kosmo.com.my

MELAKA - Bagi memaksimumkan penggunaan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) yang bernilai RM131 juta, kerajaan negeri merancang memiliki sebuah syarikat penerbangan sendiri yang dikenali sebagai Melaka Air.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, sejak LTAM dirasmikan oleh Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak pada Februari lalu, belum ada syarikat penerbangan tempatan menggunakan lapangan terbang tersebut.

Sehubungan itu katanya, rancangan menubuhkan Melaka Air terpaksa dibuat jika rundingan antara kerajaan negeri dengan AirAsia dan Lion Air untuk beroperasi di LTAM menemui jalan buntu.

"Sehingga kini tiada kata putus diberikan sama ada AirAsia dan Lion Air bersetuju untuk menjadikan LTAM sebagai salah satu destinasi penerbangan," katanya selepas merasmikan majlis Pelepasan Penerbangan Pertama (Sewa Khas) Melaka-Medan-Melaka menggunakan syarikat penerbangan Firefly di LTAM, Batu Berendam di sini semalam.

....another crazy idea. why need another airlines?:ohno:

dh maju dh

May 29th, 2010, 08:28 AM

mesti x laku..

AFL

May 29th, 2010, 09:48 AM

I can say the CM is now in the act of desperation, he does not want the airport to become an embarrassment for the next general election.

skybird

May 30th, 2010, 08:24 AM

melaka mmg x perlu airport pun krn jaraknye dgn KLIA dkat

teckkang

May 30th, 2010, 08:57 AM

melaka mmg x perlu airport pun krn jaraknye dgn KLIA dkat

but there is no feeder public transport from melaka to the freaking isolated klia! :bash:
i wonder why can't they just extend the erl to melaka. They r just too KL-centric, erl only covers kl conurbation, then leaving behind melaka which is merely 100km away from klia, not connected at all to the so-called world-class airport. :bash:
it won't become the major regional airport if the connectivity is still this low-class.

daeng_jal

May 30th, 2010, 12:27 PM

^^
got TRANSNATIONAL busses serve mlk-KLIA-LCCT:)

no need ERL, melaka were even left behind with KTM EDT project..

both station within melaka border are 47km away from town...

bukhrin

May 31st, 2010, 05:35 PM

They can always build a spur line or something. Wayyyyy better than that airport.

chuakz

May 31st, 2010, 06:16 PM

they should connect the whole country with a train system like china...always complain no money....but they eat up all our money...only thinking of their own pockets....

Magician

June 1st, 2010, 02:47 AM

they should connect the whole country with a train system like china...always complain no money....but they eat up all our money...only thinking of their own pockets....

Sadly this happens in everywhere, not only in Malaysia.

9MMRD

June 1st, 2010, 03:13 PM

merasmikan majlis Pelepasan Penerbangan Pertama (Sewa Khas) Melaka-Medan-Melaka menggunakan syarikat penerbangan Firefly di LTAM, Batu Berendam di sini semalam.
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any photos?

daeng_jal

June 1st, 2010, 04:38 PM

^^ i think it was in the 2nd page of NST last saturday

9MMRD

June 9th, 2010, 09:54 AM

is anyone going for spoting at MIA?. Should be busy with planes due to sukma

daeng_jal

July 5th, 2010, 10:27 PM

Laluan Baru Melaka-Pekan Baru-Melaka Setiap Hari
Wings Air Yakin Potensi LTAM

AYER KEROH, 30 Jun - Melaka menerokai satu lagi destinasi penerbangan iaitu Pekan Baru, Indonesia, apabila syarikat Wings Air, iaitu subsidiari Lion Air, akan memulakan operasi pertamanya dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM), Batu Berendam, di sini, 9 Julai ini.

Penerbangan setiap hari itu menggunakan pesawat baru ATR 72-500 dengan kapasiti 72 penumpang dengan kadar tambang murah bermula RM214 untuk sehala dan RM377 pergi dan balik, tidak termasuk cukai lapangan terbang.

Pengurus Besar Bahagian Promosi dan Pelancong (BPP), Datuk Zulkifli Mohamad berkata, penerbangan terus itu adalah antara tindak balas utama syarikat penerbangan terbabit membantu Kerajaan Melaka menjadikan LTAM antara pintu masuk utama pengunjung Indonesia ke negeri ini.

"Syarikat terbabit yakin dan percaya Melaka mempunyai pelbagai tarikan untuk pengunjung dari negara jiran itu, terutama pelancongan kesihatan.

"Pada masa yang sama, warga Melaka dan pengunjung boleh terbang ke Pekan Baru dari LTAM, di samping menggunakan rangkaian perkhidmatan Lion Air untuk ke 40 destinasi di Indonesia," katanya dalam pertemuan dengan Melaka Hari Ini.

Beliau berkata, Wings Air berkeyakinan penuh dengan potensi LTAM, terutama usaha Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, untuk menarik lebih ramai pengunjung negara itu, terutama pelancong kesihatan, ke negeri ini di samping menjadikan lapangan terbang itu antara yang terbaik dan pintu masuk utama ke Malaysia.

"Kita juga sedang mengadakan pelbagai kempen promosi, strategi pemasaran dan pakej untuk menarik lebih ramai pengunjung, terutama dari Indonesia menggunakan perkhidmatan di LTAM.

"Selain itu, kita juga telah dan sedang memperhebatkan gerakan menarik pengunjung negara terbabit dan beberapa kumpulan pengunjung sudah pun bersetuju ke negeri ini menggunakan perkhidmatan itu pada 9 Julai ini," katanya.

Sebelum ini, BPP dengan kerjasama sebuah anak syarikat kerajaan, Putri Holidays, mengadakan Penerbangan Pertama (Sewa Khas) Melaka-Medan-Melaka, menggunakan syarikat penerbangan Firefly di LTAM.

Pakej pelancongan tiga hari dua malam ke Medan itu mendapat sambutan yang menggalakkan.

Beliau berkata, usaha itu adalah antara langkah diambil untuk memaksimumkan penggunaan LTAM dan baru-baru ini satu perjanjian sudah ditandatangani di antara sebuah anak syarikat kerajaan negeri, Putri Holidays dengan Riau Air.

Ia bertujuan bagi mencari laluan baru dari Melaka ke Indonesia terutamanya bagi sektor penerbangan Melaka-Jakarta; Melaka Palembang; Melaka- Medan; Melaka- Bandung di samping Melaka-Bali.

Selain Indonesia, LTAM juga akan menjadi pintu masuk penerbangan khas dari Hong Kong dan sebanyak empat kali penerbangan seminggu sedang dirancang.

9MMRD

July 6th, 2010, 08:09 AM

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9MMRD

July 6th, 2010, 08:32 AM

wings air ATR72-500

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Sexy stewardess

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but only for the private executive jet

allurban

July 6th, 2010, 07:31 PM

They can always build a spur line or something. Wayyyyy better than that airport.you mean, they can always rebuild the spur line that once existed.

They could also build a BRT system from the Airport to Melaka Sentral - it can be another showcase project

Cheers, m

Vince

July 7th, 2010, 10:08 PM

Sadly this happens in everywhere, not only in Malaysia.

True, except in other places, they have better transportation systems to serve the people, meaning in Malaysia authorities "eat up" more to line their own pockets......

nazrey

July 9th, 2010, 01:00 PM

Dua penerbangan sehari dari Pekan Baru-Melaka
09/07/2010 5:13pm
http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=0709&pub=Kosmo&sec=Terkini&pg=bt_13.htm

MELAKA - Melaka kini dihubungkan dua kali sekari melalui udara dengan Pekan Baru di Sumatera, yang dijangka merancakkan lagi industri pelancongan di negeri ini.

Wings Air, anak syarikat Lion Air, Indonesia, hari ini memulakan perkhidmatan penerbangan harian dari Pekan Baru, Sumatera ke Melaka.

Penerbangan sulong Wings Air menggunakan pesawat jenis ATR72-500 dengan 60 orang penumpang dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Sultan Syarif Qasim II, Pekan Baru, selamat mendarat di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) di Batu Berendam di sini pada pukul 12.45 tengah hari tadi.

Wings Air mengadakan perkhidmatan penerbangan dari Pekan Baru ke Melaka pada setiap hari dengan jadual ketibaan di LTAM pada pukul 12.15 tengah hari dan berlepas pulang setengah jam (30 minit) kemudian. - Bernama

tbc

July 9th, 2010, 03:37 PM

..... dihubungkan dua kali sekari melalui udara dengan Pekan Baru di Sumatera, .....

..... pada setiap hari dengan jadual ketibaan di LTAM pada pukul 12.15 tengah hari dan berlepas pulang setengah jam (30 minit) kemudian. - Bernama

If you follow convention, that would be ONCE daily instead :lol:
Teruklah these people !

9MMRD

July 10th, 2010, 03:35 AM

If you follow convention, that would be ONCE daily instead :lol:
Teruklah these people !

there is another indonesia's airliners Riau Airlines serving melaka daily from pekan baru too.

tbc

July 12th, 2010, 01:18 PM

Ah, thanks for clarification ! :)

daeng_jal

July 13th, 2010, 01:11 PM

Another direct flight into Melaka
http://www.melakahariini.com.my/image2/pictures/eng12julai10.jpg
BATU BERENDAM – The tourism industry in Melaka received another shot in the arm when the State's newly opened international airport received yet another direct flight from Pekan Baru, Indonesia.

The twin-turboprop ATR 72 short-haul regional airliner made its maiden flight and landed at the Melaka International Airport (LTAM) here about 12.45pm, carrying with it some 60 passengers.

Prior to this, another Indonesian airline, Riau Air, has been operating flight between Melaka and Pekan Baru over the past few years.

The commencement of regular scheduled flight between both destinations by Wings Air is seen as a move in the direct direction, especially in promoting and utilizing the airport as a gateway for foreign visitors to the State.

Apart from that, it also signals the State's attention of giving more focus to the airline industry and conducting more flights to other Asian countries.

State Transport, Information and Consumers committe chairman, Datuk R.Raghavan, said he is confident that the LTAM will become a major gateway for tourists, not only into this State but also into Malaysia.

He said to date, the State Government had conducted a series of negotiations with several airlines in a bid to enable them to conduct flights into and out of Melaka.

"The State Government has also signed an agreement with the Eastern Airlines in an efforts to bring Chinese tourists direct into Melaka," he told reporters this after witnessing the maiden flight of Wings Air here.

Meanwhile, Perumal said although the State Government has established Melaka Air, the airline has yet to be functional and it is hoped that one of these days, it will give its focus on domestic flights.

He said although the airline has yet to become operational, he hoped that it will evolve into an identity to be associated with Melaka.

"I am confident that this will help the health tourism into becoming one of the most important tourism sub-sectors in the State," he added.

bukhrin

July 13th, 2010, 01:55 PM

I'm not sure about this but would appreciate any help.

The previously unmodified melaka International airport would be capable of handling a turbo-prop no ? Or now only after upgrade can it support turbo-prop ?

9MMRD

July 14th, 2010, 07:35 AM

9MMRD

July 15th, 2010, 06:10 PM

Wings air will introduce Melaka - Medan within this 6 months. A check on Lion Air's website, melaka - pekanbaru flights btw 12 Apr 2011 and 15 Apr 2011 has been sold out. If the business was so good, wonder why Airasia does not want to tap this market?
Going to LTAM tomorrow for spotting, care to join, anyone?

daeng_jal

July 17th, 2010, 12:00 AM

^^
spot any plane bro?

for what i know airasia wanted lower charges,while firefly wanted subsidies.

anyway,
50 Penerbangan Terus Ke China Mulai September

BUKIT KATIL, 16 Julai- Kerajaan negeri sedia memberi kerjasama dengan sebuah syarikat pelancongan di Kuala Lumpur yang berminat untuk mengaturkan kira-kira 50 penerbangan terus dari Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Melaka (LTAM) di Batu Berendam ke Nanjing, Shenzhen dan Macau di China, mulai September ini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, berkata inisiatif yang dilakukan oleh syarikat berkenaan mampu memajukan lagi LTAM yang kini menjadi pengkalan laluan penerbangan harian Melaka-Pekan Baru dan Melaka Medan oleh Riau Airlines dan Wings Air di samping penerbangan sewa khas Firefly.

“Menerusi perbincangan dengan wakil syarikat berkenaan di Seri Bendahara malam tadi, saya percaya dengan sokongan dan kerjasama pihak syarikat berkenaan ianya akan mampu memajukan lagi LTAM dalam menarik lebih ramai pengunjung untuk datang berkunjung ke Melaka menerusi LTAM kerana syarikatnya seringkali membawa ramai pelancong ke China," ujar Mohd Ali kepada para pemberita selepas merasmikan Projek Bumi Hijau JKKK Bukit Katil, hari ini.

Kata Ketua Menteri lagi, wakil syarikat berkenaan juga memaklumkan ianya mampu mencapai ke 200 penerbangan setahun terus dari China- Melaka sekiranya mendapat sambutan.

"Ini adalah satu peluang keemasan untuk kita mempertingkatkan operasi LTAM sebagai hub penerbangan serantau. Jika mereka menggunakan Boeing yang lebih besar mereka perlu menggunakan Lapanagan Terbang Kuala Lumpur (KLIA). Kalau mereka hanya menggunakan Airbus atau Boeing 737, mereka boleh menggunakan LTAM sebagai lokasi persinggahan," ujarnya.

Mohd Ali seterusnya berharap pengusaha industri pelancongan di Melaka turut memainkan peranan secara agresif bagi membantu syarikat-syarikat penerbangan yang kini sudah beroperasi di LTAM.

"Kita kena bantu mereka dari segi promosi atau menawarkan pakej yang lebih menarik bagi menarik lebih ramai penumpang menggunakan perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan oleh Riau Airlines, Wings Air atau Firefly," jelas Mohd Ali.

9MMRD

July 18th, 2010, 04:19 PM

^^
spot any plane bro?

for what i know airasia wanted lower charges,while firefly wanted subsidies.

anyway,

:lol: service my car, late for spoting. by the time i reach home, wings air already flew above my roof

nazrey

July 20th, 2010, 06:24 AM

Inaugural flight from Sumatra another feather in the cap for Malacca
By ALLISON LAI Tuesday July 20, 2010

http://thestar.com.my/archives/2010/7/20/southneast/se_p3cargo.jpg

Medical hub: It will be easier for tourist from Sumatra to
come to the state especially those seeking medical treatment.

MALACCA: Wings Air which touched down at the Malacca International Airport in Batu Berendam on July 9 will be a boost to the state’s tourism industry especially the health tourism sector.

State Tourism committee chairman Datuk Seet Har Chow, who was present to welcome the inaugural flight from Pekan Baru, Sumatra in Indonesia, said 3,000 tourists from Sumatra visited Malacca every month.

“With the daily flights from Pekan Baru, it will be easier for passengers from Sumatra to come to Malacca, especially those seeking medical treatment,” he said.

The initiation of air travel to Pekan Baru was another feather in the cap for the RM191mil airport which has been upgraded and extended.

Wings Air, a subsidiary of Indonesia’s low-cost carrier, Lion Air, started its daily route between Pekan Baru and Malacca on July 9 and is the second airline to offer the route after Riau Air.

The inaugural flight saw a French-made ATR72-500 aircraft arriving at the airport at 12.45pm with 60 passengers after it departed from Sultan Syarif Qassim II International Airport in Pekan Baru, receiving a brief welcome from the state government and airport authority.

The aircraft left 30 minutes later for Pekan Baru with 45 passengers.

State Transportation, Informa-tion and Consumer committee chairman Datuk R. Perumal said Wings Air offereddaily flights to and from Pekan Baru with the arrival time at 12.15pm and departure at 12.45pm.

“This will give more options to passengers as Riau Airs flights to Pekan Baru are scheduled earlier with arrival and departure time at 8.20am and 9.45am respectively,” he told at the airport recently.

Perumal said the Pekan Baru-Malacca route was only the beginning to air links here as discussions were underway for Wings Air to open more routes to other Indonesian destinations such as Medan and Padang.

“We are also having talks with other airlines to introduce domestic flights to Kuching, Penang, Langkawi and Kuala Terengganu,” he added.

He said the state was also looking at introducing chartered flights to Xinjiang, Nanjing and Macau through the initiative of a private tour company from Kuala Lumpur.

He said the direct flights would see Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 planes using the airport to cater to the rising influx of tourists from China.

9MMRD

August 1st, 2010, 05:31 PM

went to MIA for spoting this afternoon, arrive at the new road connecting malim jaya and taman merdeka at 12.10pm just in time to spot the incoming Wings Air from Pekan Baru

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Wings air, flight JT 1248 are on daily scheduled flight from PekanBaru, Sumatra. Wings Air uses the new ATR72-500 registeration no PK-WFK touched down on runway 3 at 12.20pm.

Runway 3

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Picture taken from the main road
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Wings Air on the tarmac
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spot this too...
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PK-WFK leaving for PekanBaru as JT1249 at 12.50pm
Passenger = 32 Adult, 2 infants
load factor = 47%

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Slow taxiing on the runway

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Depart from runway 21, make u turn on the old turning point. Airborne around the old terminal. Just need 700m to airborne

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Not many activities on sunday tho'

this is the best spot

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Wings air ticketing office in the terminal
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Runway 21

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Malaysian Flying Academy
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9MMRD

August 25th, 2010, 04:54 AM

Wings air reduce its flights to MKZ to 3x weekly - Wed, Fri and Sun and on discussion with local agents for new route and not having direct competition with Riau Airlines. So hopefully there will be a new destination for MKZ soon.

dengilo

August 25th, 2010, 05:13 AM

2 airlines going to the same place thats not very smartlah!!!

nazrey

August 26th, 2010, 08:02 AM

Fuel depot facilities to be built at Malacca International Airport
BY CINDY TAN Thursday August 26, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/8/26/southneast/6913103&sec=southneast

MALACCA: Efforts to fully utilise the Malacca International Airport in Batu Berendam received a much-needed boost following plans to build fuel depot facilities at the airport.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said work on the depot is scheduled to begin next month and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

“The State Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) has started a joint venture through Malacca Oil and Gas Sdn Bhd to oversee the completion of the project,” he said after officiating the Melaka Maju 2010 Seminar at MITC in Ayer Keroh.

He added that at the moment, the airport can only cater to the refuelling of smaller planes such as Fokkers and ATR aircrafts capable of transporting 40 and 72 passengers.

“We hope that with the completion of the refuelling depot we can see the arrival of larger aircrafts such as Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 and more international flights,” he said, adding that he hoped that Eastern China Airlines could introduce chartered flights to China five times a month.

Earlier, Mohd Ali had proposed for the Eastern China Airlines to ply their route here from September but the plan had hit a snag as there were no refuelling facilities for larger airplanes.

“We hope the airlines can start as soon as the refuelling depot is completed,” he said.

The airport had undergone a RM131mil project to extend the runway with a second extension and upgrading works carried out to enable it to cater to Boeing 737A and Airbus 320A.

Covering and area of 7,000sq m, the Batu Berendam airport’s new terminal has facilities for domestic and international flights and can handle about 1.5 million passengers annually.

dengilo

August 26th, 2010, 09:12 AM

So how much more for the fuel depot???

World 2 World

August 26th, 2010, 09:16 AM

what is next? a mini themepark to utilise d airport?:bash: :lol:

apymah

August 26th, 2010, 11:17 AM

It seems like MIA's construction was NOT planned carefully and by professionals. First it was the runway being too short for Boeings and Airbuses, then planes had to be half full of passengers before it can land or take take off. After that, they found a tree (or ? trees) was hampering extension works of the landing strip. Now ,refuelling is a problem. It seems more like the planners have first world ideas but fourth world capabilities !! What is wrong with dea:ohno::ohno:r old Melaka ... the place is so old that those involved are suffering from severe Alzheimer's ???

tbc

August 26th, 2010, 11:23 AM

How much extra money they need to throw in for a facility that is of apparent necessity like five times monthly - assuming China Eastern is really commited to the charter, and I emphasize, charter (meaning temporary) flights ?

I understand airport at Terengganu is also without refuelling facilities
However, MAS (Charter) had successfully mounted the haj flights to/from that airport by cleverly planning their logistical requirements beforehand - like sending jet fuel to TGG overland for refuelling purpose

Surely that is a more cost effective way of doing things, at least temporarily, until such time the need for that investment in infrastructure is properly justified. But then what do I know about these things ....... !

emjay

August 26th, 2010, 02:49 PM

See!! MAHB don't has any intention to build extra facilities at the so called "International airport" The reason is just simple, NOT WORTH IT!! So what the heck SEDC Malacca need to involve in this refuelling facility? SEDC Malacca is chaired by the CM, therefore the SEDC will ask from federal to give grant or loans for this project. At the end 'wang rakyat' will be utilised for cronies project initiated by the 'the most brilliant' CM in Malaysia:bash:

daeng_jal

August 26th, 2010, 03:23 PM

ahh complain for the sake of complain.

the plan as always is grander, but MAHB and the fed are not interested coz their anak emas is like 70km aways

and they make do with what they had lah, the fed only agreed to upgrade the terminal, after much lobying the runway extension is done from a LOAN by the state

and Ak said they dont wanna land without having all the facilities,now the state have to put refueling facilities.

of cource MAHB would not allowed the state to take over the airport,and they themself are not doing anything to promote it. and all negotiation extention and promotion are done by the state without actually running it.

well,at least this Cm is doing something, rather than other MB who goes around talk shit and do nothing kecuali besarkan tel**..

daeng_jal

September 25th, 2010, 04:58 PM

Melaka’s airport proposal irks MAHB PDF Print E-mail

Tags: Malacca International Airport | passenger service charge
Written by Fong Min Hun
Monday, 08 February 2010 00:00
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The Melaka government’s proposal to take over the Malacca International Airport has ruffled feathers at Malaysian Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

While the state wants to boost passenger traffic to its newly renovated international airport, the proposed takeover, if it becomes a trend with other states following suit, would impact MAHB’s business model.

At the centre of the issue is the loss-making airport in Batu Berendam. MAHB recently spent over RM100 million to refurbish the airport, most of which was spent to lengthen its runway.

Melaka Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam recently announced that the state had submitted plans to the Economic Planning Unit in the Prime Minister’s Department and to MAHB to take over the management of the airport. The state, he says, will do it in partnership with Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd (SATS), which currently operates the Senai airport in Johor.

However, a SATS official has denied such a partnership.

Notwithstanding the partnership issues, the state wants to take over the airport as it claims the airport tax levied by MAHB on passengers, also known as passenger service charge (PSC), is too high. MAHB applies a uniform rate for all airports under its management — RM51 for international travellers and RM9 for domestic travellers.

Low-cost carrier terminals (LCCT), which also come under MAHB, charge a lower rate of RM25 per passenger for international travel and RM6 for domestic.

Airlines, particularly those adopting a low-cost model such as AirAsia Bhd, have repeatedly lobbied for lower rates or at least variable rates, arguing that airports in Malaysia are not all equal.
Says an industry source, “How can you compare the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) with the airports in Melaka or Ipoh, or even the one in Terengganu?”

As they are not central destination points for travellers, the smaller airports need incentives to increase passenger traffic, which is what the Melaka is trying to do with the takeover, the source adds.

In the case of the Melaka airport, Ali Rustam says AirAsia was looking for a PSC of RM8 per passenger in order to set up a route there. The airport is currently only serviced by Indonesia’s Riau Airlines, which flies five times a week from Pekanbaru.

An airline official contacted by The Edge says lower PSCs are needed to grow routes as the cost, which is passed on to the airport authority through the airline, pad ticket prices.

“By lowering the PSC, the route has a chance to grow. It usually takes between six months to a year to see that happen, and a longer period for the route to be established,” says an airline official. “If you expect everyone to pay for initial losses from taxes, forget it. We don’t have deep pockets, especially in the current environment.”

He says MAHB needs to impose variable rates so that airports like the one in Melaka can attract airlines, which then builds passenger traffic.

MAHB, however, has a different view. The rationale for a one-rate policy is to promote the growth of airport infrastructure throughout the country, and the vast difference in taxation between international and domestic travel is to help subsidise the latter, says a source close to the airport operator.

“Although MAHB doesn’t comment on the issue, it has a role to play in national policy to promote domestic travel, while at the same time being accountable to its shareholders,” he says.

“Moreover, charging a uniform rate prevents tax rates in central hubs such as KLIA from ballooning. MAHB also recognises that not all airports in Malaysia are equal, but it prefers to address that inequity through the use of rebates.”

For instance, MAHB launched the Airline Recovery Programme last November, in which new airlines flying into KLIA, KLIA-LCCT and Subang Airport will receive an incentive payment of RM10 per inbound passenger for the first 12 months.

The source says it is unlikely that MAHB will sell the airport as it would open a Pandora’s box. At the moment, the only airport outside MAHB’s control is Senai, which was sold to the well-connected Tan Sri Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary to facilitate his plans to build a sea and air cargo hub.

However, Ali Rustam believes that a state-controlled entity will be able to do better. Melaka is also betting that increased passenger traffic will raise tourism revenue even if the airport remains a loss-making concern, with the cost of operating it absorbed by taxpayers in the state.

One concern is whether lower airport taxes will be sufficient to generate passenger demand. There is no doubt that cheaper taxes will act as an incentive for airlines to set up a route to Melaka, but passenger demand depends on more than just cheaper taxes.

Melaka is not that far away from KLIA, and international travellers prefer to travel to central hubs unless they have a specific reason to fly elsewhere. Whether the state can provide that lure for international passengers remains in question.

Both the state and MAHB have compelling reasons to own the airport. Whatever decision the federal government makes will set a precedent. If the takeover should go through, privatisation proposals in other states may follow. If it doesn’t, Melaka will have to think of other ways to increase the usage of its airport.

9MMRD

September 27th, 2010, 05:38 AM

who's private jet is this?

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World 2 World

September 27th, 2010, 11:16 AM

^^Maybe Mr. Ali private jet:lol:

tunomura

September 27th, 2010, 01:21 PM

^^ thats mine!! :lol:

tbc

September 27th, 2010, 01:57 PM

^^ thats mine!! :lol:

You are THE Mr Ali ? :)

9MMRD

September 28th, 2010, 03:20 AM

^^ thats mine!! :lol:

boleh tumpang?

AFL

September 28th, 2010, 03:11 PM

Melaka’s airport proposal irks MAHB PDF Print E-mail

Tags: Malacca International Airport | passenger service charge
Written by Fong Min Hun
Monday, 08 February 2010 00:00
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As a traveling public, agree or disagree? MAHB afraid that Melaka Airport would eat away KLIA passenger share? Or MAHB should just better make it a go just like Senai airport...

daeng_jal

October 22nd, 2010, 02:16 PM

if MAHB think melaka gonna eat KLIA profit, the the more reason not to let it go

coz if the new guy are good,they gonna eat more

MAHB kiasu really, how much can tiny MKZ eat anyway

daeng_jal

November 16th, 2010, 09:50 AM

Melaka And Batam Looking At Direct Flight Services

From Nasarudin Omar

BATAM, Nov 11 (Bernama) -- The Melaka State Government and Indonesia's Riau Islands (Kepri) plan to work together towards having direct flights between the Melaka International Airport (LTAM) and Hang Nadim Airport here.

Melaka Chief Minister, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, said he and the Governor of Kepri, Muhammad Sani have basically agreed to the sharing of an aeroplane be it Boeing or other aircraft to be rented to transport tourists from both sides. It would be for both normal and medical related tourism.

"Melaka is a popular destination for the people of Sumatera to get treatment in private hospitals here and at the same time there are also tourists from Melaka who are keen to come here to tour and that is why direct flights will be suitable," he told reporters here after officiating the Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (Malay World Islam World)(DMDI)'s 11th convention at the Sumatera Convention Centre here Thursday.

The DMDI's conference, being held for the first time out of Melaka, was also officiated by Mohd Ali and Muhammad. More than 1,000 participants comprising DMDI members from Malaysia, Indonesia, China, Thailand, Singapore and Brunei attended the event.

DMDI, formed 11 years ago has its secretariat in Melaka and covers collaboration among member nations in the areas of languages, culture, economy, welfare, education and tourism.

Mohd Ali said he would be negotiating with the tourist agent in Sumatera and private hospitals in Melaka, adding that direct flights have been also suggested for the destinations of Palembang, Jambi, Padang, Medan, Bandung, Pontianak in Kalimantan.

"We have the joint partnership between Riau Air and Dragon Air in bringing passengers through the LTAM-Pekan Baru direct flights which currently stands at seven times a week," he said.

Mohd Ali said he also has the offer from the Firefly airline to rent their plane at a rate of RM600,000 a month or RM7.2 million a year.

Meanwhile, Muhammad said there were four flights weekly between the Hang Nadim Airport and Subang Airport.

"This cooperation in airlink with Melaka is sutable as the majority of the people from both countries, use the ferry to link Batam and Melaka," he said.

-- BERNAMA

9MMRD

November 16th, 2010, 10:30 AM

Melaka And Batam Looking At Direct Flight Services

alah..si ali rustam ni shiok sendiri lagi...cakap september nak buat fuel depot.. tong minyak pun x nampak.:ohno:

$jimbo$

November 18th, 2010, 04:11 AM

alah..si ali rustam ni shiok sendiri lagi...cakap september nak buat fuel depot.. tong minyak pun x nampak.:ohno:

haha... agree... I thought Malacca airport will have direct flight from Singapore? haha... cakap saja... :bash:

9MMRD

November 26th, 2010, 03:49 AM

first commercial boeing 737-500 to MKZ on Dec 6. any volunteer photographers? wont be in town on that day.

and new destination for mkz
Melaka - Medan
Melaka - Bandung - starting 15/12 8x weekly

daeng_jal

November 27th, 2010, 09:23 AM

^^ what time?

huhu..can go to bandung lah..wawawa

9MMRD

November 28th, 2010, 05:12 AM

^^ what time?

huhu..can go to bandung lah..wawawa

dont know leh.. a travelagency friend of mine told me..din ask further.

skymermaid

December 2nd, 2010, 04:08 AM

Wings Air ATR-72
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/Haniez/PB103912.jpg

Wings Air ATR-72
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/Haniez/PB103919.jpg

Riau Airlines Fokker F50
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a23/Haniez/P7173393.jpg

kiko

December 2nd, 2010, 06:29 AM

wat airlines serve tis airport & destination?

daeng_jal

December 2nd, 2010, 02:18 PM

those 2 above
and only pekanbaru

you could say this airport so damn international meh,bcoz 100% of it destination are international and 100% serve by foreign airlines...hahahahahahaha

AFL

December 3rd, 2010, 08:33 AM

^^you are so true about that, not a single Malaysian airport except Malacca can claim that.

dengilo

December 3rd, 2010, 09:21 AM

Come to think of it all these indo alrlines are not really targeting malaysian but their own people!Is it not cheaper to operate out of malacca then KLIA/LCCT or Subang.

skymermaid

December 3rd, 2010, 11:17 AM

Malacca International Airport is not the only airport in Malaysia that serves only international flights. I believe Ipoh Airport is also serving international flights (Firefly flights Ipoh to Singapore). These two airports have one thing in common, both are so close to KLIA (in fact Malacca International Airport is closer to both KLIA and Singapore Changi Airport).

daeng_jal

December 3rd, 2010, 11:57 AM

nope MKZ are as near to KUL as SZB...

so somebody might want to smack MAHB bosses in their head to formulate a plan for these 2 airport to serve as city airport and play complimentary to KLIA..

achkeen10

December 3rd, 2010, 03:05 PM

Malacca having its own airline i think.
Called Heritage Air.
News were published in Melaka Hari Ini 2nd dec.
Flying to Bandung from RM999 package if not mistaken.
Starts flying 15th dec.
Plan to fly 10times a week.

9MMRD

December 13th, 2010, 04:37 AM

Heritage Air ???
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/7141/66268115.png
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/466/98768234.png

dengilo

December 13th, 2010, 04:31 PM

I wonder if the state government will allow me to operate a special casino express flights to singapore from malacca.:cheers:

9MMRD

December 14th, 2010, 10:19 AM

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/347/35629475325580635137315.jpg

http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/7144/63224475549240635137315.jpg

VIP Room in MIA

The plane

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/2765/65431475325850635137315.jpg

wonder whose own this bird?

http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/8496/74658475325940635137315.jpg

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1773/15100047532577063513731.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/9403/15498647532582063513731.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5834/15523547554977063513731.jpg

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5527/15585547554959563513731.jpg

the terminal - airside

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/1158/15698847532605063513731.jpg

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/1796/63562475325605635137315.jpg

lohxy

December 14th, 2010, 03:36 PM

why the face is wiped out?

samson

December 14th, 2010, 04:15 PM

Is Chief Minister Melaka...haha

9MMRD

December 14th, 2010, 04:55 PM

why the face is wiped out?

yeah hate tt face:banana:

daeng_jal

December 15th, 2010, 04:02 AM

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/1158/15698847532605063513731.jpg

bro u forgot to wipe this one:)

9MMRD

December 15th, 2010, 04:10 AM

bro u forgot to wipe this one

haha...nvmlah..give him face once enoughlah..

9MMRD

December 15th, 2010, 04:19 AM

hahahaha...ali rustam kena tahan dekat surabaya...

http://www.metrotvnews.com/read/newsvideo/2010/12/15/118813/Pesawat-Malaysia-Ditahan-di-Juanda

no wonder the flight still didnt arrive in mkz late last night

A Malaysian chartered aircraft carrying 81 passengers and crew was reportedly detained by the Indonesian Armed Forces at the Djuanda International Airport in Surabaya yesterday afternoon for allegedly entering Indonesian air space without permission.

The Kompas.com news portal quoted Indonesian military spokesman First Admiral Iskandar Sitompul as saying that the BAE 146-200 aircraft left Dili, Timor Leste, and landed at the airport at 12.45pm yesterday.

The report said that the aircraft had been given permission to enter Indonesian air space, but the agent for the flight failed to secure landing rights.

9MMRD

December 15th, 2010, 04:46 AM

More details at

http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2010/12/14/20165023/Pesawat.Malaysia.Ditahan.di.Surabaya

http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2010/12/14/2101503/TNI.Pesawat.Itu.Bawa.Keluarga.Kerajaan

http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2010/12/14/21255093/Kemenlu.Bantah.Perintahkan.Penahanan

http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2010/12/14/21380143/Putra.PM.Malaysia.Ikut.dalam.Rombongan

http://nasional.kompas.com/read/2010/12/14/22494823/Izin.Keluar..Pesawat.Malaysia.Pulang

daeng_jal

December 15th, 2010, 05:53 AM

he.he.kesian tok ali
xpelah bro..tok ali dah nk blah dah..lpsni dh xde tok ali kt mlk lgi

xtaula nk gembira ke sedih

Skyprince

December 16th, 2010, 04:49 AM

alah no jet ke ? :(

Air Asia isn't interested to launch Melaka- Penang ?

asd5139

December 16th, 2010, 08:56 AM

yeah hate tt face:banana:

hahahhaaha.. later someone will come to defend him...:nuts::nuts::nuts:

downsouth

December 18th, 2010, 04:40 AM

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/347/35629475325580635137315.jpg

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/1158/15698847532605063513731.jpg

That guy next to the VIP must be of higher rank, judging by his casual Thongs in the presence of a VIP.

dengilo

December 19th, 2010, 01:20 AM

True enough that they didnt need any flight plans to fly to bandung!!!

idiamindada

December 19th, 2010, 07:53 AM

he.he.kesian tok ali
xpelah bro..tok ali dah nk blah dah..lpsni dh xde tok ali kt mlk lgi

xtaula nk gembira ke sedih

bila dia nak blah. weh aku tak sabar2 ni!! orang gila macam ni dah bazirkan banyak duit rakyat. kalau u nak tau, dia nak sangat buat cable car sambungkan pulau melaka ke tengah2 bandar melaka….

gila b@bi ke apa ni!

tu belum lagi dengar kisah monorail made-in-china yang rosak beberapa kali tu...

constipation

December 19th, 2010, 10:02 AM

bila dia nak blah. weh aku tak sabar2 ni!! orang gila macam ni dah bazirkan banyak duit rakyat. kalau u nak tau, dia nak sangat buat cable car sambungkan pulau melaka ke tengah2 bandar melaka….

gila b@bi ke apa ni!

tu belum lagi dengar kisah monorail made-in-china yang rosak beberapa kali tu...

i luv it when u admit not all our infrastructure projects in malaysia going well as what we all expected n some we dont need them at all (such as this Malacca Airport),dont be too liberal sometimes we need to be realistic:)

idiamindada

December 19th, 2010, 10:08 AM

i luv it when u admit not all our infrastructure projects in malaysia going well as what we all expected n some we dont need them at all (such as this Malacca Airport),dont be too liberal sometimes we need to be realistic:)

i never say such thing!

constipation

December 19th, 2010, 10:12 AM

i never say such thing!

it's ok not to confess,i understand it.. i do it the same to my family members:nuts:

idiamindada

December 19th, 2010, 10:14 AM

it's ok not to confess,i understand it.. i do it the same to my family members:nuts:

next time find a better point to talk lah.

9MMRD

December 26th, 2010, 09:56 AM

new routes?

http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/4115/26122010095.jpg

9MMRD

December 26th, 2010, 09:58 AM

Heritage air counter in LTAM

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/5590/26122010096.jpg

9MMRD

December 26th, 2010, 10:02 AM

jom ke bandung

http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/5561/26122010097.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/2370/26122010098.jpg

skymermaid

December 30th, 2010, 09:23 AM

http://flights.indonesiamatters.com/593-heritage-air/

skymermaid

December 30th, 2010, 09:25 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vz7C8diNLOs

skymermaid

December 30th, 2010, 09:28 AM

http://heritageair.cyberjayahost.com/

skymermaid

December 30th, 2010, 09:31 AM

http://www.malaysiazoom.com/dua-syarikat-penerbangan-berminat-beroperasi-di-ltam/

johnsonooi

December 30th, 2010, 09:38 AM

Why we have melaka "international" airport? isnt that will dilute the usage in KLIA?

skymermaid

December 30th, 2010, 12:10 PM

Why we have melaka "international" airport? isnt that will dilute the usage in KLIA?

Melaka International Airport caters for different category of passengers namely tourists whether medical tourists, heritage tourists or leisure tourists. KLIA is the gateway to Malaysia. It caters for business and corporate communities as it serves Malaysian capital city and commercial centre,majority of tourists arrivals as well as students studying overseas. Thus, Melaka International Airport does not duplicate the role of KLIA and it will never dilute the usage of the biggest airport in Malaysia.

Arkdriver

December 30th, 2010, 01:09 PM

here comes Ali Rustam PR. Mampus la heritage air. Gonna share the same fate as Perak BN Govt-initiated Silver Fly. Give them another 8 months.

9MMRD

December 30th, 2010, 04:47 PM

saw heritage air flying quite low over melaka raya area and turning back to MIA. Engine problem??... :rofl:

achkeen10

January 3rd, 2011, 11:36 AM

Saw Heritage Air parked at the terminal.....i doubt it will survive.
Firefly should fly from here.

9MMRD

January 3rd, 2011, 03:38 PM

Saw Heritage Air parked at the terminal.....i doubt it will survive.
Firefly should fly from here.

a.r kedekut....masuk mau keluar tak mau....

johnsonooi

January 4th, 2011, 12:07 AM

Melaka International Airport caters for different category of passengers namely tourists whether medical tourists, heritage tourists or leisure tourists. KLIA is the gateway to Malaysia. It caters for business and corporate communities as it serves Malaysian capital city and commercial centre,majority of tourists arrivals as well as students studying overseas. Thus, Melaka International Airport does not duplicate the role of KLIA and it will never dilute the usage of the biggest airport in Malaysia.

Yet, with a road trip from the airport to melak for just a merely 2 hours, and I dont see a need for melaka airport to be getting international status. It is just a waste of money. I think the tourists will be much appreciated if they travel by roads to see the scenery along the PLUS.

Smack me with a better arguement, otherwise, I think it is just a waste.

kiko

January 4th, 2011, 05:12 AM

i think the airport shouldnt exist...

TWK90

January 4th, 2011, 05:18 AM

A railway line from KL to Malacca would be better.

XNeo

January 4th, 2011, 07:08 AM

Yet, with a road trip from the airport to melak for just a merely 2 hours, and I dont see a need for melaka airport to be getting international status. It is just a waste of money. I think the tourists will be much appreciated if they travel by roads to see the scenery along the PLUS.

Smack me with a better arguement, otherwise, I think it is just a waste.

how about Indonesian passengers? including from muar and nearby cities.
they can opt to fly rather than take a boat.
shorten their journey especially when their hometown far away from the jetty.

johnsonooi

January 4th, 2011, 07:23 AM

how about Indonesian passengers? including from muar and nearby cities.
they can opt to fly rather than take a boat.
shorten their journey especially when their hometown far away from the jetty.

But the cost of maintaining an International Airport is still not justifying the purpose of the infrastructure. And yet we have not calculate the frequency of usage for this infrastructure. Futhermore, airfare is always much expensive than a boat trip, and we already have the ports in Johor (i assume the passenger facility is functioning), and Port Klang, and Melaka is in between this 2 ports and about 2+ hours drive from melaka.

Who is going to pay all this maintenance fee? Ali Rustam? or Voters?

I rather the money spent on upgrading all public transport in the town, rather to have a savvy airport and not being fully utilised.

$jimbo$

January 4th, 2011, 07:39 AM

I don't quite understand what's the fuss with all these hypes when the basic monorail broke down after xxx days into operations, and if I'm not mistaken, it is still "ideal" embarking at the "garage". To me, all these are purely politician talks... just ignore them...

Malacca is a historical city, and the only way to survive is to attract more tourists from every corner of the world. I am a tourist often visit Malacca and on top of those historical sites + heritage, I'm hoping for the followings:
1. Resorts + water sports (just like Avillion Port Dickson, Palm Village, etc...)
2. A bit of nightlife entertainment
3. Monorail

P/S: I am travelling from South.

daeng_jal

January 4th, 2011, 07:44 AM

the gold coast international airport is as far as to brisbane airport as MKZ to KUL..it was never build to be operational on a hub n spook concept,it being build as a point to point airport,the very basis of low cost carrier operating module..

unlike KLIA both senai n mlk are something to do bout golden triangle and for that lower tax n some intensive thinggy..other than that with the prices of LCC are promoting,airplane are no longer exclusive its now becoming more of a glorified bus system..

yup,it much nicer to have train line in mlk,but it under federal juristiction,as for the airport the cost to upgrade are borne by the state..well at least AR do something,unlike other MB who just wait n wait n wait then blame the fed..

no,JB ferries terminal is not at the port,its in stulang,other than the 3 above mention,ferries also available in muar,PD and pontian to indonesia..n the problem with ferries is as most of the patient in mlk private hospital are indonesian..and it is a lot of hassle for sick people to get on a long bumbpy ferries ride..so if mlk can't handle the bussiness,the bssiness or rather patient will go somewhere else