LOW-COST CARRIER TERMINAL & KLIA 2

[White_soX]

Looks like LCC are better than what we expected, congrat!
I think the "kakak" is waiting for service etc. , can't be lack of seats

[Magician]

This is ironic... the Low Cost Terminal looks better than a lot of domestic airports which serve international routes...

[ZaHiRnYa???]

Non related here. But Magician..couldnt not stop but keep thinking about your sentence :

It is so hard to love someone...who does not love you

[szehoong]

Originally Posted by Magician

This is ironic... the Low Cost Terminal looks better than a lot of domestic airports which serve international routes...

Hmmmm.....example? I have to say that these airports which I've been or seen in pictures does looks nicer than the LCCT:

- Penang Intl Airport (Bayan Lepas)
- Kota Baru (Ismail Petra)
- Senai Intl Airport
- Kuching INtl Airport
- Langkawi Intl Airport


Anyway the LCCT had to look nice because it itself is part of KLIA and it is also an international terminal abeit a budget version. Since it is part of KLIA, I dun think MAHB would wanna compromise. However I think most other airports in other parts of Malaysia does looks better on the outside than the LCCT which actually looks like a warehouse.

[ZaHiRnYa???]

Another 1 month to go before I can step myself in this building

[Subangite]

Originally Posted by Magician

This is ironic... the Low Cost Terminal looks better than a lot of domestic airports which serve international routes...

I don't know... I think Penangs Bayan Lepas looks nice.

[szehoong]

Originally Posted by fairul

Sze, sorry i didnt contact you..i was on my way from Malacca back to KL this morning, so dont want to trouble u early in the morning..

No prob......I probably can't make it this early in the morning also


ANyway I plan to go there probably this weekend with some of my friends. WOuld you be around? If I tada kaki....maybe you would like to accompany me to go spotting as well. I am free on Sunday

[White_soX]

Penang airport carpet is so colorful iirc

[musang]

Originally Posted by White_soX

I think the "kakak" is waiting for service etc. , can't be lack of seats

heh heh was joking only la, that kakak works for dat company.. itu uniform they all la..

last nite i watched this brit comedy (2 pints whatever cant recall the tajuk) and at one scene, it showed the lcc terminal (donno the name) which looks cool. KULcct pun kool jugak kan..

cant get enuf of the pics la, sze nanti jgn lupa ambil banyak2 gambar tau

[musang]

Originally Posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Non related here. But Magician..couldnt not stop but keep thinking about your sentence :

It is so hard to love someone...who does not love you

hmm.. if u luv someone, let them free

[Greg]

By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah

KUALA LUMPUR, March 25 (Bernama) -- Siemens AG says it can build a rail link between the main terminal and the newly-opened low cost carrier terminal at the KL International Airport (KLIA) at Sepang.

Both terminals are now only connected by road.

Siemens Malaysia Sdn Bhd President and chief executive officer Rainer Althoff, said the company is glad to offer Malaysia its expertise to connect the newly-opened LCCT and the main terminal.

Siemens, regarded as a global powerhouse in electrical engineering, and electronics, was involved in the construction of the 57 kilometre Express Rail Link (ERL) from KL Sentral to the main terminal at KLIA which took 34 months to complete.

"The company could at least conceptualise the idea mooted by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi for the LCCT to have a comprehensive transportation system," he told Bernama recently.

The prime minister said this during the official launch of RM108 million terminal on Thursday.

"Maybe, we can talk about the extension of the rail connection as the prime minister said. I understood the prime minister because he spoke about transportation which included taxis, buses and rail," said Althoff.

"We may take a look at it. It make sense for the airport and it is a good idea to get the rail link connected," he said.

When asked how long will it take to build a rail track for LCCT and connect it with the existing express rail system, Althoff said it would depend on the design and the layout.

"Rail tracks takes a bit longer. It is not as easy as constructing a road system, because it is more complicated. So therefore, I can't make any comment I don't know how long the distance will be. That will be discussed by the government," he said.

Asked whether would Siemens put up a proposal to the government, Althoff said: "I can discuss about the idea, we cannot put up the proposal unless there is a real requirement."

The Siemens group is regarded a market leader in turnkey systems having secured major projects in Malaysia, Thailand, China and Taiwan.

Siemens Tramsportation Systems Group has been involved in numerous railway projects around the globe.

In the Asian region, the group has successfully designed, supplied, implemented and commissioned the Express Rail Link) in Malaysia and the Bangkok Transit system, among others.

Siemens ventured into Malaysia over three decades ago since 1972 and since grown to become the largest German company in Malaysia with an annual turnover of approximately EUR 281 million (RM1.3 billion) in 2005.

Today, two-thirds of the Siemens Group business is international and Siemens Malaysia is a key player in the Group's Asia Pacific business development strategy.

[szehoong]

That's great news!


It is only natural that the ERL are connected to the LCCT

[Subangite]

Originally Posted by szehoong

That's great news!


It is only natural that the ERL are connected to the LCCT

Hmm? Is it really necessary?? I don't think its a compelling arguement to link it up to the ERL. The bus service should suffice.

[fairul]

remember what Dato Bashir said? that the current LCCT is only a temporary terminal..once it reach its capacity..it will move to a new location which till today, i dont still understand why they built this temporary LCCT in the first place....i think the bus service is suffice enough, though the idea of ERL extending to LCCT is a great news!!! have to wait and see la..

[Subangite]

Temporary terminal some more, so no real need.

[Magician]

Originally Posted by szehoong

Hmmmm.....example? I have to say that these airports which I've been or seen in pictures does looks nicer than the LCCT:

- Penang Intl Airport (Bayan Lepas)
- Kota Baru (Ismail Petra)
- Senai Intl Airport
- Kuching INtl Airport
- Langkawi Intl Airport


Anyway the LCCT had to look nice because it itself is part of KLIA and it is also an international terminal abeit a budget version. Since it is part of KLIA, I dun think MAHB would wanna compromise. However I think most other airports in other parts of Malaysia does looks better on the outside than the LCCT which actually looks like a warehouse.

I agree... I mean I guess maybe a lot of the domestic airports dont like as nice as LCCT...

Originally Posted by musang

hmm.. if u luv someone, let them free

well... just a statement... hehe nothing special... but don't you think if you happen to love someone that doesnt love you... that will be painful?

[ZaHiRnYa???]

Originally Posted by Magician

well... just a statement... hehe nothing special... but don't you think if you happen to love someone that doesnt love you... that will be painful?

Well..sometimes it is better for you to love someone from afar. Sometimes we cant have everything that we want in life. In this case, we have to be happy within the limitation caused by the situation..

N yes..it is damn damn painful. Tell me about it.

[szehoong]

Originally Posted by Subangite

Hmm? Is it really necessary?? I don't think its a compelling arguement to link it up to the ERL. The bus service should suffice.

Originally Posted by fairul

remember what Dato Bashir said? that the current LCCT is only a temporary terminal..once it reach its capacity..it will move to a new location which till today, i dont still understand why they built this temporary LCCT in the first place....i think the bus service is suffice enough, though the idea of ERL extending to LCCT is a great news!!! have to wait and see la..

Why Malaysia always have to do things half-hearted? The ERL is one of the better things that we have and it won praises from people all over the world. It connects KL with the airport seemlessly and fast.

Most people would say that the AirBus is efficient and its hub at KL Sentral is very convenient. But have we all forgotten about those whom are seemlessly connected to the airport by the ERL? ERL have more stations/stops than the buses and it is definitely faster and more efficient. It is also tend to be a more reliable mode of transportation.


Folks at Cheras (like myself) often take the ERL from Bandar Tasik Selatan rail hub. So does Putrajaya folks as well as those staying around Salak Tinggi. Should we want to take the ERL to get to the LCCT, we have to disembark at the MTB and then the hassle of transferring to another bus to the terminal. I always take the ERL when I am travelling alone and many of such trips are made when I am on an AirAsia flight although the ERL ticket might cost more than the plane ticket hehehe Bus is cheaper but the hassle of going downtown isn't worth it so ERL is my best choice. Thus the ERL is only natural should it be extended to the LCCT. Afterall it is just a mere a couple of kms away from the MTB.

Furthermore ERL are well-connected with Starline which doesn't go to KL Sentral. And that makes folks living within Ampang, Salak Selatan and Seri Petaling area without a direct connection to the airport and they had to go all the way downtown to catch the bus.

[travellator]

Originally Posted by ZaHiRnYa???

Well..sometimes it is better for you to love someone from afar. Sometimes we cant have everything that we want in life. In this case, we have to be happy within the limitation caused by the situation..

N yes..it is damn damn painful. Tell me about it.

wow....cheer up

[musang]

Originally Posted by Magician

well... just a statement... hehe nothing special... but don't you think if you happen to love someone that doesnt love you... that will be painful?

true, but dont let it linger..

dis is all like one scene of winter sonata la (err i mean since this is after all an airport thread kan..) last minute when ujin pergi ke airport only to find that jun-sang has left thru the gate...

anyway, dont dwell on it. life moves on kan.