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rizalhakim · September 11th, 2008, 11:03 AM

Best Airports Worldwide back to the top

WORLDWIDE
2008 Rank 2007 Rank
1. Singapore Changi Airport 2
2. Hong Kong International Airport 1
3. Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok 4
4. Kuala Lumpur International Airport 3

5. Incheon International Airport, Korea 5
6. Pudong International Airport, China 6
7. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands 7
8. Beijing International Airport - wow!!!
9. Zurich Airport, Switzerland 9
10. Frankfurt Airport, Germany 10
10. Koh Samui Airport, Thailand 8

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

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

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

rizalhakim · September 18th, 2008, 04:30 AM

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

rizalhakim · September 19th, 2008, 08:56 AM

MAHB passenger traffic rises in July

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

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

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

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

rizalhakim · September 22nd, 2008, 09:10 AM

Penumpang guna KLIA meningkat

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

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

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

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

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

patchay · September 26th, 2008, 08:39 AM

Penumpang mana?

Source: easteatswest

dengilo · September 29th, 2008, 07:51 AM

Adalah di changi and bangkok!!!

Skyprince · September 30th, 2008, 02:19 AM

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

Takkan benda mudah ni pun ...

forrestcat · September 30th, 2008, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dengilo

Adalah di changi and bangkok!!!

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

patchay · September 30th, 2008, 01:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Skyprince

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

Takkan benda mudah ni pun ...

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

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

nazrey · October 1st, 2008, 04:37 PM

by Michael Folmer

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nazrey · October 14th, 2008, 02:34 AM

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

SEREMBAN, Mon:

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

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

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

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

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

forrestcat · October 14th, 2008, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by nazrey

by Michael Folmer

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

nazrey · October 18th, 2008, 01:06 PM

A-380 Hangar/ Workshop Facilities

nazrey · October 20th, 2008, 05:26 AM

Drinking Fountain, KLIA

nazrey · October 24th, 2008, 03:53 PM

by AntonioR

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nazrey · October 28th, 2008, 10:48 AM