Traffic deviation near KLIA
27 December 2011 – There will be a traffic deviation on both sides of KLIA highway at KM10 and KM11 from 28 December 2011 till 30 December 2011… Continue reading Traffic deviation near KLIA
Kuala Lumpur International Airport Terminal 2 (klia2) Info Site
27 December 2011 – There will be a traffic deviation on both sides of KLIA highway at KM10 and KM11 from 28 December 2011 till 30 December 2011… Continue reading Traffic deviation near KLIA
26 November 2011 – The billion dollar question as to whether the construction of klia2 has incurred significant cost overruns will be answered by MAHB… Continue reading klia2 significant cost overrun poser to be answered on Tuesday
26 December 2011 – It was undoubtedly an eventful year for the aviation sector in Malaysia which was dogged by controversies and share swap deal between rivals… Continue reading Eventful year 2011 for aviation, more headwinds await in 2012
10 December 2011 – Disabled groups happy with MAHB inclusion of aerobridges at klia2 but gives their thumbs down on AirAsia’s decision not to use them… Continue reading NGOs laud inclusion of aerobridges at klia2
15 December 2011 – The reason for klia2 being built on soft soil site is because the building will start to sink and crack after some time… Continue reading Why was klia2 moved to a soft soil site?
14 December 2011 – The site of klia2 comes from a 2008 master plan, which supersedes the one referred to by Tony Pua when criticizing the site of the new klia2.. Continue reading Pua referred to outdated KLIA master plan, says Malaysia Airport
12 December 2011 – MAHB had recently announced a fourth delay & cost revision to klia2, arousing further concerns on the viability of the large-scale project… Continue reading Spotlight is on MAHB’s fourth delay & cost revision to klia2
9 December 2011 – AirAsia Tony Fernandes is optimistic of an amicable solution to the decade-long AirAsia and MAHB spat on the possibility of signing of SLAs… Continue reading AirAsia keen to end MAHB spat
9 December 2011 – AirAsia feted travelers to a festivities galore at klia2 as the high-flying carrier celebrated a decade of ensuring everyone can fly… Continue reading Festivities galore at terminal as budget carrier turns 10
8 December 2011 – AirAsia Bhd has cannonaded MAHB over airport dispute like tax hike and the delay in completion of the klia2… Continue reading Airport dispute
7 December 2011 – AirAsia Bhd wants Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) for a service level agreement (SLA) for klia2 to implement its requests… Continue reading AirAsia wants SLA for klia2
7 December 2011 – MAHB expressed its hope to work as a family and for the airport operator to give fair consideration to the airline’s requirement in the klia2.. Continue reading AirAsia hopes MAHB will accord fair consideration
7 December 2011 – AirAsia wants freeze on fees if it were to relocate its operations to the new low-cost carrier terminal klia2… Continue reading AirAsia wants freeze on fees
6 December 2011 – Faizah Khairuddin has been named Moodie Report Personality of the Month for November, in association with Dalmore Single Malt Scotch Whisky… Continue reading Puan Faizah Khairuddin named Personality of the Month
6 December 2011 – AirAsia urged government to ensure that massive cost overruns in new Malaysian airport for low-cost airlines would not increase charges… Continue reading AirAsia seeks low charges in new Malaysian airport
6 December 2011 – The feud over klia2 between airport operator MAHB and low-cost carrier AirAsia Bhd has reached a new twist… Continue reading New twist to AirAsia-MAHB feud over klia2
5 December 2011 – Overall, MAHB is on the right track. it is a welcome fact to note that MAHB has decided to fit klia2 with aerobridges… Continue reading Overall, MAHB is on the right track
4 December 2011 – Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd has fought back to say that it was building a bigger klia2 upon the request of its biggest customer, AirAsia… Continue reading MAHB: AirAsia asked for bigger klia2
4 December 2011 – Stop the blame game, don’t make Malaysia’s aviation industry an object of mockery and ridicule, MAHB and AirAsia were told… Continue reading Stop the blame game
6 December 2011 – Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has indicated its willingness to have a service-level agreement (SLA) with AirAsia Bhd… Continue reading MAHB says willing to ink service-level agreement (SLA) with AirAsia
4 December 2011 – The gloves are off: AirAsia’s public campaign against the airport tax hike imposed by MAHB may have taken some by surprise… Continue reading AirAsia vs MAHB: The gloves are off
4 December 2011 – Infighting in organisations can be minimised if members constantly drill into themselves to be professional and focus on the job at hand. Continue reading Be professional, not personal
3 December 2011 – Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) chairman says managing director Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad has the full support of the management and board… Continue reading Management, board fully support Bashir Ahmad
6 December 2011 – Malaysian tourism market continues to show steady growth of 5 – 6% per annum, expecting to welcome more than 31 million tourists by 2015… Continue reading Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur Hotel taps into Malaysian tourism market
3 December 2011 – The one unanswered question in the ongoing spat between AirAsia and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is why… Continue reading Ongoing spat of airport taxes and cost overrun
2 December 2011 – AirAsia has issued an official warning letter to Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB) for allegedly harassing its staff… Continue reading AirAsia: Stop harassing our staff
2 December 2011 – Talk of Pos Malaysia Bhd’s outgoing CEO Datuk Syed Faisal Albar Syed Albar taking over the helm of new chief at MAHB has gone into overdrive… Continue reading Rumours fly over new chief for MAHB
2 December 2011 – Many people are asking why AirAsia CEO Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is unhappy with the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2)… Continue reading Why is Tony unhappy?
2 December 2011 – AirAsia and Malaysia Airports urged to move on, even it does not look like the fight between them is going to end any time soon… Continue reading AirAsia and Malaysia Airports urged to move on
1 December 2011 – Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad has implemented the airport tax increase for all international outgoing flights starting 1st December 2011…. Continue reading AirAsia: NO to airport tax increase
1 December 2011 – Sometimes, the market should trust what a company is doing and it understands the calculated risk behinds every decision… Continue reading For MAHB, new low-cost carrier terminal is a calculated risk
1 December 2011 – I refer to the report ‘Low-cost travel icon’. It must be tough for MAHB as low-cost airlines were not in favor of the aerobridges… Continue reading klia2 will be the biggest low-cost travel icon
30 November 2011 – PJII Holdings Bhd’s wholly owned subsidiary, P.J.Indah Sdn Bhd, has been awarded a RM34.6 million contract by UEM Construction Sdn Bhd… Continue reading PJII Holdings Bhd gets RM34.6 million klia2 job
30 November 2011 – Tony Fernandes said the AirAsia will not use aerobridges at klia2 even though airport operator MAHB will build them for the new klia2… Continue reading AirAsia will not use aerobridges at new low-cost terminal
30 November 2011 – A bigger-than-planned, more efficient low-cost terminal Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) is taking shape at Sepang… Continue reading A bigger-than-planned, more efficient low-cost terminal
30 November 2011 – Improvements were made to better klia2 because a person who travels on a low-cost carrier can also arrive or depart from a very nice terminal… Continue reading New, better klia2 takes wings
29 November 2011 – The new low cost carrier terminal klia2 cost rises to between RM3.6 billion and RM3.9 billion and be operational in April 2013… Continue reading klia2 cost rises to RM3.9 billion, to only open April 2013
29 November 2011 – New lost-cost airport klia2 to cost RM3.6 billion to RM3.9 billion and it is scheduled to be completed by April 2013… Continue reading New lost-cost airport klia2 to cost RM3.6 billion to RM3.9 billion
29 November 2011 – The new low cost carrier terminal, will handle 45 million passengers when it starts operations in April 2013, says MAHB… Continue reading klia2 to start operations in April 2013
28 November 2011 – MAHB would be upgrading the baggage system at the new low-cost carrier terminal, klia2, to be fully automated based on requests… Continue reading klia2 baggage system upgrade to cost MAHB RM100 million more
26 November 2011 – AirAsia Bhd group chief executive Tan Sri Tony Fernandes sees fantastic year ahead and remains very bullish on the sector… Continue reading Fernandes sees fantastic year ahead for the low-cost carrier
24 November 2011 – DAP presses transport ministry to justify budget overrun and explain ballooning cost of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2)… Continue reading Explain ballooning cost of klia2
23 November 2011 – MAHB says it has been misunderstood by several parties to the point of having a completely wrong picture of the airport operator company. Continue reading Many have wrong picture of MAHB, says its Chairman
23 November 2011 – DAP today asked Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha to give full disclosure on the construction of the new low cost carrier terminal (klia2)… Continue reading DAP seeks full disclosure on klia2 costs
23 November 2011 – MAHB became a target of Tan Sri Tony Fernandes yesterday following reports that the new low cost carrier terminal may have blown its budget… Continue reading Fernandes mocks Malaysia Airports may have blown its budget
22 November 2011 – War of words between Transport Minister AirAsia Bhd co-founder over the recent rise in airport charges & the cost of klia2… Continue reading klia2 to cost more than RM2.5 billion?
19 November 2011 – klia2 is slated for opening by the end of next year will have even more stores, more retail space than its main terminal, the KLIA… Continue reading Lots of room for retailers, more stores at klia2
17 November 2011 – More than 400 potential retailers are bidding for the 225 commercial lots at the klia2 which is expected to be completed by October 2012… Continue reading Bidding opens for 225 commercial lots in klia2
15 December 2011 – NGOs advocating the rights of the disabled are urging Air Asia to use the airport aerobridges that klia2 will provide for easier access… Continue reading AirAsia should use klia2 airport aerobridges: Disabled groups
15 November 2011 – MAHB unveiled its retail proposition for klia2, the new permanent Low-Cost Carrier Terminal at KLIA set to open in October 2012… Continue reading MAHB unveils big retail proposition for new low-cost terminal
11 November 2011 – MAHB was at the 17th World Route Development Forum in Berlin,to generate outcomes that will further enhance flight connectivity to Malaysia… Continue reading Enhance flight connectivity, more flights expected to come to Malaysia
10 November, 2011 – MAHB has projected over RM1.2 billion in retail sales at the new permanent low-cost carrier terminal (klia2) in its first year of operations… Continue reading MAHB projects RM1.2 billion retail sales at klia2 in first year
10 November 2011 – MAHB today unveiled its highly-anticipated retail proposition for its next generation hub, klia2, urging retailers to work together with it… Continue reading Malaysia Airports unveils klia2 retail proposition
10 November 2011 – Retailers interested to be part of the new klia2, slated to be open end of 2012, can bid for space through two open tenders… Continue reading Retailers can bid for klia2 space next year
9 November 2011 – MAHB has unveiled a new partnership model with its concessionaires, aimed at uplifting the company’s existing commercial partnership… Continue reading Malaysia Airports unveils partnership model
28 October 2011 – Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will still stand to drive earnings and gain from the klia2 from 2013 onwards… Continue reading Completion of klia2 to drive earnings of MAHB starting 2013
28 October 2011 – Tenaga Nasional Bhd will build a 132kV sub-station and a district cooling plant for the supply of chilled water & electricity at the klia2… Continue reading Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) wins klia2 jobs
11 October 2011 – KUB Builders Sdn Bhd has won a RM268.8 million contract from MAHB to develop parts of the new low-cost air terminal klia2… Continue reading KUB Builders win RM268.8 million contract from Malaysia Airports
29 September, 2011 – Provisions have been made in the design of the new low cost carrier terminal (klia2) to accommodate the installation of aerobridges. Continue reading klia2 must come with installation of aerobridges
29 September 2011 – Senior general manager Faizah Khairuddin says the new permanent Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) or klia2 will be commercially-driven… Continue reading klia2 to be commercially driven
28 September 2011 – Customs Department director-general said international criminals were still able to enter the country because of certain “loopholes”… Continue reading Airport redesign to plug loopholes
23 September 2011 – MAHB has signed a concession agreement with WCT Bhd and SASB for construction, development of the integrated complex at klia2… Continue reading MAHB signs a RM530mil concession agreement with WCT to develop klia2
22 September 2011 – Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) should decide on the aerobridge debacle and get back to the Government with a decision… Continue reading Government to wait for MAHB’s decision on klia2 aerobridge debacle
10 September 2011 – Aerobridges will remove the chances of any accident caused by passengers being on the tarmac besides the considerable convenience and comfort… Continue reading Why not aerobridges?
8 September 2011 – KLIA has moved up a notch and is now fourth in the Top 10 Airports Worldwide category of the SmartTravelAsia.com 2011 Best in Travel Poll… Continue reading KLIA moves up in online travel poll
20 August 2011 – Into the second year of its catchy “Runway to Success” business strategy, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd appears to have aims for the sky… Continue reading MAHB aims for the sky
20 August 2011 – There has never been a dull moment for airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. A massive board & management shake up was imminent… Continue reading Talks of revamp at Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd fizzle out
20 August 2011 – A group of disabled individuals has voiced its strong disagreement with MAHB’s decision not to install aerobridges at new klia2 terminal… Continue reading Disabled group insists on aerobridges at new klia2 terminal
29 July 2011 – Airport operator MAHB says the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) is more than 40% completed into the construction… Continue reading klia2 is more than 40% completed construction
15 July 2011 – Provisions have been made in the design of the terminals at the new klia2 to accommodate the installation of aerobridges… Continue reading New LCCT designed to enable installation of aerobridges
1 June 2011 – MAHB recorded a 20% jump in net profit to RM88mil for the first quarter ended March 31, led by strong demand for air travel… Continue reading Strong demand for air travel results in MAHB profit jumping 20%
30 May 2011 – Twenty companies to partner Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to develop 50 acres near klia2 in Sepang… Continue reading Strong interest to jointly develop 50 acres near klia2
30 May 2011 – SIA’s plan for long-haul budget carrier lends credibility to AirAsia X business model and augurs well for the AirAsia X IPO… Continue reading AirAsia X IPO gets a boost
10 May 2011 – Airport operator MAHB would likely see air passenger traffic volume grow at a slower pace between 7% and 8% this year… Continue reading Lower air passenger traffic due to higher oil prices
29 April 2011 – MAHB has not given a firm timeline on the completion of the new klia2 but stresses that it will get the job done well… Continue reading MAHB plans to get new low-cost terminal job done well
17 February 2011 – MAHB quarterly net profit fell 29% to RM100mil for the fourth quarter ended Dec 31, 2010 against RM140.9 million a year earlier… Continue reading MAHB quarterly net profit down on FRS 139 adoption
25 January 2011 – It is time to set up an independent regulatory body to guide the airline industry’s development, said AirAsia’s Tony Fernandes… Continue reading Regulatory body needed for airline industry, says Fernandes
24 January 2011 – Khazanah Nasional Bhd says that the timely delivery of the airport is critical for the country’s air transportation development… Continue reading Khazanah stresses on need for timely delivery of klia2