Category: 2020’s news and events at the airports

27 October 2020 Popular preacher Ustaz Ebit Lew extended a helping hand to taxi drivers at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) who could not get passengers due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a post on his Facebook page today, the preacher shared that he brought along 300 food boxes to be distributed to the … Continue reading Popular preacher Ustaz Ebit Lew hands out food to KLIA taxi drivers

27 October 2020 AirAsia Group Bhd maintained its recovery momentum into the third quarter of 2020 with almost a 10-fold increase quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) in its passenger volume for Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines. Its consolidated aircraft operating certificate recorded 1.91 million passengers from July to September, representing a load factor of 66% compared with 204,082 … Continue reading AirAsia’s regional passenger volume takes off again

26 October 2020 Malaysia Airports (MAHB) has defended its decision to sue AirAsia X (AAX) for RM78.2 million ($19 million) in unpaid charges, stating that it is only defending its core interests. The airport operators’ defence follows a 24 October report in The Star newspaper, which suggested that the airport operator is seeking preferable treatment … Continue reading Malaysia Airports justifies AirAsia X lawsuit

26 October 2020 Pos Malaysia has announced that its Integrated Parcel Centre (IPC) in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is closed until further notice. The postal service stated that the decision was made in order to carry out precautionary measures due to the impact of the Kaya Cluster in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan and Putrajaya. The … Continue reading Pos Malaysia Integrated Parcel Centre In KLIA Closed Until Further Notice

24 October 2020 Nine tabligh members arrived in the country from India yesterday via Air India Express flight, said Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Kamarudin Jaffar. He said two of them departed from New Delhi and arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at 3.30pm, while the other seven boarded the same airline from Tiruchirappalli … Continue reading Deputy foreign minister: Nine tabligh members arrive in Malaysia from India

22 October 2020 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is taking legal action against AirAsia X Bhd (AAX) to claim RM78.16 million being the outstanding aeronautical charges that the airline failed to collect at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). The airport operator said its wholly-owned subsidiary, Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd (MASSB), had filed a … Continue reading MAHB files civil suit against AirAsia X for RM78m outstanding aeronautical charges

21 October 2020 Malaysian Rating Corporation Bhd (MARC) has affirmed its AA-rating on Segi Astana Sdn Bhd’s RM415mil Asean green medium-term notes facility (MTN facility). MARC said on Wednesday the rating outlook was revised to negative from stable. The current outstanding under the rated facility is RM365mil. “The outlook revision reflects MARC’s concern that the … Continue reading MARC affirms Segi Astana’s RM415m ratings, lowers outlook

21 October 2020 MEX II Sdn Bhd, the concessionaire of the Extended Maju Expressway (MEX II Highway) which is still under construction, said there will be no coupon payment due on Oct 30 for its RM150 million junior bonds. This is because the MEX II Highway, also known as Lebuhraya Putrajaya-KLIA, has not commenced tolling … Continue reading Coupon payment for MEX II bonds deferred to April 2035

20 October 2020 Grocery chain Jaya Grocer today announced that its outlet at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) will be closed until further notice, as two security guards there had tested positive for Covid-19. In an announcement on Facebook, Jaya Grocer’s management said it had since last week taken the initiative to test … Continue reading Jaya Grocer: Two security guards at klia2 branch test positive for Covid-19, outlet closed today until further notice