Category: 2021’s news at the KLIA / klia2 airport

23 June 2021 Those who miss flying and the sound of announcements at the KL International Airport can satiate their wanderlust with a special ASMR … Continue reading Malaysia Airlines ASMR clip will make you miss flying and KLIA announcements

22 June 2021 MALAYSIA Airport Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has denied suggestions that it had asked consultancy firm Jacobs to “step aside”, pending the award of … Continue reading MAHB denies asking Jacobs to step aside in aerotrain tender selection

22 June 2021 A PENAMPANG resident has taken AirAsia to task for failing to inform him that his flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu … Continue reading Passengers told of cancellations: AirAsia

22 June 2021 Phase 1 of Rimbun Kiara in Seremban 2, Negeri Sembilan, has been fully taken up since it was launched on April 17. … Continue reading IJM Land’s Rimbun Kiara sees good response

17 June 2021 The national football team arrived home safely this afternoon after spending almost a month in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to … Continue reading Harimau Malaya arrive home safely

16 June 2021 The government should prioritise vaccination for workers at all airports nationwide, especially at KLIA, which is the main gateway into the country. … Continue reading Get aviation, transport sector workers vaccinated first, says ex-minister

14 June 2021 MALAYSIA Airlines Bhd (MAB) is working closely with the Ministry of Transport (MoT) to arrange for vaccination for its frontline staff and … Continue reading MAB, MoT work closely to vaccinate staff

12 June 2021 The Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s (KLIA) Runway 1 has been fully rehabilitated and is ready to support the recovery of flights operations, … Continue reading KLIA ‘s Runway 1 fully rehabilitated to support flights

11 June 2021 The Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s (KLIA) Runway 1 has been fully rehabilitated and is ready to support the recovery of flights operations, … Continue reading MAHB: KLIA’s Runway 1 fully rehabilitated to support flights

10 June 2021 There are 111 active and gazetted entry points nationwide to curb the entry of illegal immigrants in the effort to break the … Continue reading Tighter control at 111 entry points — Hamzah

9 June 2021 MMAG Holdings Bhd’s subsidiary, M Jets International Sdn Bhd, targets its annual cargo volume to grow 142 per cent in five years … Continue reading MMAG’s M Jets International targets annual cargo volume to grow 142pc in five years

7 June 2021 FOUR consortiums are vying for a three-year contract to upgrade the baggage handling system (BHS) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), sources … Continue reading Four-horse race for MAHB’s baggage handling system contract

7 June 2021 Recently, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) lecturers had represented Malaysia for the third times at the International Telecommunication Union – Radiocommunication (ITU-R) under … Continue reading UTM Lecturers Represent Malaysia to ITU-R United Nation Meeting

3 June 2021 Express Rail Link (ERL) has announced that its KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit trains will stop operating from June 4, which is … Continue reading KLIA Ekspres, Transit to stop operating from June 4

1 June 2021 The current nationwide lockdown 3.0 – enforced between 1st-14th June 2021 – will see increased enforcement of travel restrictions for inter-district and … Continue reading Travelling During Lockdown 3.0 – Public Transportation and E-Hailing Service

31 May 2021 SOME of the companies that have tendered for a RM400 million aerotrain system at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) are understood to … Continue reading All eyes on MAHB’s aerotrain tender

26 May 2021 There is no necessity for airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to reopen its aerotrain tender as it will only create … Continue reading Consultant: No need for MAHB to re-tender aerotrain project to avoid injustice, wasting time

21 May 2021 Over one million doses of the AstraZeneca and CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccines arrived this morning at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) which … Continue reading Covid-19 immunisation programme to get a boost in June with one million new doses of AstraZeneca, CoronaVac

19 May 2021 The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has become the world’s top nine airport during the first quarter (Q1) of 2021 for the … Continue reading KLIA is world’s ninth best airport

19 May 2021 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has improved its ranking further to be the world’s ninth best airport in terms of service quality … Continue reading KLIA moves up to be world’s Top 9 airport in Q1

19 May 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) recorded a total of two million passengers across its network in April 2021, a growth of 1,366.2% … Continue reading MAHB records two million passenger movements in April

18 May 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Skyways Technics Group to expand the maintenance, repair, and operations … Continue reading MAHB inks MRO operations deal with Skyways Technics in Subang

18 May 2021 MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) stands to benefit handsomely from the provision of Covid-19 screening and testing at its international airports, sources … Continue reading Covid-19 screening and testing expected to boost MAHB’s bottom line

17 May 2021 MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), the country’s only public-listed airport operator, stands to lose RM11.9 billion in future revenue if Sultan Abdul … Continue reading Future revenue loss of RM11.9 bil if MAHB loses Subang Airport, information memo reveals

15 May 2021 The Ministry of Health (MOH) has extended the 14-day mandatory quarantine period for all passengers from India arriving in Malaysia via the … Continue reading 21 days quarantine for passengers from India via HADR

14 May 2021 The Health Ministry will conduct an immediate risk assessment on the need to extend the quarantine period from 14 to 21 days … Continue reading Possible extension of quarantine period for those arriving from India

12 May 2021 The mission to repatriate Malaysians from New Delhi and Mumbai in India arrived at the Air Emergency Unit of the Kuala Lumpur … Continue reading Mission to repatriate Malaysians from New Delhi and Mumbai arrives at KLIA

11 May 2021 Malaysia stands to lose its steam to be an aerospace and aviation hub in Asia Pacific if Subang Airport is no longer … Continue reading Malaysia to lose steam as aerospace, aviation hub if Subang Airport no more under MAHB

10 May 2021 THREE unions of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) have requested for the group to remove WCT Holdings Bhd as its business partner, … Continue reading Unions urge MAHB dismiss WCT as biz partner

8 May 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) “stands” to lose RM11.9 billion in future revenue if Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (pictured) in Subang, … Continue reading Report: Future revenue loss of RM11.9b if MAHB loses Subang Airport

8 May 2021 A prominent businessman’s proposal to take over the airport in Subang could prove disastrous for Malaysia’s airport network, a source has told … Continue reading A catastrophic flight of fancy in Subang?

7 May 2021 WCT is eyeing to take over the airport operation and the whole aerospace city project in Subang, says industry source WCT Holdings … Continue reading WCT to take over Subang Airport?

6 May 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) is on the hunt for a media agency to manage, operate and maintain advertisements at its list of … Continue reading Malaysia Airports Holdings hunts for media partner

4 May 2021 MALAYSIA has made big strides over the past few years to become a thriving business aviation destination, and today, it finds itself … Continue reading Prospects remain bright for business aviation in Malaysia even as commercial sector languishes

3 May 2021 Two police reports have been lodged against claims made on social media of the arrival of passenger flights from India at the … Continue reading Two reports lodged over claims of passenger flights from India arriving at KLIA

3 May 2021 Malaysian Ratings Corp Bhd (MARC) said it has maintained its CIS/C rating on MEX II Sdn Bhd’s RM1.3 billion sukuk murabahah programme … Continue reading MARC keeps CIS/C rating on MEX II’s RM1.3b sukuk, RM150m junior bonds

2 May 2021 Malaysia has detected its first Covid-19 variant of the highly infectious ‘Indian strain’ with double mutations, called B.1.617.1. Health Minister Datuk Seri … Continue reading First Indian strain Covid-19 case detected in Malaysia

1 May 2021 The trademarked Harumanis from Perlis, a popular seasonal mango reputed for its “double chin” and sweet flesh, has been introduced to Sabahans … Continue reading Sabahans can now buy Harumanis without flying to Perlis

30 April 2021 Malaysia Airlines will be among the first airlines in the world to start a trial of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) … Continue reading MAS pilots IATA Travel Pass on selected flights

26 April 2021 MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is understood to have shortlisted at least 10 companies to provide Covid-19 screening and testing for passengers … Continue reading MAHB shortlists candidates for Covid-19 screening and testing at airports

21 April 2021 MEX II Sdn Bhd has deferred coupon payment due on April 30, 2021 for the highway operator’s RM150 million junior bonds as … Continue reading Highway operator MEX II defers bond coupon payment

19 April 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is eyeing a total investment of RM1.3 billion for Subang Airport’s (SZB) regeneration development that will transform … Continue reading MAHB eyes RM1.3b investment to transform Subang Airport as regional hub

16 April 2021 Air travel will be boosted at the network of airports operated by Malaysia Airports including its Turkish asset, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International … Continue reading Malaysia Airports Remains Optimistic with 20 New International Destinations

16 April 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) expects 20 new international destinations and 80 additional domestic flights would boost air travel further for its … Continue reading 20 new international destinations expected to boost air travel for MAHB airports

15 April 2021 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) continues to enhance runway safety as it enters the second phase of the field trial for the … Continue reading Second phase of FODDS at KLIA to be completed by November

15 April 2021 Malaysia’s KL International Airport (KLIA) has entered the second phase of the field trial for the Foreign Object Debris Detection System (FODDS). … Continue reading KLIA installs high-precision FODDS to improve runway safety

29 April 2021 The Ministry of Health has found 17 individuals positive with the South African variant of Covid-19 called B.1.125 as of today. Health … Continue reading 17 found positive with South African Covid-19 variant, all from same source

12 April 2021 The Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) has recommended that the government improve immigration facilities at KLIA, especially at the operations office. EAIC … Continue reading EAIC recommends immigration facilities at KLIA be improved

12 April 2021 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has introduced a new initiative for passengers with hidden disabilities such as autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), global … Continue reading KLIA introduces initiative for passengers with hidden disabilities

11 April 2021 While most of us treat flying as something routine, the same cannot be said of those with autism as well as other … Continue reading KLIA cares for those with hidden disabilities

10 April 2021 Some 60 stranded former non-resident workers in the Macau SAR were repatriated yesterday via AirAsia, some of them having medical conditions requiring … Continue reading 60 stranded passengers take chartered flight to Malaysia for transit

8 April 2021 HSR localities would return to ‘backwater status’ and investors would have to wait until urban development reaches it, says expert THE recent … Continue reading HSR erasure to lower property value

8 April 2021 Vision-Box (vision-box.com) has been awarded the Single Token project by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad for the implementation of biometric digital identity management … Continue reading Vision-Box Awarded the Design, Supply, Testing, Commissioning and Maintenance of Single Token Solution At KLIA

2 April 2021 An arbitrator has ordered WCT Holdings Bhd’s subsidiary to pay RM73.83 million to Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), after hearing their dispute … Continue reading WCT ordered to pay RM74m to MAHB in klia2 Integrated Complex dispute

2 April 2021 The highly-contagious B.1.351 Covid-19 variant from South Africa has been detected in at least nine cases in Malaysia, the Health Ministry said. … Continue reading South African virus strain detected

1 April 2021 The Health Ministry has detected nine cases of a new Covid-19 variant in Malaysia, the B.1.351 which was first discovered in South … Continue reading Nine cases of ‘tougher’ South African Covid-19 variant detected in Malaysia

29 March 2021 Carlyle Group Inc. has agreed to buy Fly Leasing Ltd., taking the aircraft company private in a deal with an enterprise value … Continue reading Carlyle to Take Fly Leasing Private in $2.36 Billion Deal

28 March 2021 Recently-listed UCI Resources Bhd (UCIR) is upbeat on demand and growth for precast concrete products as the industry is expected to grow … Continue reading UCI Resources upbeat on demand, growth for precast concrete products

24 March 2021 A Business Travellers Centre (BTC) has been set up at KL International Airport (KLIA) to facilitate the entry of foreign business travellers. … Continue reading Centre at KLIA for short-term foreign business travellers

23 March 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd is holding another KLIA Crazy Sale, which offers up to 70 per cent discount, at the Kuala Lumpur … Continue reading KLIA Crazy Sale returns from March 25 with discounts of up to 70 percent

23 March 2021 A Business Travellers Centre (BTC) has been set up at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to facilitate the entry of foreign … Continue reading KLIA’S Business Travellers Centre to facilitate foreign business travellers, says minister

21 March 2021 He’s the man who is at the centre of a row between two countries, yet so little is known about him. The … Continue reading Caught between two nations

21 March 2021 The staff of the North Korean embassy vacated the premises here at around 11:00 am on Sunday (March 21). Issuing a statement … Continue reading North Korean embassy staff vacate compound, head for KLIA

21 March 2021 Sime Darby Plantation Berhad (SDP) and Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) partnered to facilitate the journey home of 283 workers from India. In … Continue reading SDP, Malaysia Airlines partner to repatriate 283 workers home

19 March 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) today announced a new automatic ultraviolet (UV) disinfection system for arriving baggage to curb the spread of … Continue reading UV system installed to disinfect baggage at KLIA

19 March 2021 The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has started disinfecting arriving baggage with its new automatic ultraviolet (UV) radiation system to curb COVID-19 … Continue reading KLIA starts disinfecting arriving baggage with newly-installed tunnels

19 March 2021 The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has started disinfecting arriving baggage with its new automatic ultraviolet (UV) radiation system to curb Covid-19 … Continue reading Covid-19: KLIA starts disinfecting arriving baggage with newly-installed automatic ultraviolet system

19 March 2021 Primrose is a 2-storey terrace house project comprising 123 units with a GDV of RM72m PROPERTY developer Glomac Bhd has launched the … Continue reading Glomac launches affordable house project at Saujana KLIA

18 March 2021 A total of 428 complaints were filed between July 1 and December 31 last year, 45.3 per cent lower from 783 complaints … Continue reading Airfare refund requests still trump complaints: Mavcom

18 March 2021 Glomac Bhd is launching the latest phase of its affordable landed residential development in Saujana KLIA in Selangor called Primrose. Primrose is … Continue reading Glomac launches new phase of Primrose affordable housing

18 March 2021 Glomac Bhd will be unveiling the first phase of Primrose project in its Saujana KLIA township, Sepang which has a gross development … Continue reading Glomac to launch Primrose terraced houses in Saujana KLIA tomorrow

16 March 2021 The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has been ranked as one of the world’s Top 10 airports in the latest global Airport … Continue reading KLIA among Top 10 airports in the world

15 March 2021 High on top of a hill, just minutes away from Seremban town in Negeri Sembilan is Matrix Concepts’ Ara Sendayan. The hilltop … Continue reading A fulfilling lifestyle at Ara Sendayan

15 March 2021 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has been named as one of the world’s top 10 airports in the global Airport Service Quality … Continue reading KLIA ranked among world’s top 10 airports in 2020

15 March 2021 PADINI Holdings Bhd’s sales are expected to recover when the Movement Control Order (MCO) is fully lifted and international borders are potentially … Continue reading Padini’s sales likely to recover upon full lifting of MCO

10 March 2021 A new 3D sensor technology is utilised for the Automated Queue Management System (AQMS) at Kuala Lumpur international Airport to manage and … Continue reading Queue wait time at KLIA reduced to under 10 minutes with 3D sensors

10 March 2021 The High Court today ruled that non-Muslims can use the word Allah and three other words for teaching purposes. The other words … Continue reading High Court rules govt ban on the use of Allah by non-Muslims ‘illegal’ and ‘irrational’

10 March 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) aims to complete the implementation of the Automated Queue Management System (AQMS) at all critical touch points … Continue reading MAHB aims to fully implement airport queue management system at KLIA critical touchpoints by June

5 March 2021 A GLOBAL survey carried out in the first half of 2020 ranked Kuala Lumpur International Airport as one of the top 10 … Continue reading Flying high for Malaysia

5 March 2021 As vaccine programmes roll out and domestic air travel look set to resume soon, AirAsia joins aviation and tourism experts in calling … Continue reading Travel bubbles should extend to leisure trips

4 March 2021 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is looking to upgrade its offerings by providing private health safety screening services for passengers to enjoy … Continue reading Malaysia Airports offering private health safety screening, says chairman

28 February 2021 Malaysia on Saturday took delivery of the Sinovac vaccine, another brand of the Covid-19 vaccine it has procured, almost a week after … Continue reading Malaysia takes delivery of Sinovac vaccine

27 February 2021 Another batch of Covid-19 vaccines have arrived safely in the country to boost the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme, this time from Chinese … Continue reading Arrival of Sinovac vaccines boosts national immunisation programme

21 February 2021 Pharmaceutical company Pfizer Malaysia Sdn Bhd will have to submit data to verify that its Covid-19 vaccine can be stored at standard … Continue reading Khairy: Pfizer must verify its vaccine can now be stored at standard freezer temperatures

27 February 2021 Over 3,500 people have been vaccinated with the Pfizer jab so far, says Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. He said … Continue reading KJ: More than 3,500 have received Pfizer shots, over a million already registered on MySejahtera app

27 February 2021 Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Khairy Jamaluddin has pledged to be inoculated with the next vaccine that gets the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory … Continue reading Khairy pledges to take next vaccine in bid to instill confidence

27 February 2021 Malaysia’s first batch of the CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) at around 9am today. The 200-litre … Continue reading CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine arrives from Beijing

27 February 2021 The task of ensuring the safety of the Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine, which is scheduled to arrive here this morning, will be undertaken … Continue reading Tight security for Sinovac vaccine arrival today

27 February 2021 The experience of managing the delivery of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines last Sunday, has contributed to the MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) … Continue reading MASkargo to receive China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine at KLIA today

27 February 2021 The first batch of the CoronaVac vaccine has arrived in the country, with the vaccine expected to be processed into more than … Continue reading Covid-19: First batch of CoronaVac vaccine arrives at KLIA

24 February 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has introduced Aerobot, a social robot, at Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISG). In a statement yesterday, … Continue reading Aerobot makes debut at ISG as part of MAHB’s airports 4.0 initiative

23 February 2021 Malaysia will receive its second batch of 182,520 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tomorrow (Feb 24) for distribution to states that have yet … Continue reading Covid-19: Khairy says Malaysia to receive additional 182,520 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine tomorrow

22 February 2021 Ensuring at least 80 per cent of all adults in Malaysia are vaccinated is very important to achieve herd immunity against Covid-19, … Continue reading Vaccinations Wed for first batch

22 February 2021 It was the most nerve-racking hour in Captain Hamdan Che Ismail’s (pic) 29-year career in the aviation industry as he navigated flight … Continue reading Nerve-racking hour flying in vaccines to Malaysia

22 February 2021 The Malaysian Civil Defence Force (APM) will use the TracVirus application (app) to obtain data and monitor all individuals entering the country, … Continue reading Malaysian Civil Defence Force to use TracVirus app to monitor those entering country, says minister

22 February 2021 A YEAR after Covid-19 broke out, the vaccine of the deadly virus, which has killed over 1,000 people in Malaysia, has finally … Continue reading The vaccine is here

21 February 2021 The challenges behind the special flight carrying the first batch of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), this morning were … Continue reading MASkargo CEO relates challenges behind flying first batch of Covid-19 vaccine home