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

21 February 2021 Sarawak is expected to receive its first batch of the highly-anticipated COVID-19 vaccine on Feb 24 following the arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech … Continue reading Sarawak’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccine to arrive on Feb 24

21 February 2021 From “door-to-door” and “in just three days” services, DHL Express successfully delivered the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines to Malaysia today. The … Continue reading DHL Express delivers first batch of Covid-19 vaccines to Malaysia

21 February 2021 The Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) is providing security escort for every movement of Covid-19 vaccine that arrives in the country, said the … Continue reading Police provide security escort for Covid-19 vaccine movement — Bukit Aman

21 February 2021 The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Malaysia today marks a new dawn in the country’s fight against Covid-19, as it offers … Continue reading Arrival of vaccine marks new dawn in battle against Covid-19 — Noor Hisham

21 February 2021 A total of 571,802 frontliners have registered to receive the Covid-19 vaccination as of yesterday, says Coordinating Minister for National Covid-19 Immunisation … Continue reading 571,802 frontliners have registered for Covid-19 immunisation — Khairy

21 February 2021 Malaysia has now joined the global community in a more intense fight against the coronavirus with the first arrival today of the … Continue reading Malaysia gets vaccine to boost fight against Covid-19

21 February 2021 The plane carrying the first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid19 vaccines has touched down at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang. The … Continue reading Covid-19: Plane carrying vaccines touches down at KLIA

20 February 2021 Maximum security will be imposed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport when the first batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrive in the country … Continue reading Police to provide maximum security at KLIA for arrival of Covid-19 vaccines on Sunday (Feb 21)

20 February 2021 MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) has formed a special team specially for the coordination process in receiving Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccine supply, said … Continue reading Special team set up to coordinate process of receiving Covid-19 vaccine — MASkargo

20 February 2021 Malaysians are waiting with bated breath for the historic moment to unfold on Sunday that will remain etched in their collective memory … Continue reading Waiting for historic delivery of Covid-19 vaccine

20 February 2021 Malaysia will receive the first batch of vaccines on Sunday, 21 February In the first batch, a total of 312,390 doses of … Continue reading Confused About Malaysia’s COVID-19 Vaccination Process? Here’s The Guide To Help You

19 February 2021 The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines will arrive at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) on Sunday, ahead of the biggest-ever nationwide … Continue reading Aircraft with first batch of Covid-19 vaccine arrives on Sunday

18 February 2021 A Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330-300 plane emblazoned with the livery of the national flag has been tasked to fly in the Covid-19 … Continue reading Malaysia Airlines plane with Jalur Gemilang livery to bring in Covid-19 vaccine on Sunday (Feb 21)

17 February 2021 The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme will begin from Feb 26, where PM and frontliners will receive the vaccine on the 1st day … Continue reading Highly anticipated immunisation to start on time

17 February 2021 MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) is intensifying preparations at the Advanced Cargo Centre (ACC), KL International Airport (KLIA) to ensure the smooth … Continue reading MASkargo steps up preparation to receive Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine

16 February 2021 A total of 312,390 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will be flown in as the first shipment to Malaysia. Science, Technology … Continue reading 312,390 doses of Covid-19 vaccine to arrive in first shipment — Khairy

16 February 2021 Passenger movements for Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) network of airports contracted by 82.6% to 2.1 million in January 2021 from 11.89 … Continue reading MAHB passenger movement down 82.6%

15 February 2021 The reciprocal green lane/travel corridor arrangement (RGL/TCA) between Malaysia and Indonesia is expected to improve air traffic numbers between the two countries. … Continue reading RGL/TCA between Malaysia, Indonesia will improve air traffic numbers, says MAHB

15 February 2021 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) network of airports recorded 2.1 million passenger movements in January 2021, a contraction of 82.6% compared with … Continue reading MAHB: January 2021 passenger movements at 2.1 million

11 February 2021 Today’s choice is a great combination of giving back and festive cheer. In the countdown to Lunar New Year this Friday (12 … Continue reading Malaysia Aviation Group gives seasonal thanks to KLIA frontliners

11 February 2021 Shopping for gifts may be different this Chinese New Year but it doesn’t mean it won’t be awesome and rewarding, especially if … Continue reading Shop for ‘Huat’ you want this CNY at Malaysia Airports and win big

10 February 2021 On 27 January 2021 the Kuala Lumpur High Court ordered the immediate release of a Pakistan International Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft. The … Continue reading High court orders release of Pakistan International Airlines aircraft

9 February 2021 Malaysian Rating Corporation (MARC) has downgraded its ratings on tolled-road concessionaire MEX II Sdn Bhd’s sukuk and junior bonds due to uncertainty … Continue reading MARC downgrades MEX II’s RM1.3b sukuk

9 February 2021 Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lim Yi Wei today corrected Datuk Seri Najib Razak whom she said made factual errors about her Covid-19 infection … Continue reading Kampung Tunku rep corrects Najib about quarantine tag removal but backs ex-PM’s criticism of ministers’ exemption

6 February 2021 Two immigration officers and a woman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here, today to bribery and money laundering charges allegedly … Continue reading Two immigration officers claim trial to bribery, money laundering charges

5 February 2021 An international non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, has described as “nothing new” an allegation of a policeman forcing a returning … Continue reading Bribes for cops? It’s nothing new, says Bangladeshi NGO

5 February 2021 Saujana KLIA is developed by trusted award-winning developer Glomac, the brand associated with timely and quality delivery whose projects they believe will … Continue reading Relishing the joys of being part of Saujana KLIA

4 February 2021 Disgusted by their alleged misconduct, a cabbie has lashed out at police for victimising and extorting cash from a foreign passenger he … Continue reading Cabbie hits out at cops for extorting cash from foreigner

31 January 2021 Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has bagged the top spot in the global Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey by Airports Council International. … Continue reading KLIA hits perfect score in global survey

30 January 2021 The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has bagged the top spot in the global Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey by Airports Council … Continue reading KLIA soars to the top in global airport service quality survey

29 January 2021 Selangor police will take stern action against unscrupulous parties who forge Covid-19 test results in order to travel overseas. Acting Selangor police … Continue reading Stiff penalty for fake test results in order to travel

28 January 2021 KPJ Healthcare Bhd (KPJ) and the group’s pathology laboratory arm, Lablink (M) Sdn Bhd, said they were working together with authorities probing … Continue reading KPJ, Lablink cooperate with probe on forged Covid-19 screening slips

27 January 2021 THE Negeri Sembilan state government has come up with a plan, spanning the next 25 years, to give its economy a shot … Continue reading NS Corp lays out ambitious plan for NS Aerospace Valley

27 January 2021 A Pakistani-led syndicate known as “Habib Gang” which sold forged covid-19 screening test slips has been busted. The syndicate’s activities were exposed … Continue reading KLIA police bust Pakistani-led syndicate selling forged Covid screening slips

27 January 2021 WITH air travel gradually opening up, Malaysia Airlines (MAS) has provided answers to some of the frequently asked questions by passengers. Q: … Continue reading FAQ: Air travel during MCO 2.0

25 January 2021 Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAB) has not stopped flying since the first day Covid-19 outbreak was declared by the World Health Organisation (WHO) … Continue reading Malaysia Airlines continues flying despite raging Covid-19 pandemic

25 January 2021 IJM Land Bhd’s Rimbun Jasmine development in its Seremban 2 township in Negeri Sembilan has achieved a 100% take-up rate since it … Continue reading IJM Land’s Rimbun Jasmine @ Seremban 2 fully taken up

24 January 2021 Not all credit cards are the same. Maybank has clarified that its Islamic credit cards cannot be used to purchase non-shariah compliant … Continue reading Bank advises on what its Islamic credit card cannot buy

23 January 2021 A thorough cleaning and disinfecting work was carried out at the Bandar Tasik Selatan station and KLIA Transit Platform in KL Sentral … Continue reading ERL employee tests positive for Covid-19

21 January 2021 Here’s what you need to know about public transportation standard operating procedures (SOPs) during this Movement Control Order (MCO 2.0) as stipulated … Continue reading MCO 2.0 SOP: All You Need To Know About Public Transportation

18 January 2021 Passengers travelling through Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will soon be able to use facial recognition technology in place of a boarding … Continue reading Facial recognition tech to be rolled out at KLIA

17 January 2021 Following the seizure of a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane at Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur airport two days ago, three officers of the … Continue reading Three PIA officers under probe after plane seizure in Kuala Lumpur

15 January 2021 The Boeing 777 aircraft was seized after a court order, an airline spokesman said, and alternative arrangements were being made for passengers … Continue reading PIA passenger plane ‘held back’ at Kuala Lumpur airport over UK court case

13 January 2021 MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) network of airports, including Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SGIA) in Istanbul, Turkey, recorded 43 million passenger movements … Continue reading MAHB recorded 43m passenger movements in 2020

12 January 2021 Malaysian Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) passenger traffic for December rose 24.18% to 2.27 million, from 1.83 million passengers in November. The increase … Continue reading MAHB’s December passenger traffic up 24.18% on lifting of interstate travel ban

12 January 2021 MAB Kargo Sdn Bhd (MASkargo) recently transported about 20 tonnes of Covid-19 test kits from Seoul, South Korea, to Jakarta, Indonesia, in … Continue reading MASkargo transports 20 tonnes of test kits in the year’s 1st charter flight

12 January 2021 An Immigration Department officer has been hauled to court to face graft and money laundering charges involving RM230,990, to secure the passage … Continue reading Immigration officer charged with graft involving over RM230,000

10 January 2021 THE Airbus A380, the world’s biggest commercial aircraft, went into service on Oct 2007 with Singapore Airlines. To date Airbus Industrie, the … Continue reading Airbus a wrong buy?

9 January 2021 A “critical matter” which led to the scrapping of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore high-speed rail (HSR) was the matter of the AssetsCo, The … Continue reading Report: AssetsCo an insurmountable barrier to HSR

5 January 2021 Starlux Airlines, Taiwan’s newly airline, officially launched its inaugural flight between Kuala Lumpur (KUL) and Taipei (TPE) today following its maiden flight … Continue reading Starlux Airlines launches inaugural flight KUL-TPE

5 January 2021 The Perikatan Nasional (PN) government wanted the ability to directly select vendors for the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High Speed Rail (HSR) project without … Continue reading Perikatan wanted to dole out HSR jobs directly, cut Singapore out of selection process: Najib

5 January 2021 LETTER: Before the implementation of travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I flew between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore several times a … Continue reading Right call as there’s alternative transportation

2 January 2021 The cancellation of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore High-Speed Rail (HSR) has been hailed as a “blessing in disguise” for the country’s tourism sector. … Continue reading HSR cancellation ‘a blessing in disguise for tourism sector’

1 January 2021 “BECAUSE of the sacrifices I made, Allah had eased things for me,” said Intan Rosmawannie Adlan, a frontliner at the COVID-19 Quarantine … Continue reading Ladies at frontline hoping to stay strong