Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2)
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27 February 2023 The option to use the autogate facility will be extended to foreigners from low-risk countries in order to ease congestion at the … Continue reading Foreigners can use autogate at KLIA for faster clearance, Dewan Rakyat told
27 February 2023 The Immigration Department is taking several proactive measures to overcome the issue of serious congestion over passport-related matters. They include increasing the … Continue reading Immigration to increase working days to overcome congestion — home minister
27 February 2023 RM10 million has been allocated for overtime payment. The immigration department is taking several measures to overcome the issue of congestion over … Continue reading Immigration to increase working days to tackle passport-related congestion
27 February 2023 The Autogate system facilities at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) which previously was limited to Malaysians, will now be open to foreigners … Continue reading KLIA Autogate system facilities now open for foreigners
27 February 2023 High airfares are here to stay as airlines take advantage of the post-pandemic travel boom to lock in higher charges, Capital A … Continue reading AirAsia to Have All Planes Back in Sky by May, Fernandes Says
27 February 2023 Subsequent assessments will be done to evaluate the need of allowing more countries to use the autogate facilities at the Kuala Lumpur … Continue reading Only citizens of 10 countries allowed to use KLIA autogates, says Home Minister
27 February 2023 The use of the automated entry system (autogate) at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) will be expanded to include travellers from “low-risk” … Continue reading Travellers from Singapore among those who can use autogate facilities at Malaysia’s KL airport
27 February 2023 Foreigners entering Malaysia, including Singaporeans, will be able to use the autogate facilities to clear immigration at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) … Continue reading Foreigners entering Malaysia, including S’poreans, can use autogates at KLIA, KLIA2 from Monday
25 February 2023 Tourists arriving at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) waited between one and three hours to go through immigration clearance yesterday afternoon. … Continue reading Travellers say they waited up to 3 hours for immigration clearance at KLIA
23 February 2023 A total of 65 Malaysian search and rescue team members who assisted efforts to locate earthquake victims in Gaziantep, Turkiye returned home … Continue reading 65 Malaysian SAR team members return from Turkiye today
23 February 2023 The airline boss is taken to task by passengers fed up with AirAsia’s customer service and flight delays. Airline boss Tony Fernandes … Continue reading Tony Fernandes forced to defend AirAsia himself
21 February 2023 Travellers and tour operators are urging Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to put up prominent signboards to alert passengers to the limited … Continue reading Simply not plain sailing at KLIA
18 February 2023 Three passengers from Australia relate their difficulties obtaining refunds and using the travel vouchers given by the low-cost airline. More AirAsia passengers … Continue reading Respect our rights, Aussie passengers tell AirAsia
16 February 2023 Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim arrived home today after a one-day visit to Turkiye to express Malaysia’s commitment to helping its … Continue reading PM returns from Turkiye
15 February 2023 The Malaysian Aviation Commission says it is bound by the Malaysian Aviation Consumer Protection Code 2016 in responding to passenger complaints. The … Continue reading Mavcom says powerless over flight routes outside of Malaysia
13 February 2023 About 2,300 vehicles an hour are now able to pass through immigration clearance on the Johor side of the Causeway, following short-term … Continue reading Faster immigration clearance at JB checkpoint after new measures: Malaysian official
13 February 2023 The Government of Malaysia has approved in principle the new material terms for the operating agreements (OA) between the government and Malaysia … Continue reading Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad to operate and develop 39 airports
12 February 2023 Matta says klia2 suffered a negative image from being branded as a low-cost carrier terminal. Tourism players have applauded the decision to … Continue reading Facilities must match rebranding of KLIA, klia2, say tourism players
11 February 2023 The Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF) have sent 106 medical personnel, including 14 experts of various fields and 12 medical officers, to join … Continue reading Turkiye earthquake: Armed Forces send 106 medical personnel on humanitarian mission
11 February 2023 Users of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) are asking the management to resolve what they deem is unsatisfactory terminal bus services … Continue reading KLIA must resolve issues
11 February 2023 Is KLIA’s proposed new name unique, distinctive, memorable, authentic, and enduring? From Ibrahim M Ahmad Transport minister Loke Siew Fook is generally … Continue reading What’s in a name, Mr Loke?
10 February 2023 The Malaysian government has agreed to rebrand Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) to KLIA Terminal … Continue reading KLIA airports get rebranded
10 February 2023 Capital A Bhd chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes is looking forward to lower airport tax or passenger service charge (PSC) … Continue reading Tony Fernandes hopes rebranded KLIA Terminal 1 & 2 offer lower airport tax
10 February 2023 AirAsia (AK, Kuala Lumpur International) is expected to return to Kuala Lumpur’s Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, informally known as Kuala Lumpur … Continue reading Malaysia’s AirAsia to open Subang base
9 February 2023 Transport minister Loke Siew Fook says the Cabinet agreed to this as it will improve both airports’ marketability. KLIA and klia2 will … Continue reading KLIA, klia2 to be rebranded as KLIA Terminal 1 and 2
9 February 2023 The Ministry of Transport said the government intends to set up an Airport Development Fund (ADF) to help finance airport developments. The … Continue reading MOT: Govt to set up fund to help finance airport developments
30 February 2023 For the longest time, we’ve known the Kuala Lumpur International Airports as KLIA and KLIA 2 where the former is used by … Continue reading KLIA & KLIA 2 To Be Rebranded As KLIA Terminal 1 & KLIA Terminal 2
30 February 2023 The name change is to increase the marketability and efficiency of the airports. Transport minister Anthony Loke has announced that the Kuala … Continue reading KLIA and Klia2 To Undergo Rebranding Exercise, To Be Known As KLIA Terminal 1 and 2
9 February 2023 It’s all for marketing, apparently. Malaysia’s two most prominent airports — Kuala Lumpurt International Airport (KLIA) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 … Continue reading Malaysia’s KLIA and KLIA 2 Airports To Get New Names for Branding Purposes
9 February 2023 KLIA and klia2 will be rebranded as KLIA Terminal 1 and KLIA Terminal 2, the Transport Ministry announced today. Minister Anthony Loke … Continue reading KLIA, klia2 to be renamed KLIA Terminal 1, KLIA Terminal 2
9 February 2023 KLIA and KLIA2 may soon be rebranded as KLIA Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, respectively, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. He said … Continue reading KLIA and KLIA2 may be rebranded after first quarter of this year, says Transport Minister
9 February 2023 The Malaysian government has agreed in principle to rebrand the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2) … Continue reading Anthony Loke: KLIA and KLIA2 to be rebranded to Terminals 1 and 2
8 February 2023 WCT Holdings Bhd’s direct RM3.7 billion bid to redevelop Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport may have ended now that the regeneration plan … Continue reading Potential major role for WCT?
8 February 2023 Capital A Bhd, the parent company of low-cost carrier AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd, has enhanced the artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning … Continue reading AirAsia enhances AI-powered AVA chatbot four years after debut
8 February 2023 Capital A Bhd, the parent company of low-cost carrier AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd, has applied for licence to operate regional flights from … Continue reading Fernandes: AirAsia has applied to operate flights from Subang Airport under the airport’s regeneration plan
8 February 2023 The rescheduling of flights is inevitable in the airline industry for various operational circumstances, said state Transport Minister Dato Sri Lee Kim … Continue reading Rescheduling of flights ‘inevitable’ in airline industry, says Lee
8 February 2023 ONE of the functions of the Immigration Department is to manage the movement of people at authorised entry and exit points in … Continue reading Long road to achieving department’s vision
7 February 2023 The Turkish Embassy here has thanked the Malaysian government for its swift assistance in sending the Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue … Continue reading Turkish embassy thanks Malaysian govt for swift assistance
7 February 2023 The Immigration Department will initiate an internal investigation once it receives more details from a complaint that an airport officer had been … Continue reading Immigration D-G urges complainant to furnish more details of alleged rude staff
7 February 2023 Malaysia is revisiting plans to become a dominant force in the region’s aerospace and business aviation segments with the transformation of the … Continue reading Malaysia Revisits Plans for Subang Aviation City
7 February 2023 AirAsia is suspending direct flights between Kuching and Penang effective March 1 this year due to operational reasons. The airline in a … Continue reading AirAsia suspending Kuching-Penang direct flights effective March 1
6 February 2023 Come 2025, all immigration-related affairs, including those now being managed by outside parties such as MyEG, will be reverted to the Immigration … Continue reading All immigration services back to department by 2025
6 February 2023 Malaysia’s new government has reaffirmed its plan to revamp Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, better known as Subang Airport (SZB). The confirmation … Continue reading Malaysia Commits To Upgrade of Kuala Lumpur’s Subang Airport
6 February 2023 The Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport which is also known as Subang Airport has gotten the green light to be redeveloped as … Continue reading Subang Airport to allow B737 and A320 passenger flights as part of plan to be a premium city airport
6 February 2023 Malaysian lawmakers have greenlit plans to redevelop Subang international airport – located south of Kuala Lumpur – into a city airport that … Continue reading Malaysia’s Subang airport to see return of jet operations under redevelopment plan
6 February 2023 Malaysia’s Subang Airport is set to be redeveloped into a premium city airport and aviation hub after the Cabinet approved of plans … Continue reading Malaysia’s Subang Airport to be redeveloped into ‘regional aviation hub’, says transport minister
6 February 2023 The proposed Subang Airport Regeneration Plan (SARP) prepared by Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB) has been approved by the Cabinet on Feb … Continue reading Subang Airport to become regional aviation hub — Anthony Loke
5 February 2023 The airline is providing affordable connections from Australia and New Zealand to a key tourism destination. AirAsia X is focusing on expanding … Continue reading AirAsia X Restarts Direct Flights Between Kuala Lumpur & Busan
3 February 2023 AirAsia X (AAX) announces further expansion into South Korea with exclusive direct services from Kuala Lumpur to Busan, connecting the largest coastal … Continue reading AirAsia X recommences exclusive direct service from Kuala Lumpur to Busan
2 February 2023 Special Quick Response Teams (QRT) have been trained by the Immigration Department to man the check-in counters at the Kuala Lumpur International … Continue reading Special teams to expedite check-ins
1 February 2023 The teams be on duty during peak hours from 2pm to 8pm, working on 26 counters. The Immigration of Department of Malaysia … Continue reading Kuala Lumpur International Airport implements quick response team to expedite arrival process for foreign tourists entering Malaysia
1 February 2023 The Immigration Department has activated its newly created Quick Response Team (QRT) as a proactive measure to overcome congestion at the country’s … Continue reading Immigration Dept activates Quick Response Team to overcome congestion at KLIA, klia2 and JB Causeway
1 February 2023 THE Immigration Department has activated its new Quick-Response Team (QRT) as a proactive measure to overcome congestion at the country’s entry points, … Continue reading Immigration Dept moves to manage congestion at country’s entry points
1 February 2023 The Immigration Department (JIM) has activated its newly-created Quick Response Team (QRT) as a proactive measure to overcome congestion at the country’s … Continue reading JIM activates QRT to overcome congestion problems at KLIA, JB Causeway
1 February 2023 Effective today (Feb. 1), citizens from Australia and New Zealand can skip the immigration line for foreign passports at the Kuala Lumpur … Continue reading Malaysia opens up automated immigration gates to visitors from Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and 4 other countries
31 January 2023 As Auckland closed its airport due to flooding, passengers on canceled Malaysian Airlines flights are still stranded at KLIA. With an ‘atmospheric … Continue reading Kiwi Passengers Stuck In Malaysia Not Happy With Airline Communication
31 January 2023 Malaysian officials say easing congestion in peak travel times is the driving force behind the change. Malaysia is now rolling out the … Continue reading Australian passports now work with e-gates at Kuala Lumpur
31 January 2023 It appears that MYAirline has extended its Super Sale offer for the travel period between 1st August to 27th October 2023. For … Continue reading MYAirline now offers free 15kg baggage and seat selection, all-in one-way fare from RM39
30 January 2023 SSP Malaysia has opened the first restaurant in the country from celebrity chef and restaurateur Jamie Oliver at Kuala Lumpur International Airport … Continue reading SSP opens Malaysia’s first Jamie Oliver restaurant at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
29 January 2023 Automated Clearance Gates At KLIA Open To Visitors From 7 Countries, Including Singapore After offering Singaporeans access to e-gates at Johor checkpoints, … Continue reading KLIA E-Gates Open To S’poreans & Travellers From 6 Other Countries To Ease Congestion, Effective 1 Feb
29 January 2023 Starting from Feb. 1, visitors, including those from Singapore, flying into Kuala Lumpur will be able to use the automated gates at … Continue reading Visitors from 7 countries including S’pore can use KLIA automated clearance from Feb. 1: M’sia Home Affairs minister
28 January 2023 Malaysia’s latest low-cost carrier, MYAirline, has kicked off a new super low fare promo as it opens up flight bookings for August … Continue reading MYAirline offers all-in one-way promo fares from RM39 with free 15KG baggage for Aug-Oct period
28 January 2023 The Immigration Department’s screening last year prevented the entry of almost 90,000 people with suspect motives into the country. The increase in … Continue reading Immigration halts 90,000 from entering
27 January 2023 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) announced that its airports handled 83.9 million passengers last year, or 59.4 per cent of 2019 levels. … Continue reading MAHB recorded 83.9 million passengers last year
27 January 2023 The advantage is that Jogja to Kuala Lumpur is connected to more than 13 countries with 31 leading destinations in the world. … Continue reading Batik Air opens new routes “No Transit” Jogja – Kuala Lumpur
27 January 2023 Malaysia’s passenger traffic across all local network of airports operated by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) gained momentum in 2022, registering a … Continue reading Malaysia Airports records 52.7 million passenger traffic in 2022 – MAHB
26 January 2023 Twenty selected passport issuing offices nationwide, apart from the Urban Transformation Centres (UTC), will operate seven days a week starting Friday to … Continue reading 20 passport offices to open seven days a week to ease congestion – Saifuddin
25 January 2023 MALAYSIA’S Immigration Department seems to be in deep slumber. Despite many wake-up calls by ministers and the media, it continues to let … Continue reading What’s up, Immigration?
24 January 2023 The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry has called for an increase in the number of immigration counter staff and ramping up the … Continue reading Motac calls for additional immigration staff at KLIA
24 January 2023 Coty Travel Retail Asia Pacific has unveiled the latest edition of the ‘Around the World’ multibrand pop-up with Malaysia Airports-owned Eraman at … Continue reading Around the World: Coty unveils multibrand fragrance pop-up at Kuala Lumpur International Airport
24 January 2023 The Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry calls for an increase in the number of Immigration counter staff and the ramping up of … Continue reading Tourism Ministry wants more Immigration personnel at KLIA
24 January 2023 Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing hits out at Immigration Department for slow checking procedures at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport … Continue reading Tiong unhappy travelers have wait for hours for Immigration inspection at KLIA
24 January 2023 AirAsia X (AAX) returned to Osaka, Japan further expanding its network to/from the land of the rising sun. The inaugural flight departed … Continue reading Ohayosan Osaka! AirAsia X returns to Japan’s gourmet capital
22 January 2023 The Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Motac) is targeting the arrival of five million tourists from China this year compared to … Continue reading Motac targeting five million tourist arrivals from China this year: Tiong
21 January 2023 Malaysia’s newest low-cost airline, MYAirline Sdn Bhd, is committed to continuously delivering a healthy on-time-performance (OTP) in its operations, in view of … Continue reading MYAirline pledges to maintain healthy operational on-time-performance
20 January 2023 The Ministry of Transport (MoT) wants airlines to focus on their operations to avoid flight delays, said its Minister Anthony Loke. He … Continue reading Loke tells airlines to focus on operations, avoid delays
20 January 2023 AirAsia is ushering in the Chinese New Year with a 100% load for its special extra flights at fixed low fares departing … Continue reading AirAsia ushers in the Chinese New Year with 100% load for its special extra flight at fixed low fares
20 January 2023 The Ministry of Transport (MOT) wants airlines to focus on their operations to avoid flight delays, said its Minister Anthony Loke. He … Continue reading MOT wants airlines to focus on operations to avoid delays
20 January 2023 Dr Zaliha Mustafa says no travellers from China have tested positive for the virus at Malaysia’s entry points so far. Malaysia’s daily … Continue reading Daily Covid cases below 500 since China reopened borders, says health minister
20 January 2023 Thousands of Singaporeans entering Malaysia through the Johor Causeway and the Second Link will now have the option of using electronic gates. … Continue reading From Jan 20, Singaporeans can enter Malaysia through e-gates at Causeway and Second Link
19 January 2023 Urban Transformation Centres will also operate extended hours on weekdays and weekends. Twenty immigration offices will operate on Saturdays and Sundays from … Continue reading 20 passport offices open at weekends to clear backlog
19 January 2023 The newly operational Immigration Department passport office at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is expected to reduce congestion at nearby passport offices. … Continue reading New KLIA passport office expected to reduce congestion at nearby passport offices
19 January 2023 Asia Digital Engineering is shaping up as a major maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) player in the region. Capital A Bhd’s engineering … Continue reading Capital A unit taps Asia’s growing demand for aircraft maintenance
19 January 2023 Boeing B737 MAX 8 will return to the skies with Malaysia Airlines as early as the second quarter (Q2) of 2023 with … Continue reading Boeing 737 MAX returns to fly with Malaysia Airlines by June 2023?
19 January 2023 The new office in KLIA will open for passport applications on Thursday, 19 January 2023. From 19 January 2023 (Thursday), Malaysians will … Continue reading New passport office in KLIA, updated operating hours of passport offices & UTCs nationwide: JIM
18 January 2023 Capital A Bhd’s engineering arm Asia Digital Engineering Sdn Bhd (ADE) plans to tap the growing demand in the maintenance, repair and … Continue reading Capital A unit taps on Asia’s demand for craft maintenance
16 January 2023 First time passengers on Malaysia’s newest low cost airline – MYAirline – found their seats to be much thinner than those on … Continue reading MYAirline opts for slim seats to save on fuel cost
14 January 2023 Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing is proposing the number of immigration checkpoints at the country’s international airports … Continue reading Tiong proposes increasing immigration checkpoints in airports to six
13 January 2023 AirAsia X Bhd has offered options to mitigate the flight disruption for the passengers of the cancelled flight D7 219 from Melbourne … Continue reading AirAsia X offers options, Mavcom dissatisfied with Batik Air’s explanation
13 January 2023 AS a university graduate in Nepal, I am heartbroken to say that there are simply not enough jobs in my country. The … Continue reading Thankful to friendly Immigration staff at KLIA
12 January 2023 The state of public toilets is a reflection of governance of any institution, says Transport Minister Anthony Loke. “Cleanliness reflects the culture … Continue reading Cleanliness reflects the country’s culture, says Loke on state of public toilets
12 January 2023 The government welcomes all initiatives, including from the private sector, to rejuvenate the retail, tourism and travel sectors, says Transport Minister Anthony … Continue reading Ideas to revitalise retail, travel and tourism sectors welcome, says Transport Minister
11 January 2023 MYAirline has launched MY Great Sale campaign, which is the airline’s first major sale campaign from March 26 through the end of … Continue reading MYAirline launches MY Great Sale campaign
11 January 2023 It says airlines need to be operationally prepared and carry out their duties effectively to ensure that the comfort of passengers is … Continue reading Mavcom tells airlines to boost flight disruption management ahead of CNY
10 January 2023 Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah says key indicators will be studied before a decision is made to tighten them, if necessary. The health … Continue reading Current Covid-19 SOPs to remain, says health DG
9 January 2023 For air travellers, this has to be the final sign that the pandemic is history. No, we’re not talking about encountering large … Continue reading KLIA Ekspres is back as a dedicated non-stop service, no longer combined with KLIA Transit – new schedule
9 January 2023 AirAsia X (AAX) has come out with their version of the story on the claims by a Malaysian couple who were stranded … Continue reading Malaysian couple who claimed to have stranded in Australia, chose to fly back on Jan 5, says AirAsia X
8 January 2023 Tourism, arts and culture minister Tiong King Sing has proposed special lanes at airports and assigning Mandarin-speaking officers to assist them. Tourism, … Continue reading Tiong outlines ministry’s plans to ease arrival of Chinese tourists
8 January 2023 Health safety measures at airports have been in place since the start of the pandemic and continued to be diligently implemented especially … Continue reading Airports’ health safety measures a priority, says MAHB
8 January 2023 The standard operating procedure (SOP) for the entry of foreign tourists at all international entry points remains as of now, said Home … Continue reading No change in SOP on foreign tourists arriving in Malaysia – Saifuddin Nasution
