MAHB identifies site for new budget terminal

MAHB identifies site for new budget terminal
Published: 2009/03/04

MALAYSIA Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has identified the site for the new Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT), said managing director/chief executive officer, Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad.

"The site has been identified and we will announce at an appropriate time,"

Bashir told a media briefing held in conjunction with the Minister of Transport Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat's visit to the KL International Airport (KLIA)in Sepang today. The government recently turned down AirAsia's proposal to build a RM1.6billion airport in Labu, Negeri Sembilan. MAHB was then tasked with building a new LCCT, located near the present terminal at KLIA in Sepang, in close consultations with AirAsia.

"We can't reveal the discussion but it is on-going," he said, when asked on the progress of its negotiation with AirAsia Bhd on the new LCCT.

On pilferage in the airport, Bashir said MAHB committed to reduce and eliminate pilferage from its airport completely. "We are pushing for zero pilferage and we have taken steps over the year that the level of pilferage has reduced in our airport. "If we compare our airport to many other airports around the world, ours is very low," he said, but added that MAHB was still not happy. Meanwhile, Ong said the ministry has submitted many projects in the proposal to the Ministry of Finance to be included in the mini-budget. He said the projects will cover all the major sectors ranging from land transport, maritime as well as aviation. - Bernama