Increase passenger load to Bario airport: Rep
KUCHING: Flight restrictions and upgrading of the Bario airport runway are among issues to be discussed with a delegation from the Ministry of Transport Malaysia (MOT) during their visit to Bario on Monday (Feb 28). Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department (Labour, Immigration and Project Monitoring) Datuk Gerawat Gala said, increasing the number of […]
MOH sets up portal for travellers to apply for home quarantine
SEPANG: Fully-vaccinated travellers from overseas wishing to undergo compulsory home quarantine can apply to do so through the Home Quarantine Application (HQA) portal on the Ministry of Health (MOH) website from tomorrow, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin. “The application must be made seven to 10 days prior to arriving in Malaysia,” he said, adding that […]
MAHB partners Maxis to set up Malaysia’s first 5G digital airport
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has announced a strategic partnership with Maxis Bhd to co-develop a digital transformation roadmap for “smart airport” operations as part of its Airports 4.0 digitalisation initiatives. MAHB said Maxis will be managing the WiFi and 5G-related network services and solutions at both terminals of the nation’s flagship airport […]
MAHB, Skyports, Volocopter to study vertiport deployment in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has inked a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Skyports and Volocopter to conduct a feasibility study for the deployment of vertiport infrastructure in Malaysia. Skyports is the world-leading designer and operator of vertiport infrastructure for electric air taxis, while Volocopter is the pioneer of urban air mobility […]
MAHB asserts all its procurement processes undergo strict compliance
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has asserted that its procurement process for all its tenders were conducted in strict compliance with the procurement standard operating procedures (SOPs), with the Anti-Bribery Management System (ABMS) serving as an additional safeguard to provide another layer of control within the company’s processes. It said these controls were […]
Subang Airport Terminal 2 redevelopment driven by demands
KUALA LUMPUR: The Terminal 2 of Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SAAS, Subang Airport) will be redeveloped into state-of-the-art hangarages for business aviation, driven by demands from local champions. In a statement today, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said the local champions who are currently operating in the airport such as Berjaya Air Sdn Bhd […]
MAHB submits Subang Airport regeneration plan to government
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has submitted a comprehensive and strategic plan for the long-term development of the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SAAS or Subang Airport) to the government. In a statement today, the airport operator said the regeneration plan, which has been verified through extensive benchmarking and stakeholder engagements, is premised […]
New airport delights Mukah, Balingian folk
MUKAH: The new RM435.9 mln Mukah Airport, which welcomed its first arrival from Kuching on Thursday (June 17), is the result of a long-term plan devised by then Chief Minister Tun Pehin Seri Abdul Taib Mahmud. Balingian assemblyman Abdul Yakub Arbi said Taib’s successors and other relevant parties continued to work on the plan until […]
KLIA moves up to be world’s top 9th airport in Q1 2021
KUALA LUMPUR: KL International Airport (KLIA) has improved its ranking further to be the world’s ninth best airport in terms of service quality in the first quarter of 2021 for the category of over 40 million passengers per annum (mppa), according to a survey. In the global Airport Service Quality (ASQ) survey by Airports Council […]
MAHB asks govt to review intention to liquidate Subang Airport
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) has asked the government to review any intention to liquidate the holding of the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang to any private entity, its chairman, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir said. “On behalf of all Malaysia Airports staff, I would like to ask the government to […]
