KERTIH, 17 Feb 2009: After nearly 20 years of serving only oil company workers, Kertih airport has reopened to commercial flights. Menteri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said said the airport used to cater to commercial flights by Pelangi Air in the 1980s but it stopped when the airline ceased operations. “The reopening of Kertih airport means […]
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Loving AirAsia
By Tony Pua(© Marja Flick-Buijs / sxc.hu) I AM unabashedly a fan of AirAsia, and what it has done not only for travel in Malaysia, but the entire region. A colleague of mine said if there’s anyone who deserves his datukship, it’s Datuk Tony Fernandes. AirAsia’s mantra, Now Everyone Can Fly, has really taken millions places, many […]
MYC against building LCCT in Labu
KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Jan 2009: The Malaysian Youth Council (MYC) has objected to the proposal by AirAsia and Sime Darby to build a low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Labu, Negeri Sembilan. Its secretary-general Tajudin Ahmad said the project would have adverse effects on the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), managed by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd […]
AirAsia’s Labu plans on hold
By BernamaAn AirAsia Airbus A320 aircraft (© Johnleemk / Wikipedia.org) PETALING JAYA, 23 Jan 2009: AirAsia’s plan to build its own low cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in Labu, Negeri Sembilan, has hit a snag — deputy prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today the government has yet to make a decision on the proposal. “We […]
Airport tussle
By N Shashi KalaCarved pumpkin (© Michele L / sxc.hu) LIKE the pumpkin in Cinderella that transforms into a carriage, AirAsia Bhd and Sime Darby Bhd hope something equally fantastic will emerge from the plantation land in Labu, Negeri Sembilan. The unlikely pairing of the low cost carrier and the plantation conglomerate to build a new low cost […]
Is a new airport needed, questions Chin
KUALA LUMPUR, 17 Jan 2009: Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities Datuk Peter Chin Fah Kui said that his ministry was not against any development including building a new airport, if needed. The issue is not whether the airport can be built on palm-oil land or not, he said to reporters when asked on Sime […]
Govt asked to review Labu airport plan
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Jan 2009: The Malaysian Airline System Employees Union (MASEU) today asked the government to review its plan to construct an airport in Labu, Negeri Sembilan, because of safety aspects that need to be considered. MASEU executive secretary Mustafar Maarof said the government needed to re-evaluate the location of the new airport as […]
Shooting at Delhi airport
NEW DELHI, 5 Dec 2008: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the arrival gate of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) early this morning but no casualties were reported. According to Indian television stations, a group of gunmen fired three rounds at about 1am, before escaping in a Qualis car, which a bore a Haryana state […]
Bangkok airport remains closed
BANGKOK, 26 Nov 2008: The Suvarnabhumi Airport today remained closed and dozens of flights were cancelled as anti-government protesters continued to block all roads leading to Thailand’s main gateway. The Airport of Thailand (AOT) authority had earlier said it wanted to reopen the airport at noon but this did not materialise as anti-government supporters had […]
