Mohd Suhaimi Fariz

Because they put a lot more duty free stores airside. This doesn't work here because Malaysians aren't heavy duty free shoppers.

Now you're just picking at straws to be honest. JV or not, it still contributes to the bottom line. I can see why jani's only smiling...

Airport's major source of revenue is retail. Even in Changi their revenue is mostly derived from retail. You want no retail fine, then cough up the PSC. And are they though? I was there last week, and many of the shops are operating fine. Most of the shops that are closed are located post the escalators, which is fairly logical since people hardly ever go there.

I'm talking about certification issues. Many other countries' regulation bodies put their trust in the FAA that they don't require in depth certification of new airplane models. But now that trust is broken because reports that the FAA's rushed certification of the MAX surfaced. Why? Because they need to promote Boeing to the world. History have shown how this conflict of interest is wrong - the DC-10's cargo door issue for one, where McDonnell Douglas pleaded with the FAA not to issue an Airworthiness Directive regarding the cargo doors which could affect sales of the plane. It ended up with Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashing in Paris, becoming the worst aviation disaster in the world at the time. Businesses need regulations that protects consumers. Otherwise if they are allowed to run rampant they will maximize profits at the expense of the customer. MAVCOM can become the watchdog if managed properly. Because they need the retail revenue in order to cover expenses. And again, I find myself being a broken record - it's not like you have to walk the length of Midvalley or One Utama. If my mother who isn't exactly the world's fittest person can traverse the airport with no fuss, I don't see why others should, especially the young ones! Many here might like the cowshed that is the LCCT, but I certainly don't, especially considering the experience I had with AK stranding my travel party for 6 hours. In fact, I'm pretty sure that even if MAHB went ahead with building an enlarged cowshed LCCT, many here would still find things to complain about! Anyways, on another note... Is this for real? Of all the things that needs to be done, these people are worried about the bloody name?

I've walked up and down the shopping mall with luggage. I honestly don't see what the big fuss is about. Again, as I've said a million times before, it's not like you have to walk the length of Midvalley or One Utama. No it's not. CAAM should focus solely on maintaining air safety, and MAVCOM should be focusing on promoting aviation commerce. In fact, if the US does the same, they could have avoided the MAX fiasco since the FAA's dual mandate of promoting aviation commerce & maintaining air safety is a conflict of interest.

That's because the new ticket policy hasn't fully applied yet. Many are flying on tickets booked prior to the new policy. How is that nonsense? Sounds perfectly logical to me, kind of like how smoking seats were assigned when smoking was allowed on planes.

Changi's main revenue comes from retail. And many here complain about klia2's shopping mall...

Indeed. Just look at EY. EK meanwhile is cancelling plane orders left & right. Shrewd.

Indeed. One can dream big but if one isn't willing to pay for the dream to become a reality, then one should stop dreaming.

So another Indonesian airline wanting to make their mark here?

RM 10 on the ground will get you a much larger portion than this.

If it worked for the American airlines, it damn well will work here.

Based on the website - yes. https://www.malaysiaairlines.com/kr/en/experience/goldenlounge/lounge-partners.html

The problems with the MAX is fixable. And it will be fixable. So no rush for MAS to think about switching etc etc. Again, it boils down to the fact that of the 350 aircraft flying thousands of flights daily, only 2 of them crashed. If there's anything inherently wrong with the aircraft, we'd be seeing more crashes.

Boeing isn't taking new NG orders if I'm not mistaken.

They can make an announcement & will still get the question "What's available?". People have poor attention span. Do you recall every single cabin announcement made when you fly?

Problem is - with whom? Garuda? Most definitely not, the Indonesian wouldn't want Malaysian hands to mix with their own flag carrier. Singapore? Why would they bother? Thai? Same thing. Royal Brunei? What for?

They want to do a Kansai airport type development near Batu Maung - https://www.themalaysianinsight.com/s/133451

It seems Asiana's also seem to struggle financially - they're selling available assets. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-asiana-airlines-auditor/south-koreas-asiana-fails-to-get-accounting-sign-off-shares-suspended-idUSKCN1R308H

NRT/HND - adequate demand. Paya Lebar/Changi - not relevant, considering Paya Lebar is now a military airbase. You can argue about Seletar, but even then the traffic into XSP is inconsequential compared to SIN. KUL/SZB - SZB's traffic is inconsequential, compared to KUL. Same issue with XSP. In the case of Kulim & Penang, the demand is just not there so Kulim will definitely end up as a white elephant. Either expand Penang, or build Kulim. You can't have both.

Honestly, there's no reason for Kulim airport unless it works as a replacement for PEN. Anything else will not make any logic whatsoever, and there's simply no excuse to keep PEN open if Kulim Airport is to be developed Given that the development is starting from scratch, connections to Penang like train lines etc can be built to connect Kulim to the island. If one argues about distance I'd say it's bull - given that the distance of the proposed airport location in Kuala Muda to Bayan Lepas is almost similar to KL-KUL, and that didn't stop KUL in the least bit. If they do it in Kulim proper instead of Kuala Muda, even better as the distance would be much less. Close down PEN, and repurpose the airport land for something else, a larger industrial estate or affordable housing, I don't know. But to develop Kulim and still keep Penang open is simply STUPID.

1) As if the Europeans are shaking in their boots. Plenty of other countries with more substantial defence budgets are knocking at their door. 2) As if China wants to entertain Mahathir after his frankly humiliating attempts at antagonizing the Mainlanders. Typical Mahathir bully MO. No wonder Malaysia was in the doldrums, diplomatically during his 22 year reign. And now he's going back to the old days.

Yes, the weather station is further up the road, just before the guard house to enter the airport perimeter (thanks to klia2 being constructed). They need to alleviate the problem of people hanging out near the threshold of 32L to watch the planes fly above them. I remember driving through Jalan Pekeliling & reaching that area the line of cars parked there were a lot. I don't recall that place being busy a few years back.

Piratization is here again! And I think he'll have to take it to atone for his sins of supporting Bossku prior to the elections. Probably even pay a premium. MH will end up like FAX - dead as a doornail. Great!

I'll believe him when I see the funder. Last time they say the third national car was privately funded, but it turns out that the "private funders" are Khazanah-owned companies...