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it's depend on MAHB's willingness to lower current airport charges

GROWTH POTENTIAL: Carrier wants Malacca and Langkawi airport tax reduced to as low as RM10 Airasia Bhd is looking to introduce international flights from Malacca and Langkawi airports as it sees their tremendous potential in attracting more regional traffic. To facilitate such a move, the low-cost carrier has requested Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) to reduce passenger service charges at the two airports to as low as RM10 per international passenger from RM65. “We believe that Malacca and Langkawi offer tremendous potential in attracting international traffic as both are well-known tourist destinations,” AirAsia Bhd chief executive officer Aireen Omar told Business Times yesterday. AirAsia feels that the reduced service charges need not mean lower revenue for MAHB as the higher volume could mean more retail business at the airports. “It will be a win-win situation for both AirAsia and MAHB if we can stimulate passenger traffic growth. AirAsia is doing its part by reducing fares and we hope MAHB will assist by reducing its charges. “Passengers need incentives to fly to a new destination. We can provide low fares but if the airport charge is close to 70 per cent of the air ticket, it will be quite a disincentive,” she said. For example, Aireen said, AirAsia charges an average fare of RM85 for one way between Singapore and Langkawi. The passenger service charge, or commonly known as airport tax, is RM65 per passenger, which is almost 70 per cent of the ticket price. AirAsia sees potential in introducing more international connections to Langkawi but passengers need incentives to fly to the resort island. As such, lower air fare and airport tax will help. As for Malacca, Aireen said the airport is under-utilised. “We feel that there is potential to attract traffic from China but again, the passengers need incentives. “Malacca airport should not have a similar passenger service charge as the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. It has a smaller catchment area and to stimulate passenger traffic it needs to offer lower charges,” she said.

had spent a night on the landside last year. cannot sleep at all on the benches. The police on patrol will disturbed those who sleep at the airport. i had my passport and air ticket checked twice. i feel Klia benches at the departure and observation deck are better, at least i had a deep sleep for 3 hours.

Crashed 737 pushed into dive during go-around Initial flight-data recorder analysis indicates that the pilots of the Tatarstan Boeing 737-500 which crashed at Kazan pushed the aircraft into a steep dive after the jet pitched up during a go-around. Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee states that the crew engaged go-around thrust after assessing the aircraft’s position relative to the runway. The autopilot was disconnected and the aircraft flown manually. As the engines increased power the crew retracted the 737’s flaps from the 30° position to 15°. But the thrust from the underwing engines pitched the aircraft nose-up, and it climbed at a pitch of 25°. This led the airspeed to bleed away from 150kt to 125kt, says the inquiry. The pilots, after retracting the landing-gear, countered the climb and the loss of airspeed by pushing the control column forward – pushing the aircraft into a dive at a height of just 700m (2,300ft). Investigators point out that the aircraft did not exceed its angle-of-attack limit, indicating that there was no stall. During the “intense” dive the aircraft reached 75° pitch down, says the inquiry, and it slammed into the ground at over 240kt just 45s after initiating the missed approach. Both CFM International CFM56 engines were functioning until the moment of impact, and there is no immediate indication of system failure. While the flight-data recorder has generated detailed information the cockpit-voice recording mechanism was found to be missing after its container was opened. Investigators are conducting a search for the device. The inquiry has not established whether somatogravic illusion might have played a role in the night-time accident. Somatogravic illusion occurs when the brain, in the absence of visual references, misinterprets the sensations caused by rapid acceleration, during a climb, as excessive pitch. This can cause pilots to react with sharp nose-down input, enough to push the aircraft into a dive at low altitude. [...]

heard Melaka Air has acquire a B737-400 since May but until now still no sight of them start operation.

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Another one still in critical.Hope and pray she can pull through.

http://maverickysm.blogspot.ca/2013/09/klia2-unexpected-soil-conditions-or.html

yes..third runway at KLIA. any latest aerial imagery ?

An Air China Airbus A319-100, registration B-2364 performing flight CA-4538 from Yiwu to Chengdu (China) with 74 passengers, was backtracking runway 02 around noon in heat and bright sunshine to position for departure when after crossing the runway threshold to turn around on the runway end safety area the main wheels began to sink into the asphalt of the paved surface effectively disabling the aircraft. The airport was closed until the passengers had disembarked and the aircraft had been moved back onto safe paved surface. By then the aircraft had sunk in by about 10 cm/4 inches. The airport suspects that the unusual heat paired with the extreme bright sunshine caused the asphalt of the runway end safety area to soften to the point where it couldn't support the 60 tons of the aircraft weight anymore.

it is confirmed by Airport staff that Wings Air has pulled out from Melaka since last month. Malindo coming? Sky-aviation is serving Melaka - PekanBaru sector only. They also cease Melaka - Tanjung Pinang route.

didnt elaborate

Astro AEC news reported the pilot had a short term memory loss.