New airlines coming to SZB

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SUBANG, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Subang SkyPark Sdn Bhd expects two more airlines, one from Indonesia and the other from Thailand, to fly into the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport this year.

 

Its chief operating officer Janardhanan Gopala Krishnan said the two airlines were in the process of getting the necessary approvals from the relevant ministries and authorities.

 

"The airline from Thailand has almost completed the process while for the Indonesian airline, discussions are still ongoing," he said during a media tour of the SkyPark Terminal at the airport here Thursday.

 

Subang SkyPark is the commercial operator of the SkyPark Terminal. Currently, the airport is home to Berjaya Air and Firefly flights.

 

Janardhanan said total passenger movement at the airport was projected to double this year from 1.3 million last year.

 

This was due to increase flight frequencies and destination expansion as Berjaya Air and Firefly will be getting additional aircraft this year, he said.

 

At the moment, the airport accommodates an average of 60 flights per day, comprising local and regional arrivals and departures.

 

"We already see the passenger number increasing from 2008 when we first started the project to December last year, up by five-fold," Janardhanan said.

 

He said for this year, the immediate focus was to improve some of the service offerings at the terminal.

 

The company is upgrading the check-in counters, ticketing offices, food and beverage outlets, retail stores, valet parking service, amenities such as broadband Wi-Fi, and public convenience.

 

The company will kickstart development of the hangar complex and maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility for commercial and corporate aircraft, Janardhanan said.

 

He said that work is also scheduled to start on the Commercial Nexus for leisure destinations in the third quarter.

 

Subang SkyPark is involved in the RM300 million redevelopment plan for the Subang airport, with RM40 million for phase one to refurbish the terminal.

 

Phase two will be for the MRO facility costing RM110 million while the development of the Commercial Nexus costing RM150 million is earmarked for phase three.

 

Source: http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsbusiness.php?id=477955

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SUBANG, Feb 25 (Bernama) -- Subang SkyPark Sdn Bhd expects two more airlines, one from Indonesia and the other from Thailand, to fly into the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah International Airport this year.

 

Happy Air will serve Subang - Hatyai route soon.

 

Flight No From To

HAT 1449 Subang Hatyai MON WED FRI SUN

HAT 1448 Hatyai Subang MON WED FRI SUN

 

 

From their website

[Tamizi Hj Tamby 1]

OK,at least we already know about the Thai Airline flying to SZB.Any info about the Indonesian one?

 

And looks like there's an opportunity to snap the Saab 340

[Kenneth T 0]

Hope the 2 airlines will make SZB more alive by then...

[Y C LEONG 1]

though SZB is on the drop down list, the flight isn't bookable yet

[Sanjay Thaker 0]

Happy Air has services to LGK at the moment

[flee 5]

though SZB is on the drop down list, the flight isn't bookable yet <_>

I think only March bookings are open. I saw a fare of 900 baht one way.

[Peter Smith 1]

I assume the indonesian airline would be Riau Airlines? Did they not fly (or perhaps still do) a flight from Pekanbaru to Melaka?

[Kenneth Chong WT 0]

HAPPY AIR! I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU! I've always wanted to try Saab 340...

[Ashmil Abd Ghani 0]

Happy news fro 2010 for SZB spotters...Hope it will become reality not after a news then silent...

[Samuel Chy 0]

i forgotted from where i saw it. but i clearly remember i saw the Riau map, one of the flight is KL.