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'Old' Subang Airport

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The last fire was in '94 I think...

I was on Malaysian One coming from LHR

When realised that we circled Teluk Intan a few times

that I got to know there're delays due to radar failure...

 

Since we had First Lady on board

(I know 'cos the FA mistook my friend & me as her 'body guards' :lol: )

we had priority landing... maybe 'bingo' too :p ...

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The last fire was in '94 I think...

I was on Malaysian One coming from LHR

When realised that we circled Teluk Intan a few times

that I got to know there're delays due to radar failure...

 

 

Teluk Intan...mmmh. my home town !

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The last fire was in '94 I think...

Radar fire was indeed in 1994. At that time, I was still studying in the UK. I remember about the chaos and we almost miss our connecting flights from SIN to LHR.

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Part of this plan was to arrange LIMA to be held in Subang..THat's just what i heard..Maybe plan change to build a bus station like SV mentioned..

 

If 'LIMA' is to be held in Subang, then it will become 'SIA' - Subang International Air Show, drops maritime... :p

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Wow..Subang International Air Show..

 

But i'll be in Lembah Beringin!! :o :(

 

Alaaa..gotta forfeit my vantage point in my house to A Levels... :angry:

 

On a side note,

 

The radar fire in 1994..i remember it very well...was with my dad in the hangar...when the radar erupted in flames! I remember hearing this though...

"Aslam...the bloody turning thing is on fire!!"

Must've been an apprentice... :p

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I recall the tower fire was arson, and somebody was convicted of it. I can't remember if the other fires were arson too.

 

 

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I like those pics Fairizuan. Bring lots of memories. The one with the 3 young ladies was a place I liked so much to watch MSA 737s...until they blocked it off. I see a JAL DC-8 in that picture... perhaps not many notice that MH's cheatline has close resemblance to that of old JAL.

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Yea, very 70's. B) If I'm not mistaken, before they blocked the area, people can access the viewing area somewhere nearby A&W restaurant right?

 

I really luv B) and missed the mural design inside T1, very Malaysian. Unfortunately can't find any pics of it. And of course the best roti canai I ever had at SZB staff canteen. Their kari... totally out of this world. B)

Edited by M N Fairizuan

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hmmmm Subang was a nice place :)

still is a great place!

It's a real shame they pulled down the old terminal.. surely they could have converted it into an exhibition hall?? it would be ideal for a KL international Aerospace Exhibition (KLIAE) hehehe :D

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Second was the tower fire. Must be in 1992 because at that time I was doing ground school at the MAS simulator building. And on the day after the fire MAS engineering had an open day at the hangar.

 

Yeah I did remember something about that. After studying in NZ for a year as an International student, my family migrated to NZ in 1992 and I remember that just before we took our flight, the news came through and said that Subang airport was on fire, this resulted the closure of area between gate 1-4 (the closest side to end of runway).

 

Really miss Subang T1's balcony and the spiral ramps.... Subang T1 is like the witness to the growth of our country.

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Subang is a definately beautiful.......remember took flights to Honolulu via SIN in 1991 with 1994-so on around SEA with MH........all thru SZB

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I particularly like the design of the control tower...definitively unique.

 

The fire to which it was subjected caused traffic to be limited I recall - MAS even had to combine pax from several flights to JHB onto a single one on a 747 from KUL.

Edited by H Azmal

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what lies at Subang nowdays...

 

...

IPB Image

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IPB Image

...

 

Hey amzari, you have pics of last Sunday's KCH DHL culprit here! :o

 

.naim

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An old postcard of Subang at eBay. I can almost feel being there... what a great place it was.

 

Although it says postally used in 1984, I believe the picture was photographed much earlier. By 1984, the aerobridges were being or have been installed, and the viewing gallery with the circular 'deck' was gone.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Airport-Postcard-Suban...1QQcmdZViewItem

Edited by Rozhan

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Looks like every a/c photo taken and posted here have some ill fated incident?? :blink:

I remember one in flight log book A330 rego 9M-MKE, and weeks later it end up overshooting while making 180 turn at runway end, now this one, same fate hehe.. just jk jk anyways.. :p

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The eerie part is - it's all at KCH so far ! :unsure:

It is not the aircraft, it is the airport.

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