PETALING JAYA, July 12 (Bernama) — The KLIA2 will no longer be a low cost terminal, but Malaysia’s first hybrid airport with upgraded business class services, alongside total international passenger segregation, said Deputy Minister of Transport, Datuk Ab.Aziz Kaprawi.
The upgraded business class services at the under construction airport, is as per the request of Air Asia.
“KLIA2 has an inbuilt segregation of arriving and departing international passengers and from two storeys, the building has become three, contributing to the increase in construction cost to RM4 billion.
“The segregation is also to strengthen safety and address the human trafficking issue,” said Aziz.
He told the media this after officiating community airline Firefly’s inaugural ATR72-600 commercial flight to Johor’s Senai International Airport from Subang today.
Meanwhile, the ATR72-600 is Firefly’s thirteenth aircraft and had arrived in Subang from Toulouse, France, earlier this week.
“We are proud to finally operate our new ATR72-600. The turboprop is no longer a thing of the past, but the future, for short distance air travel.
“It will help us further improve guest experience and most importantly, safety of passengers,” said Ignatius Ong, Firefly’s Chief Executive Officer.
“The new aircraft will be used to add frequencies to existing routes in order to increase total passenger capacity,” he added.
The ATR 72-600 is the first of 20 such aircraft ordered in 2007 by the Malaysian Airlines subsidiary from the manufacturer in France.
-BERNAMA
