Malaysia government to study airport plan
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Malaysia’s Transport Minister, Ong Tee Keat, will study the country’s National Airport Master Plan submitted by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) this week, The Business Times has reported.
Main issues will involve how the new airport in Labu, proposed by AirAsia, will gel with the master plan, initiated in July 2007 to set the direction for the future development of airports and the aviation infrastructure in the country.
“I will be going through the master plan submitted by MAHB in the next few days, so let’s take it one step at a time,” Ong was reported saying.
The Minister was asked if AirAsia’s proposed new airport would conflict with the government’s plan to turn Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang into the country’s aviation hub.
The study was recently completed and includes a plan to build a permanent low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) in KLIA by 2011, the report said. If AirAsia goes ahead with the new airport, KLIA will have one LCCT, while AirAsia will have its own airport in Labu from which it will operate.
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