Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad

Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad is poised for continued growth in air travel, having surpassed pre-pandemic levels with 73 airlines operating in Malaysia.

Gateway Development Alliance, a consortium led by Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional, has offered to acquire Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.

The return of international service from China has contributed to the ongoing recovery of traffic at Routes Asia 2024 host Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad.

Routes Asia is set to convene in Langkawi this week, bringing together more than 900 decision makers from airlines, airports, and destinations.

Construction of Kuantan’s new airport will begin in 2024, with completion expected in 2026. The 3,000-acre airport aims to link the city to destinations abroad.

The FAA has upgraded Malaysia’s air safety rating, paving the way for airlines to add service to the US and launch new routes.

Charting the resurgence of air transport in markets around the word, Routes looks at the easing of travel restrictions in Malaysia.

Passenger figures for February show how COVID-19 is affecting the country.

In the third of a three-part feature, Routesonline takes a closer look at the individuals shortlisted in three categories of the World Routes Awards 2019.

Following a record-breaking number of votes, more than 30 organisations and ten individuals have been recognised for their outstanding achievements.

Following a record-breaking year for exhibitors in Guangzhou, the world’s leading airports, tourism authorities, suppliers and airlines are confirmed to exhibit in Adelaide.

Twenty-one airports and destinations have been recognised by the airline network planning community for their marketing support.

We speak to Mohamed Sallauddin Mat Sah, general manager of Airline Marketing team at Malaysia Airports, the Overall Winner of the Routes Asia 2018 Marketing Awards, to gain an insight into how they work, and what winning the award meant to them.

Nominations must be received by midnight (GMT) Friday 25 January to be considered for the awards.

As part of its involvement at World Routes, Routesonline spoke to Malaysia Airports to find out more about its ambitions.

Our exhibitors will host a number of unique and exciting activities on their stands including; food, drinks, entertainment, giveaways, prizes and much more. Make the most of your World Routes experience by visiting as many stands as possible.

Malaysia Airports is seeking secondary and tertiary points in high growth markets, including China and India.

Passenger satisfaction still more vital than raising revenues, World Routes 2017 hears.

Malaysia Airports is continuing to engage with its airline partners and stakeholders in order to capture key markets and improve short to medium haul connectivity in high growth markets for mutual benefits of all parties and strengthen the airport’s role in the regional air transport system.

The expanded network, which includes six Chinese cities that have never been served directly by a Malaysian airline, is just the first stage of an ambitious plan to more than triple Malaysia Airlines’ China business, adding more than ten additional cities to its network by the early 2020s.

From the outside little appears to have changed, however over the past 18 months Malaysia Airlines has been completely re-born as a business, and is now planning a growth trajectory across southeast Asia under the stewardship of former Ryanair executive, Peter Bellew.

We sat down with Kirsty Studholme, Digital Sales Manager, to find out how delegates can use Route Exchange to maximise their presence at World Routes.

Despite making its retreat from the European market back in 2012 due to high fuel costs, airport taxes and weak demand, it has been AirAsia X’s ambition to return to the Continent with more fuel efficient twin engine equipment once market conditions improved.

Speaking to Routesonline on the sidelines of the Routes Asia Strategy Summit, where he was a panellist discussing airport infrastructure and whether countries could keep with the growing demand for air travel, Datuk Badilisham Ghazali, managing director of Malaysia Airports Holdings, said the company doesn’t simply want to grow with airline partners, but to anticipate their requirements ahead of time.

The carrier will end its flights on January 25, 2015 as difficult trading conditions between Malaysia and Australia and particularly price competition from Malaysia Airlines over the last year have made it unprofitable.