News about airport

BUTTERWORTH (Feb 11): The Penang government was not aware that a memorandum of understanding (MoU) will be signed between the Kedah government and an international company regarding the construction of Kulim International Airport (KXP), understood to take place on Monday (Feb 10).

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 3): A task force from the Malaysian Embassy in Beijing has begun operating a secretariat in Wuhan city to assist Malaysians in the evacuation process following the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak in the country.

KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 3): To say Malaysia’s much anticipated Visit Malaysia Year 2020 (VMY2020) is not off to a good start is probably an understatement, what with the severe blow dealt to the tourism industry by the Wuhan virus, now a global health emergency that has caused the death of over 300 and infected over 14,000 worldwide since the start of the outbreak at end-December.

KUALA NERUS (Jan 30): In efforts to prevent the spread of 2019 novel coronavirus in Terengganu, the management of the Sultan Mahmud Airport (LTSM), in collaboration with the Kuala Nerus district health office, held a briefing session with more than 200 staff on duty at the airport.

IPOH (Jan 24): Eight Chinese nationals who arrived in Johor Bahru from Singapore yesterday, have been placed under quarantine at a hotel there under the supervision of the Health Ministry.

NILAI (Jan 16): Construction of the new Nilai-Labu highway to Bandar Enstek, which is part of the Malaysia Vision Valley 2.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 14): Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir is hopeful that the Kulim International Airport (KXP) would be operational in 2024.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 7): Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) group chief executive officer (CEO) Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin has stepped down two years short of his three-year contract, handing the reins over to its chief operating officer (COO) Datuk Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh.

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 3): The immigration arrival area at klia2 has been expanded to twice its original size, doubling its capacity.

When the Ministry of Transport (MoT) announced the Cabinet's decision to disband the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom), it caused an outcry in the investing community.