Malaysia is to build a new low-cost carrier terminal at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) after rejecting pleas from the country's only low-cost carrier, AirAsia, to construct the terminal at Subang Airport.
According to Malaysia's ministry of transport, the government has decided to build a 100 million ringgit ($26 million) terminal at KLIA for low-cost carriers. Transport minister Chan Kong Choy "did not say when work will start, but it will be within the vicinity of KLIA and will be completed in mid-2006", says the ministry.
Choy says the government chose KLIA because it had already earmarked the newer airport for expansion whereas Subang, Kuala Lumpur's old airport, is due to become a regional hub for maintenance, repair and overhaul.
Source: Flight International
