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hello,
i think it's still too early to say whether the project is good or not.....
.......we should wait for MSC to finish before we can
say anything...........one more thing....our leaders never follow that damn
old
Lee Kuan Yew advice.....nor use his idea....dont compare
Bangkok with Malaysia....coz Bangkok got it's own 'special'
attraction....SEX TRADE........also dont compare with Singapore
and Hong Kong....both of them are established airports and international
trade center.........ours is still new....
--[ ORaNG MuDE ]--
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Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 4:57 PM
Subject: H-Net* Re: [alternatif-net] Asiaweek Business27Oct2000-KLIA-White
Elephant That May Not Fly
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> In less than 15 years
>
> we can see the result
> sistem berasaskan tamak
>
>
>
> Hal hanis wrote:
>
> > Asiaweek Business
> > October 27, 2000
> >
> > Malaysia's (Not So) International Airport
> > This is One White Elephant That May Not Fly
> >
> > By ASSIF SHAMEEN
> >
> > Build and they shall come. That was Malaysian Prime Minister Dr.
Mahathir
> > Mohamed's strategy in the pre-Crisis era. Tens of billions of dollars
were
> > spent on prestige projects, from highways to skyscrapers to gleaming
> > shopping malls. Today, while Malaysia claims that its economy is fast
> > recovering, its capital Kuala Lumpur has the highest vacancy rate for
office
> > towers, shopping malls and hotels among major Asian cities. True,
Malaysians
> > have built them all. But nobody's interested in filling them.
> >
> > While Malaysia's billion-dollar 88-storeyed landmark Petronas Tower (60%
> > occupied at last count) doesn't quite look like a white elephant, even
> > though it is nearly half empty and may never provide its owners a decent
> > return on their investment, the US$2.6 billion Kuala Lumpur
International
> > Airport or KLIA is now decidedly starting to look like one, though.
Built an
> > hour and half drive away from the Malaysian capital in what was once a
palm
> > oil plantation near Sepang, KLIA has never taken off since it opened
over
> > two and half years ago. Two weeks ago, British Airways suspended all
> > services to and from KLIA. BA's decision to pull out of the airport
follows
> > similar decisions by Australia's Qantas and Ansett Airlines and
Germany's
> > Lufthansa over the past two years. Other major global airlines like
United,
> > American, Swissair, Air France, and SAS have all avoided flying to
Malaysia.
> > KLIA is now reduced to receiving a handful of Asian airlines, as well as
> > some second-tier international carriers. Bangkok airport, which caters
to
> > twice as many passengers each day, is used by three times as many
foreign
> > airlines as KLIA. The gap between them is widening in favor of the Thai
> > capital, even though it has a tired, old and cramped airport.
> >
> > Singapore's Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew once said one of his top
initial
> > priorities was to make Singapore's airport the best there was in Asia,
> > because an airport is often the first thing foreigners see when they
land in
> > a country. First impressions are almost always the most lasting ones, he
> > reasoned. Malaysian leaders may have taken that advice too literally.
When
> > Mahathir first decided to move Malaysia's main international airport
from
> > Subang to Sepang some 12 years ago, his objective was to turn Kuala
Lumpur
> > into a regional hub. East Asia already has several airline hubs
Singapore,
> > Hong Kong and Bangkok. Another hub so close to the existing three hubs
> > seemed like a non-starter. But Mahathir's aim wasn't to displace
Singapore
> > or Hong Kong, just to take some business away from them. Still, airports
> > aren't just about passengers. They are also about cargo. KLIA lags way
> > behind in cargo, because Malaysian exporters tend to truck their goods
to
> > Singapore's Changi, from where they can reach global markets more cost
> > effectively. Passengers to and from Malaysia are doing the same by
taking
> > the shuttle flight to Singapore to connect to other global destinations.
> >
> > With the advent of super jumbos like the new Airbus A3XX or Boeing's
> > 747-Stretch X, airports around the world will be further divided into
hubs
> > and spokes. Hubs will be airports where all the major regional and
global
> > airlines fly to and from, while local and regional airlines take
passengers
> > to nearby spokes. Singapore and Hong Kong have already carved their
niches
> > as Asia's premier hubs. Bangkok is actually bigger than Singapore and
> > carried 28 million passengers over the past 12 months compared to
> > Singapore's 27 million and Hong Kong's 30 million. KLIA, which is 63rd
> > biggest airport in the world and 11th biggest in Asia carried just 15
> > million passengers during the past 12 months.
> >
> > The success of Bangkok airport as a hub proves an important point. I
believe
> > you don't need to spend billions on infrastructure to get a lot of
business.
> > So what is Kuala Lumpur to do about its US$2.6 billion investment?
Malaysian
> > officials still seem to believe they can turn their little spoke into a
huge
> > hub. An annual Grand Prix fills the airport on the morning after, but it
> > can't turn a spoke into a hub all year round. Malaysians are talking
about
> > offering lower landing fees and other enticements to lure foreign
carriers
> > to KLIA. But I believe they might want to try open sky policy. Let any
> > airline land at KLIA and take passengers or cargo to anywhere it wants
to at
> > any time. Sure, it might force the already debt-ridden flag-carrier
Malaysia
> > Airlines into further financial disarray and even necessitate a
> > state-sponsored Malaysian-style bailout. But it would dig KLIA from the
hole
> > it's stuck in. Malaysian capital might not become a hub it has always
wanted
> > to be. But it might just prevent KLIA from becoming world's most
expensive
> > "spoke" airport.
> >
> >
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