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PAS : KE ARAH PEMERINTAHAN ISLAM YANG ADIL
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I don't like that airport. (what i see is the extra cost paid and to be paid by
our people.
we have to pay more tol, more parking, and it's not once by EVERY time.
I have nothing to be proud of as far as the airport is concern.
I pity several other govt officer.
Azmi wrote:
> Assalamu'alaikum,
>
> No doubt that we need a bigger airport than Subang because at present it
> can't cope with the increase of passengers & cargos into the country via the
> airport.
>
> Due to its constraints, the expansion of Subang Airport might not be cost
> effective & practical. Hence, the construction of a new airport is a must!
> .......Not Putrajaya.
>
> The root of problem that they are facing now is not the airport itself but
> the people who are managing it.
>
> We can't deny that it's a very attractive airport & definitely will give
> good first impression to out guest. Nevertheless, there are lots of
> improvement need to be done i.e. the service, shop rental, promotion etc.
> Again, we have to accept the fact that we can't replace Changi Airport as
> the main regional hub.
>
> The cronies of mahader must be replaced if we want to see result!!! It's not
> a mistake to build the airport. ....Just that if it is planned properly &
> managed by those who used Al Quran & Hadith as the base......we will see
> result!
>
> This is not a political motivated....only the truth & common sense.
>
> Again....the key word is "MANAGEMENT"!!!!
>
> Assalamu'alaikum..
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "abuhanif" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Hal hanis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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> Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 4:57 PM
> Subject: H-Net* Re: [alternatif-net] Asiaweek
> Business27Oct2000-KLIA-WhiteElephant 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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