Firefly akan terima 4 lagi pesawat tahun ini dan perkenal destinasi baharu

SYARIKAT penerbangan Firefly akan menerima empat lagi pesawat jenis ATR72-600 dengan 72 tempat duduk pada tahun ini. 

Menurut laporan mStar Online bertarikh 26 Januari 2015, anak syarikat penerbangan milik penuh Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS) ini akan menerima empat pesawat baharu pada tahun ini sekali gus membolehkannya menambah kekerapan laluan-laluan sedia ada dan memperkenalkan destinasi penerbangan baharu. 

Pada ketika ini, Firefly mempunyai 16 buah pesawat daripada jenis ATR72-500 (12 buah) dan ATR72-600 (empat buah) dengan 72 tempat duduk dan beroperasi dari dua hab utamanya, iaitu Lapangan Terbang Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah (LTSAAS) di Subang dan Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (PIA). 

Berdasarkan laporan The Star Online pula bertarikh 19 Mei 2014 dengan tajuk "Firefly plans to add five new destinations" dengan memberi tumpuan pengembangan laluan antarabangsa dari Pulau Pinang dan Kota Bharu dengan menyasarkan Sumatera, Selatan Thailand, dan Indochina (Vietnam dan Kemboja). 

Menurut Ketua Pegawai Eksekutif Firefly, Ignatius Ong mereka berminat untuk terbang dari Kota Bharu ke Vietnam dan Kemboja sekali gus mengukuhkan hab Pantai Timurnya di Kota Bharu. Dua laluan berpotensi dari Kota Bharu ke Vietnam dan Kemboja ialah Kota Bharu - Bandar Raya Ho Chi Minh dan Kota Bharu - Phnom Penh. 

Firefly launches new Self Check-in Kiosk in Kota Bharu Airport

KOTA BHARU: The orange kiosk is conveniently located inside the Sultan Ismail Petra Airport and available for check-in on all Firefly domestic and Malaysia Airlines Code-share flights. 

Beat long queues or re-print your boarding pass with this easy to use touch screen kiosk. For more info, please click this link: http://www.fireflyz.com.my/self-check-in-kiosk

Malindo Air susun semula jadual penerbangan dari Kota Bharu ke Kuala Lumpur, Pulau Pinang, dan Melaka

SYARIKAT penerbangan Malindo Airways (Malindo Air) menjadualkan semula perkhidmatan penerbangan bagi laluan Kota Bharu - Pulau Pinang dan Kota Bharu  - Melaka berkuat kuasa 1 Februari 2015 serta laluan Kuala Lumpur - Kota Bharu berkuat kuasa 6 Februari 2015. 

Penerbangan OD1722 dari Pulau Pinang ke Kota Bharu dijadualkan berlepas pada jam 11:45 dan dijadualkan tiba di Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail Petra Kota Bharu (LTSIP) pada jam 12:40, manakala penerbangan OD1721 dari Kota Bharu ke Pulau Pinang dijadualkan berlepas pada jam 17:00 dan dijadualkan tiba di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (PIA) pada jam 17:55. 

Penerbangan OD1723 dari Kota Bharu ke Melaka pula dijadualkan berlepas pada jam 13:00 pada setiap hari dan dijadualkan tiba di Lapangan Terbang Melaka (LTM) pada jam 14:35, manakala penerbangan OD1724 dari Melaka ke Kota Bharu dijadualkan berlepas pada jam 15:00 dan dijadualkan tiba di LTSIP jam 16:35. 

Sementara itu, penerbangan OD2302 dari Kuala Lumpur ke Kota Bharu dijadualkan berlepas pada jam 06:40 pada dan dijadualkan tiba di LTSIP pada jam 07:35, manakala penerbangan OD2301 dari Kota Bharu ke Kuala Lumpur dijadualkan berlepas pada jam 08:15 dan dijadualkan tiba di Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA) pada jam 09:15.

Perkhidmatan penerbangan bagi sektor-sektor Kota Bharu - Pulau Pinang, Kota Bharu - Melaka, dan Kota Bharu - Kuala Lumpur ini ditawarkan dengan kekerapan sekali sehari atau tujuh kali seminggu. 

Selain itu, perkhidmatan penerbangan dari Subang Kuala Lumpur ke Kota Bharu dan sebaliknya akan disusun semula kepada enam penerbangan sehari mulai 1 Februari 2015. 

Untuk maklumat lanjut dan tempahan tiket secara dalam talian, sila layari laman sesawang www.malindoair.com.

Malindo Air perkenal laluan Kota Bharu - Ipoh mulai 14 Feb 2015

SYARIKAT penerbangan Malindo Airways (Malindo Air) akan membuka laluan penerbangan Kota Bharu (KBR) - Ipoh (IPH) mulai 14 Februari 2015 (Sabtu) dengan kekerapan tiga kali seminggu, iaitu setiap hari Selasa, Khamis, dan Sabtu. 

Penerbangan OD1725 dari Lapangan Terbang Sultan Azlan Shah Ipoh (LTSAS) dijadualkan berlepas pada jam 12:05 dan dijadualkan tiba di Lapangan Terbang Sultan Ismail Petra Kota Bharu (LTSIP) pada jam 13:15, manakala penerbangan OD1726 dari LTSIP ke LTSAS dijadualkan berlepas pada jam 13:40 dan dijadualkan tiba pada jam 14:50.

Bandar raya Ipoh, iaitu bandar raya keempat terbesar di Malaysia selepas Kuala Lumpur, George Town, dan Johor Bahru menjadi destinasi penerbangan kelima oleh Malindo Air dari atau ke Kota Bharu selepas laluan-laluan Kota Bharu - Subang Kuala Lumpur, Kota Bharu - Pulau Pinang, Kota Bharu - Kuala Lumpur,  dan Kota Bharu - Melaka. 

Penerbangan terus ini menggunakan pesawat ATR72-600 dan mengambil masa kira-kira 70 minit sahaja. Tiket-tiket penerbangan sudah boleh ditempah mulai 20 Januari 2015 (Selasa) melalui laman sesawang www.malindoair.com dan juga kaunter-kaunter jualan tiket penerbangan Malindo Air yang sah.

Dalam usaha mempromosikan laluan penerbangan ini, sebuah laman Facebook khas telah ditubuhkan, iaitu www.facebook.com/laluankbipoh. 

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MAHB's road to internationalisation does not undermine importance of domestic airports

 Datuk Badlisham Ghazali

ISTANBUL: Paving its path to a long-term strategy of internationalisation, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s recent overseas acquisition of Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISG), does not undermine the importance of domestic airport development, said Managing Director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali.

He said MAHB was committed to its agreement with the government that it would run and manage all the 39 airports in Malaysia.

“MAHB is planning to develop and expand local operations, particularly in Kota Bharu and Penang,” he told a press conference here, Sunday.

“However, the acquisition of ISG is part of the group’s long-term strategy in diversifying its revenue streams and raising the growth rate of future earnings,” Badlisham said.

He said this strategy also put emphasis on seeking investment opportunities that would allow MAHB to cross-sell other suite of services such as facilities management, duty-free, hotel management, retail, and information technology, to name a few.

However, Badlisham emphasised that the main priority for the group was Asia due to the region’s escalating passenger growth.

“MAHB is also keeping an eye on potential ventures in Europe, particularly Eastern Europe and Africa, as part of its long-term strategy for internationalisation,” he said.

The internationalisation strategy was in the perspective of airport infrastructure and management demand coupled with passenger volume growth, he added.

“We are answering the country’s call for government-linked companies (GLCs) to become regional champions, which is also aligned to Khazanah Nasional’s goal to develop regional champions.

“Apart from diversification of future earnings, this venture will also spread our risks as it is in a different geographical location and economic region,” he said.

Badlisham added that as a GLC, this investment would not only benefit MAHB but also Malaysia as it would certainly enhance government-to-government relations and has enormous potential to lead to significant economic returns for the country.

On MAHB’s allocation for capital expenditure this year, Badlisham commented that it could be lower than the RM4 billion spent on klia2 last year.

MAHB manages and operates 39 airports in Malaysia—five international, 16 domestic and 18 short take-off and landing ports, and also has operations in India and Turkey.

MAHB is the first Asian company to fully own a European airport following the completion of its acquisition of the remaining 40 per cent stake in ISG from Limak Group for 279 million euros.

Source: Bernama | 12 January 2014

MAHB to expand some Malaysian airports under its management particularly Penang and Kota Bharu airports

“We can, in fact, leverage our expertise and further boost the development and expansion of Malaysian airports under our management. “We are looking to further expand some of the local airports in Penang and Kota Bharu,” he told a press briefing in Istanbul.

ISTANBUL: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) aim to be an international player will not mean it will pay less emphasis on the development of smaller airports in Malaysia, according to managing director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali (pic).

The company, which manages 39 airports in the country, is committed to its agreement with the Government to manage and operate the airports.

“We can, in fact, leverage our expertise and further boost the development and expansion of Malaysian airports under our management.

“We are looking to further expand some of the local airports in Penang and Kota Bharu,” he told a press briefing here.

MAHB had completed the acquisition of the remaining 40% stake in the Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISG) in Istanbul, one of the two international airports here. Besides Turkey, MAHB also has operations in India.

According to Badlisham, the long-term strategy for the airport operator would be internationalisation.

He said there was demand for airport infrastructure and management in view of the growth in passenger volume world wide.

He added that the priority of the company would be the Asian region because of it is a fast growing air traffic passenger market although MAHB would also like to venture into Europe including eastern Europe, as well as Africa.

On its capital expenditure this year, he said that it could be less than RM4bil judging from the RM4bil capex incurred on KLIA 2.

To a question on a recent circular discouraging Malaysian companies or government-linked companies from buying foreign assets, Badlisham said the purchase of the stake in ISG was approved by the authorities. Furthermore, the acquisition would bring revenue to Malaysia.

The acquisition of ISG would also diversify the revenue stream of the company and enhance future earnings. The group would be exploring all avenues for value creation at ISG which may include divestment, joint ventures as well as listing.

Source: The Star Online | 12 January 2015