Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Penang International Airport (PEN) recorded the highest year-on-year growth within the network. KLIA led with 5.9 million passenger movements, an 8.2% increase, followed by PEN with 741,183 passengers, a 3.8% rise.
Megat Ardian shared that MAHB has been actively working with global carriers over the last two years through airline networking events such as Routes World and Routes Asia, as well as direct visits to airline headquarters.
The Malaysian Immigration Department has extended the autogate facility to speed up immigration clearance for visitors from 53 more countries and territories, Deputy Home Minister Datuk Seri Shamsul Anuar Nasarah has said.
Malaysia's tourism sector is confident of achieving its target of attracting over 5 million tourists from China in 2024, supported by the increased frequency of flights to the country, compared to 1.47 million visitors in 2023.
Vaccinated travellers will be able to take flights between Singapore’s Changi Airport and Kuala Lumpur International Airport of Malaysia without quarantine from November 29.
Malaysia on July 5 put its industrial vaccination centre at Terminal 1 of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport into operation in a bid to speed up COVID-19 vaccination for workers in the aviation sector.
The Embassy of Vietnam in Malaysia has taken citizen protection measures as a Vietnamese citizens was stranded at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia Le Quy Quynh, the embassy’s staff and representatives of the Vietnamese community on December 7 greeted Vietnam’s national football team at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Nearly 500 flights will be affected as Malaysia closes its airspace near Kuala Lumpur International Airport every morning for five days next week in preparation for national day celebrations.
Malaysian authorities have seized a record amount of 50 rhino horns worth an estimated 12 million USD at Kuala Lumpur International Airport as they were bound for Vietnam.
Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on June 26 expressed readiness to normalise ties with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), which soured following the assassination of a DPRK citizen last year.
Two smuggling cases of elephant tusks and pangolin scales worth nearly 1 million USD were brought to light in Malaysia, said local authorities on August 2.
