Kuala Lumpur International Airport

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Kuala Lumpur International Airport Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur
Image:KLIA MTB&Tower.jpg The KLIA control tower and part of the airport
IATA: KUL – ICAO: WMKK
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd
Location		Sepang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Elevation AMSL		71 ft / 21 m
Coordinates		2°44′44″N 101°42′35″E / 2.74556, 101.70972
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
	ft	m
14L/32R	13,530	4,124	Concrete
14R/32L	13,288	4,050	Concrete

Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) (IATA: KUL, ICAO: WMKK) is one of southeast Asia's major aviation hubs, along with Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, and Singapore Changi Airport, and Malaysia's main international airport. It is situated in Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about 50 km from the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Built at a cost of some US$3.5 billion, KLIA was opened on 27 June 1998. Kuala Lumpur International Airport is capable of handling 35 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo a year in its current phase. It is currently ranked as the 13th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic where it has handled 24,129,748 passengers in the year of 2006. In the same year, it is also ranked 30th busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic where it has handled 677 446 metric tonnes of cargo..^[1]

The airport is operated by Malaysia Airports Sepang Sdn Bhd and is the hub for Malaysia Airlines, Malaysia Airlines Cargo, AirAsia, and AirAsia X. KLIA is also the stopover point for the kangaroo route for Malaysia Airlines.

The IATA airport code, KUL was inherited from the previous international gateway for Malaysia, Subang International Airport.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Plans 1.2 A380 Upgrades 2 Operations and infrastructure 2.1 Design 2.2 Air traffic control tower 2.3 Runways 2.4 Baggage handling system (BHS) 2.5 Fire and rescue 2.6 Air cargo 2.7 Animal hotel 2.8 Security and security surcharges 2.9 Aircraft maintenance 2.10 Meteorological services 3 Terminals 3.1 Main terminal building and contact pier 3.2 Satellite terminal A 3.3 Low cost carrier terminal 3.4 Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal 4 Awards & Recognitions 5 Ground transportation 5.1 Inter-terminal transportation 5.2 Rail 5.3 Taxis and limousine 5.4 Bus 5.5 Car rental 6 Airlines and destinations 6.1 Main Terminal Building 6.2 Satellite Building 6.3 Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) 6.4 Potential Users 6.5 Cargo airlines 6.6 Previous users 7 Incidents 8 References 9 Gallery 10 External links

[edit] History

The planning of KLIA began in 1990 when the government decided that the existing Subang International Airport (now Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport) could not handle future demand. Malaysia's Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad was a prime driver behind the project, which was seen as an important component of the Multimedia Super Corridor.

The decision was controversial. The location, over 51 km from Kuala Lumpur, was viewed as inconvenient; the cost ballooned from original estimates; critics alleged that, contrary to the government's assertions, Subang could still be expanded. Indeed, work on Subang continued simultaneously with KLIA's construction. Subang's new Terminal 3 was opened in December 1993 and Terminal 2 was refurbished in 1995, only three years before KLIA's opening.

With the airport site spanning 100 km², it is one of the largest airport sites in the world. It is built on a piece of agricultural land and required no demolition of private property. The master plan of Kuala Lumpur International Airport involves constructing five runways, and two terminals accompanied by two satellite terminals for each terminal over three phases. Phase One development includes constructing one main terminal accompanied by one satellite terminal that is enough to accommodate 25 million passengers and dual full service runways. Under the implementation of Phase One, sixty contact piers, twenty remote parking bays with eighty aircraft parking positions, four maintenance hangars and fire stations will be built. Implementation of phase two and three will be expansions of the airport to include increasing number of passengers. Ultimately, the airport will be able to handle 100 million passengers per annum once all three phases are implemented.

With the workforce of 25,000 workers working 24 hours a day, the airport was built within four and half years. The airport was officially inaugurated on June 27, 1998, a week ahead of Hong Kong International Airport, but flights were shifted from Subang only three days later on June 30. The first domestic arrival was Malaysia Airlines's MH1263 from Kuantan at 7.10am and first international passenger jet arrival was Malaysia Airlines's MH188 from the Maldives at 7.30am.^[2]

The inauguration of the airport was marked with problems. Aerobridge and bay allocation systems broke down, queues formed throughout the airport, and baggage handling broke down, with lost bags and waits of over five hours.^[3] Most of these issues were sorted out eventually, but the baggage handling system continued to be plagued with problems, and it was finally put up for a new complete replacement tender in 2007.

The airport also had to contend with the East Asian financial crisis, SARS and Bird Flu Epidemic (Avian Flu) which decimated passenger traffic in Malaysia and the region. Passenger growth was negative during the financial crisis and airlines that had started flights to KLIA including All Nippon Airways, British Airways, Lufthansa and Northwest Airlines, terminated their services due to unprofitability. The first phase of the airport was designed with a capacity of 25 million passengers per year but on the first full year of operations in 1999, it saw only 13.2 million.^[4] However, traffic did eventually increase with 21.1 million passengers recorded in 2004 and 23.2 million in 2005 — although this, too, fell short of the original estimate of 25 million by the year 2003.

In 2007, KLIA was rated the best airport in the world for 15-25 million passengers with Third Best Airport in Asia Pacific and Worldwide. The award was organised by Airports Council International Airport Service Quality (ACI-ASQ)^[5]

The name Kuala Lumpur International Airport was previously used as an alternative name for the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) in Subang.

[edit] Plans

Under the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Masterplan, a new runway and a new satellite building will be constructed to accommodate the increasing number of passengers. The airport Phase 2 development plan is to handle 35 million passengers per year 2008 with a new satellite terminal constructed. For phase 3 (2008 and beyond), the airport will expand to handle 45 million passengers per annum by 2012 and 100 million passengers per annum by 2020. Ultimately, there is sufficient land and capacity to develop facilities to handle up to 100 million passengers a year, four runways by the year 2020 and two mega-terminals, each with two linked satellite buildings. The airport's vicinity will include hiking trails for jet-lagged travelers, golf courses, a theme park, a shopping center, hotels, and a wetlands nature preserve. Sepang International Circuit, which hosts Formula 1 and MotoGP races, is also nearby. There has also been a proposal for a monorail link to the F1 circuit.

In November 2006, the Malaysian government announced that it had approved the construction of a rail link between the main terminal building and the low cost carrier terminal. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2007. There were however no details of which company would carry out the project, nor was there an indication that it would be directly connected to the existing airport high-speed train Express Rail Link.^[6]

With an increasing number of passengers using the Low Cost Carrier Terminal, Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB), the company managing KLIA has approved Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) expansion beginning early 2007 to accommodate more passengers as the current LCCT is nearly in full capacity. The expansion of LCCT also shows the support for launch of Malaysia's first long haul low cost carrier, AirAsia X by making the terminal able to accommodate wide-bodied aircraft that are used by AirAsia X^[7] However, the Low Cost Carrier Terminal is a temporary solution for budget travellers, MAHB has submited a proposal to the Transport Ministry to build a new, permanent LCC hub in between the main terminal building and satellite building A to replace the present Low Cost Carrier terminal.^[8]

[edit] A380 Upgrades

The operator of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad, had spend about RM135 million (approx US$39 million) to upgrade facilities at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang to accommodate the Airbus A380. Upgrading works started on April 3, 2006 and expected to complete by May 28, 2007. Works include the provision of shoulders on both sides of the two existing runways of 15 meters as well as the taxiways, building additional aerobridges at the three departure halls, namely C17, C27 and C37, and enhancing the mezzanine lounges for upper deck passengers of the aircraft at the departure halls.^[9][10]

[edit] Operations and infrastructure

[edit] Design

The concept of KLIA's terminal building area was prepared by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa. The terminal building area was designed using the concept of Airport in the forest, forest in the airport, in which it is surrounded by green space. This was done with the co-operation of the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia. An entire section of rain forest was transplanted from the jungle and put in the satellite building.

The airport is designed to handle up to 100 million passengers per year. It has signage in Malay, English, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic and an automated people mover and travelators to allow easy movement in the airport.

The runways and buildings cover an area of 100 square kilometres. With its 75 ramp stands, it is capable of handling 100 aircraft movements at a time. There are 216 check-in counters, arranged in six check-in aisles. The airport is the first in the world to use the Total Airport Management Systems (TAMS) — although the system was blamed for the airport's teething troubles by Transport Minister Ling Liong Sik.^[3]

[edit] Air traffic control tower

There are two air traffic control towers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport: the main control tower and apron control tower. The main control tower is 130 meters tall and is the second tallest air traffic control tower in the world, after Suvarnabhumi Airport's control tower. Shaped like an Olympic torch, it houses the air traffic control systems and radar equipment.

The 55 meter apron control tower is responsible for the provision of Air Traffic Service to aircraft and vehicles movement in the northern and southern parts of the Satellite Terminal building and the cargo apron areas.

Air Traffic Control frequencies:

• Lumpur Clearance Delivery - 126.00 MHz
• Lumpur Ground - 121.65 MHz, 121.80 MHz, 229 MHz
• Lumpur Tower - 118.50 MHz, 118.80 MHz, 229 MHz
• Lumpur Approach - 119.45 MHz, 124.20 MHz
• ATIS - 126.45 MHz

[edit] Runways

KLIA has two parallel runways, both are over 4,000 meters long and 60 m wide. Each runway also has 10 taxiways with the taxi time ranging from 2 minutes to 11 minutes. The two full-service runways can handle 120 movements per hour when one runway handles taking off and one runway handles landing. Each runway is also equipped with one completely parallel taxiway with a second parallel taxiway and Instrument Landing System to guide landing aircraft safely under all weather conditions. The runways at KLIA are undergoing upgrading works to accommodate the Airbus A380. Future expansion of the KLIA Master Plan includes the addition of another two runways and one optional runway.

[edit] Baggage handling system (BHS)

KLIA's baggage handling system features baggage common check-in at any of the 216 counters on a 24-hour basis and incorporates automatic bar-code sorting control, 4 level in-line baggage security screening and high speed conveyor belts.

• 8 short-term car park baggage check-in counters
• 8 bus and train stations baggage check-in counters
• 3 stage baggage security screening system
• Early check-in baggage storage (1,200 bags capacity)
• 17 baggage reclaim carousels together with LCCT
• 33 km total length of conveyor belts
• Part of the belts travel through a 1.1 km tunnel from the Main Terminal Building to the Satellite Building

The BHS was built by Toyo Kanetsu and in 2006 a contract to extend the system from the satellite building to the ERL (Express Rail Link) platform in the Main Terminal Building was awarded to Siemens^[11]. Cases of theft from checked-in luggage have also been reported frequently, and in 2006, eight airport workers were convicted of luggage theft^[12]

Baggage is handled by two companies, namely Malaysia Airlines and Kuala Lumpur Airport Services (KLAS). The Malaysia Airlines System handles most airlines landing at KLIA whereas KLAS also handles some other airlines.

IATA had agreed to facilitate the usage of RFID tags between KL International Airport and Hong Kong Airport after the launch of the world's smallest multiband RFID chip in Kuala Lumpur. KLIA will be the second airport to use RFID^[13]

The RFID baggage tagging trial between Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Hong Kong International Airport is now running. Baggage tags are being issued at both Malaysia Airlines and Cathay Pacific check-in counters. The trial was delayed due to problems obtaining printers. ^[14]

[edit] Fire and rescue

Airport Fire and Rescue Services (AFRS) are provided to cope with aircraft accidents. There are two fire stations at the airport, which are:

• Fire Station 1, built on 170,000 sq feet has total floor area of 11,400 sq ft (1,060 m²) with steel structures consisting of 2 floors.

• Fire Station 2, built on 60,500 sq feet has total floor area of 12,900 sq ft (1,200 m²) with steel structures consisting of 2 floors.

Both fire stations are equipped with fire and emergency rescue equipments. There are total of 7 Ultra Large Foam Tender, Ziegler 8-(8x8) vehicles costing RM 3.8 million each, 1 Command and control, 1 Turntable ladder, 1 First-aid vehicle, 2 Water tenders, 1 Officer-in-charge vehicle, and 1 Rescue tender in use for both fire stations.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the world's second airport to be equipped with explosive goods diffusion chamber, after Munich International Airport. Diffusion of highly explosive goods can be made safely in these two chambers which cost about RM 1.6 million each.

[edit] Air cargo

The KLIA Advance Cargo Center covers 108 acres (0.4 km²) of land and can handle one million tonnes of cargo per annum, with the capability to expand to 3 million tonnes/year. The center is designed as an integrated transshipment hub within a Free Commercial Zone. Fueled by high economic growth in the South East Asian countries and China, the airport handled 672,888 tonnes of air cargo in 2006, a 2.9% growth over the 2005 fiscal year.

Making use of information technology, the main operator of the center, MASKargo introduced various artificial intelligence systems to handle cargo such as KLIA Community System (KLIACS) and e-Invoicing and Payment. It pioneered the DagangNET System, allowing users to conduct trade declarations and applying permits over the internet and speeding the approval process by controlling authorities. These systems will be linked the Total Airport Management System.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport one of the world's busiest airports by cargo traffic in 2006 Airports Council International statistics.

[edit] Animal hotel

Main article: Animal Hotel

The animal hotel is operated by Malaysia Airlines's cargo arm, MASKargo. The hotel manages all imports, exports and stop-over transhipments that are related to animals, and offers a pets stay-in program where owners can leave their pets to in the hotel while they are away for vacations.

[edit] Security and security surcharges

The airport's security comes under the purview of the Polis Bantuan Malaysia Airports Berhad or Malaysia Airports Berhad Auxiliary Police. They are trained at Malaysia Airport Training Centre (MATC), Penang. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, airport security has been increased with more stringent checks at security checkpoints, and upgrading to more sophisticated x-ray equipment and surveillance systems. The auxiliary policemen in KLIA wear the same blue uniform and insignia as their counterparts in PDRM, which is a common practice among the auxiliary police corp in Malaysia. The only difference is that they wear a shoulder patch with the Malaysia Airports Berhad company logo with the wordings Polis Bantuan or Auxiliary Police embroided under it. A security surcharge has been introduced to bear part of the cost.

In view of the heightened security alert at airports in the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US), security screening checks have been stepped up on passengers and their hand luggage, as well as for checked-in luggage on flights bound for destinations in the UK and the US from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.^[15]

International and domestic travelers departing the airport must pay RM 6 for international departures and RM 3 for domestic departures levied by the airport operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad. The surcharge will be collected as part of the cost of tickets^[16].

[edit] Aircraft maintenance

There are four hangars housing facilities to provide aircraft maintenance provided by Malaysia Airlines and Kuala Lumpur Airport Service (KLAS). The airport also has a hangar which is purposely built for the A380, the first in south east Asia. The construction of the hangar was completed in 2007^[17].

[edit] Meteorological services

The Aeronautical Meteorological Station (AMS) is located near Runway 14R-32L which provides weather information for the aviation community in compliance with International Civil Aviation Organization standards. AMS constantly make weather observations and issues aerodrome warnings on adverse weather for protection of aerodrome facilities and aircraft on the ground. The AMS houses a Meteorological Data Processing System (MDPS) for weather data collection, processing, storage and analytical needs. The MDPS is composed of various meteorological processing components such as radar, workstation, servers, satellite systems and briefing terminals.

[edit] Terminals

The Passenger Terminal Complex (PTC) was built with an emphasis on allowing natural light into the building. Thus, there is a huge expanse of glass throughout the building, and the spectacular roof has cut-outs for natural light to filter in. The PTC comprises three buildings - the Main Terminal Building, the Satellite Building and the Contact Pier. Besides the 80-room hotel at the Satellite Building, there is a 450-room 5-star Pan Pacific KLIA hotel a 5-10 minute (indoor) walk away. Regular (free) buggy services are also available to the Pan Pacific. Shopping spots are available in an area encompassing 85,000 square metres.

[edit] Main terminal building and contact pier

The Main terminal building is located in between the two runways. The building consist of 39 square roof units, which enables future expansion of the building. There are a total of 216 check-in counters, located in 6 different islands, identified by the letters A – M (excluding I). Multi check-in services are available, designed for the use of all passengers arriving, departing or in transit. There are 61 and 69 immigration counters for departing and arriving passengers respectively, 16 transfer counters and 32 customs counters as well as 12 baggage carousels (10 for international passengers and 2 for domestic passengers). On 2 February, 2007, Malaysia Airports introduces 12 intergrated self check-in kiosks for passengers. The first airline to use that system is KLM. ^[18]A further 24 kiosks will be added later by the airport operator^[19]

The contact pier is the rectangular shaped terminal that is connected to the Main Terminal Building which serves as the domestic terminal of KLIA. It is currently the preferred terminal for Malaysia Airlines' domestic flights, however, it no longer caters the low-cost carriers' departing and arriving passengers. At the north side of the pier, it can only accommodate narrow-bodied aircraft. In contrast, the south side of the contact pier can accommodate B737 and B747 or similar sized aircraft. Due to its length,in order to facilitate passenger movement around the airport, travellators are installed around the contact pier.

Facilities within the terminal include ATMs, a fitness center, quiet rooms, smoking rooms, healthcare service, airline lounges, a featured display area which showcases KLIA's history and also information counters and an electronic information kiosk. The Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad derives 65% of its total annual revenue from non-aeronautical sources, with 35% from commercial space rental and a percentage of sale receipts.There were plans to increase and maximize the Main Terminal Building's and Contact Pier's retail area however, the plan was postponed due to Visit Malaysia Year 2007.^[20]

[edit] Satellite terminal A

The 143,404 sq metre satellite building accommodates international flights departing and arriving at KLIA. Passengers have to travel to the satellite building via the Aerotrain. There are wide array of duty-free shops and prestige brand boutiques in the satellite building. This includes international brands such as Burberry, Dunhill, Mont Blanc and recently, Mango has opened its first boutique at an airport in the Asian region. Liquor and perfumes are particularly popular, accounting for over half of total retail sales, followed by watches and tobacco products^{[citation needed]}. Furthermore, Satellite Terminal A also houses the Airside Transit Hotel and some of the international airlines' lounges such as China Airlines' Dynasty Lounge, Malaysia Airlines' Golden Lounge for international passengers and Singapore Airlines' Silver Kris Lounge.

Under Malaysia Airports Berhad retail optimisation plan, the retail space in satellite terminal A will be further optimized to increase its revenue derived from commercial space rental and a percentage of sale receipts to 50% by year 2010 which currently stands at 35%. Some improvements that will be seen after the refurbishments will be the Jungle Boardwalk which will be the first of its kind in the world and larger mezzanine floor to accommodate F&B outlets and viewing galleries.^[21]

[edit] Low cost carrier terminal

The first purpose built Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) was specifically built at KL International Airport to cater to the growing passengers of the low cost airlines, especially the passengers of Malaysia's "no-frills" airline, AirAsia. Construction of the LCC Terminal was on a fast-track basis beginning June 2005 at an approximate cost of RM 108 million.

The 35,290 square-meter terminal is designed and built to suit the low cost carrier (LCC) business model that requires only basic terminal amenities. In order to offer lower landing fees, handling fees and airport taxes, it cuts back on amenities such as aerobridges, elaborate physical structures and decorations in the passenger terminal building. There is no transfer facility at the LCCT. Passengers who need to make transfers need to clear immigration, collect their luggage, clear customs, make their way to the main terminal by taking the free shuttle buses and re-checkin with the respective airline.

The LCCT is located on the opposite side of the apron from the Main Terminal Building, near the air cargo area. By road, the LCCT is about 20 km from the Main Terminal Building.

[edit] Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal

Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal, or KL CAT is a virtual extension of Kuala Lumpur International Airport where city check-in services are provided. Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal is recognized by International Air Transport Association which carries IATA designation XKL. Currently there are only 4 airlines providing city check-in services, they are Cathay Pacific, Emirates Airline, Malaysia Airlines and Royal Brunei Airlines. However, the situation is due to be changed as 10 SITA's AirportConnect CUTE (Common Use Terminal Equipment) were installed on 10 check-in desks in KL CAT that enables all airlines to offer city check-in service for their passengers. ^[22]. Apart from providing check-in services, the virtual terminal operator, Express Rail Link Sdn Bhd which operates KLIA Express is planning to roll out baggage check-out service in January 2008 whereby passengers only collect their baggage and declare taxable items in Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal. ^[23]

[edit] Awards & Recognitions

Main article: KLIA Awards & Recognitions

Since its inauguration in year 1998,it has won numerous awards from international organizations around the world such as Skytrax and International Air Transport Association.

KLIA's commitment to promote environment responsibility for all local and foreign travellers was recognized by Green Globe, which is the first and only airport in the world to receive Green Globe 21 certificate in year 2004 onwards.^[24]

Since its inauguration on 27 June,1998, the airport has won awards. With its continuous effort to provide excellent services to passengers, the airport has emerged as the top five airports in the world.

Apart from these, Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the first airport in the world to be accredited with Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Assured certificate from Airports Council International (ACI)^[25]

[edit] Ground transportation

[edit] Inter-terminal transportation

Terminals of Kuala Lumpur International Airport are well connected with KLIA Automated People Mover (Aerotrain), a three-car driverless train that runs on elevated rail and under the taxiways, and also bus system.

Main Terminal Building – LCCT

The LCCT is connected with the Main Terminal Building with a green-coded NadiKLIA bus for RM1.50. The Malaysian government announced in November 2006 that it had approved in principle the construction of a rail link between the Main Terminal Building and LCCT. However, the construction is pending until the new LCCT hub complex is fully constructed by 2010.

Main Terminal Building – Satellite Terminal A

The Main Terminal Building and Satellite Building are connected by Aerotrain at three to five minute intervals. The journey between terminals takes under two minutes, and each 250-person capacity train is able to transport 3,000 passengers per hour per direction with the maximum speed being 56 km/h (35mp/h). This is a complimentary service for all passengers traveling to/from Satellite Terminal

[edit] Rail

Main articles: KLIA Ekspres, KLIA Transit,KLIA ERL station,KL Sentral

Infrastructure
Passenger terminal buildings
Totals	(current)	(Inc. LCCT Expansion)
Floor area	51,4694 m²	Unknown m²
Handling capacity	25 million passengers	35 million passengers
Parking bays	46 (aerobridge) 68 (contact) 21 (remote)	46 (aerobridge) 68(Inc.LCCT) (contact) 21 (remote)
Main Terminal Building & Contact Pier
Opened	27 June 1998 (operational)
Floor area	336,000 m²
Handling capacity	25 million passengers
Parking bays	20 (aerobridge) 23 (remote)
Satellite Terminal A
Opened	27 June 1998 (operational)
Floor area	143,404 m²
Handling capacity	25 million passengers
Parking bays	26 (aerobridge) 15 (remote)
Low Cost Carrier Terminal
Opened	23 March 2006 (operational)
Floor area	35,290 m²
Handling capacity	10 million passengers
Parking bays	30
Bunga Raya Complex
Opened	27 June 1998 (official)
Floor area	Unknown
Handling capacity
Parking bays	1

Kuala Lumpur International Airport can be reached by the KLIA Ekspres and the KLIA Transit. KLIA Ekspres provides a non-stop express train service to the KL City Air Terminal (KL CAT) which has an IATA designation XKL, part of the Kuala Lumpur Sentral transportation hub in Kuala Lumpur. The non-stop trip between Kuala Lumpur and KLIA is 57 kilometers and takes exactly 28 minutes. Passengers departing from KL CAT can check in their luggage for flights on Emirates Airline, Cathay Pacific, Royal Brunei Airlines and Malaysia Airlines. Whereas KLIA Transit is a high-speed commuter train service linking Kuala Lumpur Sentral, and the Kuala Lumpur International Airport ERL station. It shares the same tracks as the KLIA Ekspres but with stops at several major stations. Check-in facilities are not available at KLIA Transit stations. Passengers to/from Low Cost Carrier Terminal can reach KLIA ERL station by boarding the Feeder Bus provided.

[edit] Taxis and limousine

Airport taxis or airport limousines are provided by Airport Limo. The taxis and limousines are readily available at the Taxi and Limousine counters. They run from airport itself to destinations in Klang Valley and Greater Klang Valley. The fares are to be paid at the counter and are charged according to the destinations' zone. A surcharge is applied for services between 12 a.m. to 6 a.m. Passengers are advised to refer to Fare Table for further information on charges.

[edit] Bus

Price of the tickets are as low as RM9.00

Service	Destination	Notes
Airport Coach
Express Coach	Kuala Lumpur Sentral
Express Coach	Ampang Line, Chan Sow Lin Interchange Station
Semi Express	Nilai KTM Station
Triton Bus
Express Coach	Ipoh
Express Coach	Kuantan
Express Coach	Termeloh
KR Travel & Tours
Airport Coach	Nilai KTM Station via LCCT
YoYo Bus Service
Express Coach	Ipoh
KLIA LCCT Shuttle Bus
SkyBus	KL Sentral
KR Travel and Tours	Nilai KTM Station
AeroBus	KL Sentral
NadiKLIA	KLIA Main Terminal building
Star Shuttle	Jalan Ipoh - Titiwangsa - Shah Alam - Subang Jaya

[edit] Car rental

Cars may be rented 24 hours a day at the car rental counters in the arrival concourse in the main terminal building.

[edit] Airlines and destinations

As of November 2007 53^[26] airlines are are serving KUL:

[edit] Main Terminal Building

• Lion Air (Jakarta, Surabaya)
• Malaysia Airlines (Alor Star, Bintulu, Johor Bahru, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Kuantan, Kuala Terengganu, Kuching, Labuan, Langkawi, Miri, Penang, Sandakan, Sibu, Tawau)

Operations and Statistics
Image:KLIA ADepartureLounge October2005.jpg
Operational statistics[27]
Passenger movements
1998	6,524,405	2003	17,454,564
1999	13,172,635	2004	21,058,572
2000	14,732,876	2005	23,213,926
2001	14,538,831	2006	24,570,385
2002	16,398,230	2007
Airfreight movements in tonnes (tons)
1998	156,641	2003	586,195
1999	417,068	2004	651,747
2000	510,594	2005	653,654
2001	440,864	2006	672,888
2002	527,124	2007
Aircraft movements
1998	64,123	2003	139,590
1999	116,589	2004	164,483
2000	109,925	2005	182,537
2001	113,590	2006	183,869
2002	127,952	2007

[edit] Satellite Building

• Air China (Beijing)
• Air India (Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai)
  • Air-India Express (Chennai, Mumbai, Tiruchirapally)
  • Indian Airlines (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chennai, Delhi)
• Air Mauritius (Port Louis, Singapore)
• Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Dhaka, Singapore)
• Cathay Pacific (Hong Kong)+
• China Airlines (Taipei-Taoyuan)
• China Southern Airlines (Fuzhou, Guangzhou)
• China Eastern Airlines (Shanghai-Pudong)
• EgyptAir (Cairo, Mumbai)
• Emirates (Dubai, Jakarta, Singapore)
• Etihad Airways (Abu Dhabi)
• EVA Air (Taipei-Taoyuan)
• Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta)
• GMG Airlines (Dhaka, Chittagong)
• Gulf Air (Bahrain)
• Hainan Airlines (Haikou) (seasonal)
• Hong Kong Express Airways (Hong Kong)^[28]
• Iran Air (Tehran-Imam Khoemeini)
• Japan Airlines (Osaka-Kansai, Singapore, Tokyo-Narita)
• Jet Airways (Chennai)
• KLM (Amsterdam, Jakarta)
• Korean Air (Seoul-Incheon)
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait, Jakarta)
• Lufthansa (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Frankfurt)
• Malaysia Airlines (Adelaide, Amsterdam, Auckland, Bahrain [seasonal], Bandar Seri Begawan, Bangalore, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing, Beirut, Brisbane, Buenos Aires-Ezeiza, Cape Town, Cebu, Chennai, Colombo, Delhi, Denpasar/Bali, Dhaka, Dubai, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Hyderabad, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jakarta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Yogyakarta [begins February 1]^[29], Kaohsiung, Karachi, Kunming, Kuwait [seasonal], Lahore [begins January 7]^[30], London-Heathrow, Los Angeles, Macau, Male, Manila, Medan, Medina [seasonal], Melbourne, Mumbai, Newark, Osaka-Kansai, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Perth, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Rome-Fiumicino, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong, Siem Reap, Singapore, Stockholm-Arlanda, Surabaya, Sydney, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tokyo-Narita, Xiamen, Yangon, Zurich [ends January 24] ^[31])
• Merpati Nusantara Airlines (Jakarta, Surabaya, Mataram)
• Myanmar Airways International (Yangon)
• Nepal Airlines (Kathmandu)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi, Peshawar)
• Qantas
  • Jetstar Airways (Sydney)
• Qatar Airways (Denpasar/Bali, Doha)
• Royal Brunei Airlines (Bandar Seri Begawan)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jakarta, Jeddah, Riyadh)
• Shenzhen Airlines (Nanning, Shenzhen)
• Singapore Airlines (Singapore)
• SriLankan Airlines (Colombo)
• Thai Airways International (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
• Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)^[32]
• Uzbekistan Airways (Tashkent)
• Vietnam Airlines (Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City)
• Xiamen Airlines (Fuzhou, Xiamen)
• Yemenia (Dubai, Jakarta, Sanaa)

+Though Cathay Pacific's flight to/from Hong Kong involve a stop in Kuala Lumpur, passengers cannot purchse tickets to fly Cathay Pacific between Penang and Kuala Lumpur.

[edit] Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT)

• AirAsia (Alor Star, Bandar Seri Begawan, Banda Aceh, Bandung, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Bintulu, Chiang Mai, Denpasar, Guangzhou (begins 16 January 2008), Hanoi, Jakarta, Johor Bahru, Kota Bharu, Kota Kinabalu, Krabi, Kuala Terengganu, Kuching, Labuan, Langkawi, Macau, Manila-Clark, Medan, Miri, Padang, Palembang, Penang, Phnom Penh, Phuket, Sandakan, Shenzhen, Sibu, Siem Reap, Singapore [begins February 2008], Solo, Surabaya, Tawau, Yogyakarta (begins 30 Jan 2008), Vientiane)
  • AirAsia X (Dhaka-Charter, Gold Coast)
  • Indonesia AirAsia (Bandung, Jakarta, Medan, Surabaya)
  • Thai AirAsia (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi)
• Cebu Pacific (Manila)
• Jetstar Asia Airways (Singapore) [begins February 2008]
• Tiger Airways (Singapore) [begins February 2008]

[edit] Potential Users

• Air Korea (Planned to start operations in May 2008)^[33]
• Bangkok Airways (Planned for KL-Samui route) ^[34]
• British Airways (Plans to reinstate flights from LHR-KUL) ^[35]
• Jetstar Asia Airways(Will fly once daily after partial liberalisation of KUL-SIN route beginning February, 2008)
• Kingfisher Airlines(Plan to launch flights to KLIA by end of 2007, but yet to materialize)^[36]
• Mandala Airlines (Plan to fly into KLIA and Singapore as part of its' expansion plan)^[37]
• Ocean Airlines (KUL is one of Italy's Ocean Airlines future cargo Destination on KUL-Brescia)^[38]
• Oman Air (Plans for flights from Oman as part of long haul expansion plan)^[39]
• Pacific Airlines
• Royal Jordanian (Plans to expand south-east Asian routes with Hong Kong added in 2008, with another two planned) ^[40]
• Royal Khmer Airlines (Plans to restart KUL-PNH after it has stopped all its operations]^[41]
• Tiger Airways (Will fly once daily after partial liberalisation of KUL-SIN route beginning February, 2008)
• Sriwijaya Air (Plans to introduce flights from Medan, Surabaya and Makassar)^[42]

[edit] Cargo airlines

The following cargo airlines also serve the airport:

• Cargolux (Baku, Chennai, Luxembourg, Singapore)
• China Airlines Cargo (Penang, Taipei-Taoyuan)
• China Eastern (Shanghai-Pudong)
• Coyne Airways
• DHL
• Eva Air Cargo (Taipei-Taoyuan)
• Federal Express(Anchorage, Cebu, Los Angeles, Penang, Singapore, Subic Bay, Tokyo-Narita)
• Gading Sari^[43]
• Indian Airlines Cargo (Chennai)
• Japan Airlines Cargo (Singapore, Tokyo-Narita, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi,Manila^[44])
• Jet Airways (Chennai)
• KLM Cargo (Amsterdam, Jakarta, Penang, Singapore)
• Korean Air Cargo (Seoul-Incheon)
• Lufthansa Cargo (Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Chennai, Frankfurt)
• Malaysia Airlines Cargo (Amsterdam, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Basel/Mulhouse, Dubai, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Osaka-Kansai, Melbourne, Milan, Shanghai-Pudong, Sydney, Taipei-Taoyuan, Tashkent ^[45], Tokyo-Narita)^[46]
• Nippon Cargo Airlines (Osaka-Kansai, Tokyo-Narita)
• Republic Express
• Singapore Airlines Cargo (Singapore)
• Transmile Air Services (Anchorage, Bangalore, Chennai, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky, Hong Kong, Jakarta, Johor Bahru, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Luik, Malmo, Manila, Medan, Mumbai, Nagoya, Nanjing, Osaka-Kansai, Penang, Riverside, Shanghai, Shenzen, Singapore, Tokyo-Narita, Taipei-Taoyuan)^{[47] [48]}
• Tri-MG Intra Asia Airlines (Jakarta)^[49]
• TNT
• United Parcel Service (Anchorage, Cologne/Bonn, Dubai, Penang, Singapore)

[edit] Previous users

• Aeroflot
• Air Kazakhstan (Defunct)
• Air France (UTA)
• Air Macau
• Airtours (Now known as MyTravel Airways)
• All Nippon Airways
• Austrian Airlines (Suspended in March 2007)
• Balkan Bulgarian Airlines (Defunct)
• British Airways [will restart on it's date]
• CSA Czech Airlines
• First Cambodia Airlines (Operations ceased)
• Jatayu Airlines
• Jugoslovenski Aero Transport (JAT) (now known as Jat Airways, Terminated due to UN sanctions on Yugoslavia)
• Kyrgyzstan Airlines (Defunct)
• Lauda Air (relaunched as Austrian Airlines- suspended in March 2007)
• LOT Polish Airlines
• Middle East Airlines
• Northwest Airlines
• Philippine Airlines (Codesharing with Malaysia Airlines)
• Royal Jordanian
• SABENA (Defunct)
• Star Air
• Thai Sky Airlines (Operations ceased)
• Turkish Airlines
• UTA French Airlines (Defunct)

[edit] Incidents

• In 2001, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 aircraft suffered nose damage as it entered a monsoon drainage ditch while it was being taxied from the hangar to the gate before a return flight to Saudi Arabia. None of the six crew members on board at the time were injured.

• On July 14,2007, an aerobridge suddenly shifted downwards, damaging the door of a Malaysia Airlines Airbus A330 bound for Beijing. The aerobridge was not occupied at the time, and no passengers or crew were injured.^[50]

• On October 15, 2007, a Palestinian national managed to hide in the landing nose gear of flight SQ119, flight from KLIA to Changi Airport, Singapore. He was discovered in Singapore as he fell 2.4 meters from nose wheel after the plane landed. Despite the cold thin air during flight, the man survive the trip but was apprehended in Singapore. KLIA authorities has yet to find the cause of the security breach.^[51]

[edit] References

[edit] Gallery

[edit] External links

• Official airport website
• Low Cost Carrier (LCC) Terminal - KLIA
• Kuala Lumpur International Airport travel guide from Wikitravel
• SkyBus website
• Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad
• Airport information for WMKK at World Aero Data

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