KLIA, Penang airport welcome five new international air services
Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said in a statement that two of the new services were introduced by new airline partners, enhancing cross-bor-der connectivity and regional access.
Cambodia Airways launched a twice-weekly service between Phnom Penh and Penang, while Juneyao Air began operating four weekly flights from Shanghai to KLIA, boosting travel options for passengers from China and the wider East Asia region.
In addition, MAHB said three new routes were introduced by existing airline partners, re-flecting continued confidence in Malaysia's aviation market.
'Batik Air Malaysia commenced a twice-weekly service between KLIA and Dili, Timor-Leste; AirAsia Cambodia introduced a thrice-weekly route connecting KLIA to Sihanoukville; and AirAsia began operating four weekly flights between KLIA and Darwin, Australia,' MAHB said.
In June, MAHB including its asset in Turkiye, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISG) handled a total of 12.7 million passenger movements.
'Of this, local airports in Malaysia contributed 68% or 8.5 million passenger movements, comprising 4.2 million international and 4.3 million domestic travellers. ISG recorded 4.1 million total pass-enger movements, comprising 2.2 million international and 1.9 million domestic in June,' MAHB said.
Meanwhile, on the local front, MAHB said Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport posted notable month-on-month growth in June, with passenger movements rising 9% from 138,000 in May to 151,000.
The airport operator noted that international traffic at SZB grew by over 10% to 40,000 passengers, while domestic movements climbed nearly 9% to 111,000.
MAHB attributed this upward trend to strong average load factors of over 70% on key regional routes operated by Firefly Airlines to Seletar, Scoot to Changi, and TransNusa Airlines to Jakarta.
While the increased domestic travel was also spurred by the harvest festival in Sabah and Sarawak, as well as Hari Raya Haji celebrations coinciding with school holidays. – Bernama
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