International Traffic At Airports Up 53 After Reopening Borders Says Mahb

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A total of 2.78 million passengers were recorded in April, of which 2.13 million were on domestic routes, according to MAHB.KUALA LUMPUR: The number of international passengers at Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) local network of airports increased by 53% following the reopening of borders on April 1, 2022.
The group, which manages and operates 39 airports in the country, said it had recorded an average of 23,000 international passenger movements daily, with a peak of more than 30,000 during the recent Hari Raya Aidilfitri festive season.
“On the whole, the airports recorded a total of 642,128 international passenger movements, out of which Kota Kinabalu International Airport, Penang International Airport, and Langkawi International Airport showed the most significant increase – by more than 200% respectively compared with the preceding month,” MAHB said in a statement today.
It added that a total of 2.78 million passengers were recorded in April, of which domestic passenger movements totalled 2.13 million, or 77%.
Meanwhile, for both Malaysian and Turkish (the Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport) operations, the group recorded a total of 4.9 million passenger movements, a drop of 7.9% compared with March.
“The decrease in passenger movements was due to April being the holy month of Ramadan that witnessed less demand for travel both locally and globally.
“Out of the total passenger movements of 4.89 million, airports in Malaysia contributed 57%, while Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport in Turkey registered a total of 2.13 million passengers, comprising 1.05 million international passengers and 1.08 million domestic passengers,” it said.
According to MAHB, five airlines resumed 17 international routes last month, including Vietjet Air, Scoot, AirAsia, Thai AirAsia, and AirAsia X.
“We are also pleased that our Tioman STOLport (TOD) has resumed operations this month to serve SKS Airways’ Subang Airport–TOD route. SKS Airways is currently the only carrier with a scheduled service flying this route four times weekly.
“We will continue to work closely with our partner airlines to speed up the pace of recovery for both domestic and international sectors,” managing director Iskandar Mizal Mahmood said.
Vietjet operates the Ho Chi Minh City–Kuala Lumpur (KUL) route with a four-time weekly service and is the fourth carrier to operate this route and Scoot resumed its daily flight service for the Kota Kinabalu–Singapore (SIN) route.
Meanwhile, the AirAsia group of carriers, including AirAsia Bhd, Thai AirAsia and AirAsia X, resumed the following routes – Kota Kinabalu-Singapore, KUL-Hanoi, Langkawi-SIN, Ipoh to SIN, Hatyai to KUL, Don Mueng-Penang, KUL-Incheon, KUL-New Delhi, KUL-Ho Chi Minh City, KUL-Bengaluru, KUL-Kolkata, KUL-Kochi, KUL-Chennai, KUL-Tiruchirappall, and KUL-Siem Reap. - FMT

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