By The Straits Times | Created at 2024-12-12 06:00:31 | Updated at 2024-12-12 08:27:29
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KUALA LUMPUR - Plans are afoot for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) to get new terminals and increased capacity to accommodate the ever-increasing number of passengers, said Malaysia’s Transport Ministry.
It said in a written parliamentary reply that several terminal expansion projects based on the KLIA Masterplan are being considered through Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB).
Among the proposals for long-term expansion are phased upgrade projects for both Terminal 1 (T1) and Terminal 2 (T2).
This would see T1’s capacity nearly double from 30 million passengers per annum (mppa) to 59 mppa while T2’s capacity would increase from 45 mppa to 67 mppa.
“MAHB is also considering the development of a fourth runway and a new Terminal 3 (T3) in the future,” the transport ministry said on Dec 11.
“Combined, this long-term expansion plan is expected to increase KLIA’s capacity to 140 mppa as well as the number of aircraft movements per hour from 108 to 154,” it added.
The ministry said MAHB was also looking to add two new dedicated terminals, a pay-for-use private and premium terminal (PPT) and a haj and umrah terminal. THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
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