SEPANG: Discussions between Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) and AirAsia Bhd on the new permanent low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) are still ongoing, and the details would be announced "at appropriate time", said MAHB managing director Datuk Seri Bashir Ahmad.
"All I can say is the discussions are ongoing," Bashir said in response to a question on whether MAHB and AirAsia had met frequently to discuss the matter.
He was speaking at a press conference here on March 4 after a routine inspection of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) by Transport Minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat.
MAHB is to build a LCCT, based on AirAsia's requirements, at the KLIA vicinity, after the government scrapped the proposed LCCT at Labu, Negri Sembilan. AirAsia had said it needs a new terminal by 2011.
Meanwhile, Ong said the existing baggage handling system at KLIA, which aged some 11 years, needs to be upgraded to shorten the baggage delivery time.
Currently, it takes 25 minutes for the first bag to reach the baggage reclaim area at the main terminal from the time the aircraft docks at the satellite building, and 55 minutes for the last bag.
He said the target was to reduce the delivery time for the first and last bags to 15 minutes and 30 minutes, respectively.
On that note, Bashir said MAHB would amend the design of the baggage handling system linking the satellite building and the main terminal.
"Valuations are undergoing and we are looking at the cost proposal," he said.
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