Low Cost Carrier Terminal: Say Hi to the world!
Thursday, March 23rd, 2006 | 3:03 pm @ SK
Today marks the official opening of the new RM108 million Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT), the first such sophisticated terminal in South East Asia, three days ahead of the scheduled launch for Singapore’s Budget Terminal (BT) in the same week.
Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi will receive flight AK6315 from Penang, which will be the first flight to touch down at the new terminal, at 4.35pm.
The Pro: Lower airport tax at LCCT.
The Con: About 20 km from the main terminal at KLIA, doesn’t have amenities like travellators, escalators, or aerobridges.
But hold on, first thing first, this disgruntled passenger is seeking your audience, in which the author said the construction of LCCT is no diffference than taking a giant step backwards towards more obstacles and hassles.
We shall see.
March 23rd, 2006 at 5:24 pm
The disgruntled passenger writes good rhetoric. My only response is typical, typical Malaysian.
Want cheaper than cheap airfare but the airline must be efficient and effective. Want free or damn cheap services / facilities, but the facilities / services must be damn nice. Want zero lower airport taxes but expect full range of airport facilities / services.
Typical, typical Malaysians. Or should that be typical, typical socialists?
March 23rd, 2006 at 6:41 pm
I wonder if the overnight parking charges are as high as that in KLIA.
My experience is that sometimes I pay more in taxifare to get to and from the airport than the price of my AirAsia ticket out of the country. (From where I live, it’s not possible to use the KLIA transit.)
For very short trips (1 or 2 days), it makes the whole low-fare concept ludicrous.
What’s the point of buying a cheap return ticket for less than RM100 but having to pay RM150 to get to the airport and back home?
May 8th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
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May 8th, 2006 at 11:38 pm
Anak Merdeka,
Perhaps you can perchase AA/MAS RM300 ticket so that yr RM150 spent on travelling to the airport seems to be more worth it.
August 11th, 2007 at 12:26 am
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