Story on immigration counter at KLIA and KLIA 2. Picture taken at arrival hall in KLIA. AZMAN GHANI / The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd
’s (MAHB) network of airports recorded 10.6 million passenger movements in May 2017, a 6.3% growth from the same period last year.
In a filing with Bursa Malaysia, MAHB said its international passenger traffic rose 12.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 4.8 million passengers in May 2017, while domestic traffic grew 1.5% y-o-y to 5.8 million.
On a last-12-months basis, the MAHB network of airports registered 7.1% growth with 122.9 million passengers, the highest traffic handled for 12 months.
MAHB said May traffic for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport’s main terminal grew 12.7% y-o-y while traffic for the KLIA2 increased 11.6% y-o-y.
“Overall, aircraft movements increased 0.7%, with international movements rose 4.8%, while domestic decreased 1.6% over May 2016,” it said.
On the local front, MAHB said airports in Malaysia registered 7.9 million passengers in May 2017, an 8.5% y-o-y growth over May 2016.
“The overall average load factors also improved to 75.1% in May 2017, a rise of 1.5 percentage points compared with the same month last year,” it added. - Bernama
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