KLIA passenger traffic up 12.3%

PASSENGER traffic at the KL International Airport (KLIA) grew by an encouraging 12.3% to 16.325 million last year, making it the fastest growing airport in the region, said its operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).  

The growth was achieved despite the slowdown in air travel after the Sept 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States and the October 2002 bombings on the Indonesian resort island of Bali. In 2001, passenger movement at KLIA had totalled 14.535 million.