MAHB: Most airports in Malaysia not commercially viable

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), which manages a network of 39 airports

KUALA LUMPUR: More than 75% of airports in Malaysia are not commercially viable and are managed on a cross-subsidisation model to provide the Malaysian people with the required connectivity among its smaller towns and rural outposts.

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB), which manages a network of 39 airports – five international airports, 16 domestic airports and 18 short-takeoff and landing (STOL) ports in Malaysia, said maintaining this network of airports involved a huge outlay of both capital and operational expenses.