Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Usually abbreviated as KLIA, Kuala Lumpur International Airport is Malaysia's main international airport and is situated in Sepang district, in the south of the state of Selangor, about 50 km outside the capital city, Kuala Lumpur. Its IATA airport code is KUL or KUL2. Built at a cost of some 3.5 billion dollars, KLIA was inaugurated in 1998, its slogan being Bringing the World to Malaysia and Malaysia to the World. The airport is also designed using the concept of Airport in the forest, in which it is surrounded by green space.
Connections to Kuala Lumpur are possible on the KLIA Express train (RM35 one way), via taxis (approximately RM60) or buses. Most tourists will opt for the train or a taxi.
The airport is the main hub to Malaysia Airlines and Air Asia, and half of the Kuala Lumpur-Singapore air connection operated by both Malaysia Airlines and Singapore Airlines.
The name Kuala Lumpur International Airport was previously used as an alternate name for the Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport (SZB) in Subang.
Airlines
Airlines serving this airport include:
- Air Asia
- Air India
- Air Mauritius
- Biman Bangladesh
- Cathay Pacific
- China Airlines
- China Southern Airlines
- China Yunnan Airlines
- Emirates
- EVA Air
- Garuda Indonesia
- Gulf Air
- Indian Airlines
- Iran Air
- Japan Airlines
- KLM
- Korean Air
- Lauda Air
- Lion Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Malaysia Airlines
- Merpati
- Myanmar Airways
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- Royal Brunei
- Royal Jordanian
- Saudi Arabian Airlines
- Singapore Airlines
- Sri Lankan Airlines
- Thai Airways International
- Turkish Airlines
- Uzbekistan Airways
- Vietnam Airlines
- Yemenia
Incidents
In 2001, a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 747 aircraft suffered nose damage as it inadvertently entered a monsoon drainage ditch while it was being taxied from the hangar to the gate before a return flight to Saudi Arabia. Fortunately, none of the six crew members on board at the time were injured. Other than that, the young airport has not seen any incidents.
External link
- Kuala Lumpur International Airport website (http://www.klia.com.my/)