Malaysia Airports to woo airlines back<\/p>\n
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP): Malaysia Airports Bhd said Thursday it has
\nlaunched a campaign to woo airlines to Kuala Lumpur International
\nAirport (KLIA) after four carriers suspended services.<\/p>\n
\"A high profile marketing and promotion campaign is in
\nprogress to recapture the market segment consisting of airlines
\nthat have suspended their services,\" said Azmi Murad, general
\nmanager for air traffic services.<\/p>\n
Since KLIA opened in June 1998, Aeroflot, British Airways,
\nQantas and Lufthansa have scrapped flights to it for commercial
\nreasons -- dealing a blow to efforts to promote the nine billion
\nringgit (2.4 billion dollar) airport as a regional hub.<\/p>\n
Japan's All Nippon Airways said Wednesday it would resume
\nflights to Malaysia this month, four months after halting them,
\nfollowing a personal plea from the government.<\/p>\n
Malaysia Airports has waived parking and landing charges for
\nqualified passenger airlines which fly to KLIA for the first time
\nor start new flights.<\/p>\n
Azmi said some airlines have responded positively to its
\nincentive program.<\/p>\n
He said Air Lanka has agreed to increase its weekly flights on
\nthe Colombo-KL-Singapore-Colombo route to four from three from
\nSeptember 1.<\/p>\n
Qatar Airways would launch its inaugural flight on the Doha-
\nKuala Lumpur route in December on a thrice-weekly basis, he said.<\/p>\n
Azmi said Philippine Airlines and two European-based airlines
\nhad shown keen interest in starting flights or increasing
\nfrequencies.<\/p>",
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