Tarikh : 23 Oktober 2008
Soalan : 23
Puan Teresa Kok Suh Sm (Seputeh) minta Menteri Pengangkutan menyatakan kenapakah Kementerian tidak membenarkan AirAsia untuk terbang ke mana-mana destinasi yang dikehendakinya. Kenapakah Kementerian tidak membenarkan AirAsia untuk mengadakan lapangan terbangnya di Selangor memandangkan LCCT kelihatan tidak dapat menangani pertambahan penumpang dan besar kemungkinan ia akan menurunkan harga tiket penerbangan penumpang.
Jawapan:
Tuan Yang Di-Pertua,
Untuk makluman Yang Berhormat, Kementerian sentiasa membenarkan Air Asia untuk terbang ke mana-mana destinasi yang dikehendakinya. Walau bagaimanapun, bagi perkhimatan penerbangan antarabangsa, kebenaran tersebut adalah tertakluk kepada hak-hak trafik yang dipersetujui antara Malaysia dan negara-negara lain.
Mengenali soalan Ahli Yang Berhormat, kenapakah Kementerian tidak membenarkan AirAsia untuk mengadakan lapangan terbangnya di Selangor, adalah dimaklumkan bahawa keperluan supaya AirAsia mempunyai lapangan terbangnya sendiri adalah tidak wajar kerana, Kerajaan telah pun menyediakan kemudahan tersebut iaitu dengan membina Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) di Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) yang juga terletak di Negeri Selangor. LCCT KLIA mampu mengendalikan seramai 10 juta penumpang setahun dan pada masa ini kerja-kerja menaik taraf LCCT tersebut sedang giat dijalankan. Apabila siap kelak ia akan berupaya mengendalikan 15 juta penumpang setahun. Oleh itu, isu yang dibangkitkan oleh Yang Berhormat bahawa LCCT sedia ada tidak dapat menangani pertambahan penumpang adalah tidak benar.
Dear YB
Khairy is one of the political force in Air Asia.
Sure you want to do this?
Both side of the party explanation is just mere hearsay. Should back up by a statistical support both the LCCT capacity and also the Air Asia flight ground statistical report of the passengers.
After that only conclusion through the data’s can decides because to have own airport is costly and will definitely increase the cost, as on the contrary of reduces the cost. One airport concept both on ground and technical service and maintenance facilities can be shared this will further reduces the cost.
Apart from that social problems will comes in, like; land that may needed home will have to go, sound and disturbance by aircraft carriers, unforeseen circumstances and tragedy risk involve and limited forestry clearance and land that have to be thought about for future generation.
The solution for the ticket price to reduce is to increase efficiency through more competition of aircraft providers and increase the demands of the frequency of travelling by flight both domestic and international.
Government intervention on policies and reduction of aircraft maintenance and good of direct and indirect influence to the parts and daily consumption will have be debated and considered.
Example definitely price of fuel have a large impact on the cost of aircraft carrier.
“kebenaran tersebut adalah tertakluk kepada hak-hak trafik yang dipersetujui antara Malaysia dan negara-negara lain.”
a multi billion ringgit matter answer really, in 14 words
I cannot understand what this highly paid civil servant said. Such is the quality of the answers, commitment, competency and intellect on display.
For goodness sake, can you elaborate on what’s that “hak-hak”?
Is that a state sponsored monopoly on our part to limit competition to MAS from within Malaysia hence at the expense of Malaysians?
Is the agreement open to re-negotiation and at what cost?
Has the government considered giving MAS a bit of competition to the benefit of consumers and lower down the cost of business in Malaysia to allow companies to save cost and hopefully (no chance!) to lower the price of their goods and services?