Gifts on landing at KLIA

The number 287 turned out to be a lucky number for Fatima Ali Azhar when she was picked as the 287 millionth passenger to arrive at the KL International Airport (KLIA). The Pakistan national was in KLIA on transit with her daughter while on their journey to Karachi, Pakistan.

“I was still in a daze after an eight-hour flight from Melbourne, Australia. KLIA is a very beautiful airport, I like it that the airport cares for the comfort of passengers by providing chairs for us to stretch our legs. “The massage chairs are my favourite,” said the 48-year-old housewife. The lucky pick was in conjunction with KLIA’s 13th anniversary.

Nice surprise: Malaysia Airlines staff members Roszaiha Mohd Yatim (left) and Mohd Nasir Buyong (right) with the lucky passengers Benbella (second from left), Fatima (centre) and Weide.

Two other lucky passengers — Benbella Marzahan from Kedah who was the 95 millionth domestic passenger and Rewse Weide from the Netherlands, the 193 millionth international passenger — were picked as well. They took home a KLIA tie/scarf, key chains, ERL tickets, a wallet, nano mobile charger, leather toiletries pouch and handbag hanger.

In his speech, Malaysia Airports chairman Aris Othman said that KLIA’s service was acknowledged in the Skytrax World Airport Awards 2011 for Best Airport Immigration Service. It was the second consecutive time the airport has won the award. “For the first quarter of 2011, KLIA recorded a 6.6% growth, registering 4.7 million passengers compared with 4.4 million passengers during the same period in 2010,” he said.

-thestar online.