MAHB raises international passenger service charge

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) will increase the international passenger service charge (PSC) by 27% to 28% effective Sept 15 while aircraft landing and parking charges will be gradually raised up to 30% and 64% respectively.

The new PSC charges will be borne by the travelling passenger. International PSC will increase from RM51 to RM65 at the KL International Airport (KLIA) main terminal building, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport Subang, Langkawi International Airport, Penang International Airport, Kota Kinabalu International Airport Terminal 1 and Kuching International Airport. Meanwhile, international PSC will go up from RM25 to RM32 at the low-cost carrier terminal KLIA and Terminal 2 Kota Kinabalu. The PSC rates have not been changed since 2002.

In a statement yesterday, MAHB said the Government had approved the implementation of the new PSC rates and aircraft landing and parking charges at its airports. The increased landing and parking charges were effective from January this year. MAHB said the approval was in line with the operating agreement signed between the Government and MAHB in February 2009 and the new charges have been gazetted on July 13 this year.

The landing and parking rates have remained the same for 17 years. The aircraft landing and parking charges will be increased gradually over three years; landing charges will go up 9% annually while parking charges will increase 18% per annum. “Under the present incentive scheme, MAHB provides free landing for three years for all new routes and additional frequencies operated by the airlines. This programme, which was implemented in 2002 is still applicable,” MAHB said. Parking charges are based on 12 hour blocks with the first three hours free. The total increase in charges on a per passenger basis ranges from 30 sen (for a B737-400 aircraft used) to 83 sen (for B747-400 aircraft).
-thestar online.