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Batu Berendam International Airport Melaka (LTBB) will be a new hub for Low Cost Flight company Air Asia. The opening is expected on 8 December 2008 and Air Asia will do their first Inaugural Flight to 4 international destination and 2 domestic route from LTBB. 2 domestic route are 1) Melaka - Penang, 2) Melaka - Langkawi and for international route are 1) Padang, 2) Palembang, 3) Pekan Baru dan Medan.
Melaka CM has discussed with Air Asia Chairman Datuk Aziz Bakar and its CEO Datuk Tony Fernandez and they have agreed to start operation in 8 December with Boeing 737. After work to lengthen the runway another 400 meter finished, Air Asia will use Airbus 320. The move to make LTBB as a hub for Air Asia will boost Health Tourism Industry as many of Indonesian like to visit Melaka for medical attention as Melaka have state of the art medical facilities with it’s 3 private hospital but the price remain cheap compares to other state in Malaysia.
Melaka targeting about 500,000 people will use this facilities for 5 years operation and Melaka State Government will strive in order to to make LTBB as a Terminal for Low Cost flight or LCCT (Low Cost Carrier Terminal) and all the community will get benefit. For the locals, no need to go to Sepang International Airport just to go to Langkawai for vacation.
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Having learnt the tentative routes to be flown by AirAsia from Melaka, I am wondering if there are any plans to fly to Hong Kong! It will also be an interesting move to connect Macau with Melaka as these were former Portuguese colonies and it will then complete partially the historical tapestry of the Portuguese in the East. Of course, connecting Goa in India will give even a fuller picture !However, airlines usually work on the basis of profits and not sentimentality ! With this last sentence, I will end my dreams !
Yup Doc Macau and Melaka is like a twin cities although Melaka have not yet do the twin cities convention with Macau. Doc, Air Asia now I think already have route to Hong Kong but through KLIA (LCCT), like you said doc, airlines must go on profit first.
Thank you for your rather prompt reply ! You are correct… Air Asia does have flights from HK to KLIA. However, I am keen to see it operate from HK to Melaka. Will be a potential client if the latter route comes on line.
Thanks for the updates. Like Dr Mah, I have been keenly following the developments. Mostly I would like to have the option of flying from KLIA to Melaka. However, it appears that that’s not the works just yet. Any chance of this happening? In part, this would make travelling for me much easier each time I come home.
BTW, any chance of getting some pics of the airport?
Hi Dr. Goh,
The tentative is in early December. I will post some pic of the newly develop LTBB runway after this becoz just on the way to my office. Here some reading about the Air Asia coming to Melaka.
http://malaysiahotelnews.blogspot.com/2008/08/airasia-to-start-operation-in-melakas.html
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news_lite.php?id=352490
http://developing8.org/page/news/19/8/2008/malaysian_air_asia_facilitates_health_tourism_with_lowcost_carrier_business
Yes ! Some pics of the new runway, passenger terminal, control tower and the surrounding environment will
be very interesting and give a perspective of how things are going with the upgrading ! Did the builders
manage to preserve the old control tower that has so much historical significance ? Incidentally, my dad
had a hand in the building of the old runway during the Japanese occupation …manually carrying rocks to
re-enforce the tarmac. I am quite sure many Malacca old-timers will remember being conscripted to do that
chore. Will be interesting be able to hear from them re their experiences and their opinions of our
spanking new airport ! Melaka has come a long way ,baby !
Wow doc, I don’t know the Airport have history from the Japanese occupation in Malaya. You sound like my father doc. This is new for me. I must find it more from my friends at Museum dept. Thanks for the info doc.
Hi, asmaliana, where can i view the current upgrading airport photos? can you share the link??? Thanks a lot.
Will try to upload the pic in few days…
Hi asmaliana,
Look forward to your photos. Do you have any news when will Airasia starting their operation at Batu berendam airport, will still maintain on 8 December?
By looking at the construction at the airport, is like 90% completed. As for now the tentative is still around December and the state government not making any announcement yet. Will updates if any…