Senai Airport Monthly Passenger Traffic Doubles

February 18, 2004

Senai Airport Monthly Passenger Traffic Doubles
The Edge Daily, Malaysia
 
Senai Airport in Johor has seen a surge in passenger
traffic since its takeover by independent operator
Senai Airport Terminal Services Sdn Bhd (SATS) in
November 2003.

Passengers passing through the airport during the past
two months almost doubled to 275,250 from 149,950 in
the same period a year ago, said Senai Airport manager
Raymond Wong in a statement on Feb 17.
 
He said the rise in passenger traffic was due to an
increase in flights to 40 daily from 22 flights a day
previously.

Both Malaysia Airlines and AirAsia had scheduled more
flights to and from Johor and were planning additional
local and overseas destinations, he said. "This has
attracted more passengers from Malaysia and Singapore
alike.” 
 
Wong said the airport expected a further rise in
passenger numbers with the inroduction of AirAsia’s
service to Bangkok. 
 
He said the increase in passenger traffic had boosted
monthly sales of local service providers by as much as
40%.

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