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Inspiration<br />
Celebrating<br />
25 years<br />
with you!<br />
Malaysia Airports turns 25 years old this year and it is celebrating<br />
its silver jubilee with a bang!<br />
To kick things off, the airport operator unveiled a special theme<br />
song titled 'Jutaan Jiwa' performed and composed by Malaysian<br />
indie alternative rock band, HUJAN.<br />
Penned by band member Noh Salleh and composed by Noh<br />
and AG Coco, the song is meant as an embodiment of Malaysia<br />
Airports' aspiration and purpose in creating joyful experiences<br />
for all its airport users.<br />
The song was symbolically launched at the 25th Anniversary<br />
Kick-Off celebration held at KL International Airport (KLIA) roof<br />
terrace on February 14.<br />
In his speech, Malaysia Airports Managing Director, Datuk<br />
Badlisham Ghazali said, "Throughout these 25 years, Malaysia<br />
Airports has been fortunate to enjoy many successes. KLIA is<br />
among the top 25 busiest airports in the world, climbing up<br />
by leaps and bounds from the days of Subang Airport when<br />
we only had 16 million passengers a year (mppa). Last year,<br />
KLIA surpassed the 50 mppa mark and grew by 7.6 per cent<br />
to nearly 53 mppa. In fact, in January 2017, KLIA registered<br />
double digit growth of 15 per cent when compared to the<br />
same period last year."<br />
Badlisham said klia2, the airport operator's second and newlyopened<br />
terminal, is on the road to position itself as a premier<br />
hub within ASEAN. He added that passenger transfer between<br />
both terminals tripled from 0.5 million to 1.5 million. Combined,<br />
both terminals cater to more than 60 airlines serving more<br />
than 120 direct destinations and more than 1,000 indirectly.<br />
Malaysia indie alternative rock band, HUJAN entertaining the crowd<br />
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport<br />
Apart from managing 39 Malaysian airports including KLIA,<br />
Malaysia Airports acquired the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen<br />
International Airport in Turkey in 2015, making it the first Asian<br />
airport operator to fully own an overseas airport.<br />
Malaysia Airports' Chairman, Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr Wan Abdul Aziz<br />
Wan Abdullah (left) with Managing Director, Datuk Badlisham Ghazali<br />
launching the 25th Anniversary Kick-Off celebration<br />
Malaysia Airports also took pride in the robust growth at other<br />
international and domestic airports around Malaysia. In the<br />
last 25 years growth at most of these airports either doubled<br />
or tripled – but more importantly, it still continues to grow.<br />
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