Various changes in the aviation industry, especially demands from the low-cost travel sector, are among key reasons for the delay in completion of Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2).
Parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chairman Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed said demands from the aviation industry caused several changes in plans, especially on the size of terminals for KLIA2.
"The aviation industry is constantly changing and because of that, the plans have been revised several times," said Nur Jazlan after a three-hour meeting with Transport Ministry officials on the matter today.
He said the forecast on low-cost travel given by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to the owner and developer of the KLIA2 project, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB), had forced them to make changes to the original plans.
"IATA said the (volume) of passengers is forecast to increase from 25 million to 45 million and that caused the size of the terminals to be increased and when that happens, other (sections) will also increase, such as the aerobridge and baggage handling systems," explained Nur Jazlan.
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