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KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) network of airports registered a decline of 76.8 per cent with 5.9 million passenger movements for first quarter (Q1) of 2021 due to re-imposition of the movement control order effective January 13, 2021 in Malaysia.
The company however said Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SGIA) continued to show gradual recovery in traffic, particularly the domestic sector following Turkey’s vaccine rollout from January, 2021.
Published on: Friday, April 16, 2021
By: Bernama
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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd’s (MAHB) network of airports registered a decline of 76.8% with 5.9 million passenger movements for the first quarter of 2021 due to the reimposition of the movement control order effective Jan 13 in Malaysia.
The company however said Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (SGIA) continued to show gradual recovery in traffic, particularly the domestic sector following Turkey’s vaccine rollout from January.
“Domestic and international sectors declined by 68% and 87.3% respectively in Q1 2021 over the same corresponding period last year with 1.5 million and 4.4 million passenger movements respectively.
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“On a 12-month basis, the MAHB network of airports registered 23.4 million passenger movements, a reduction of 82.2% over the previous corresponding period,” it said in its ‘Passenger Traffic Snapshot, March 2021’ for Bursa Malaysia today.
KUALA LUMPUR (April 15): While much has been said about the growth of glove stocks and tech counters on Bursa Malaysia, two companies in different sectors Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd and Petronas Chemicals Group Bhd (PetChem) have emerged as dark horses in the list of largest companies.
Press Metal was the 28th largest company on the exchange on March 31, 2020 with a market capitalisation of RM13.29 billion, according to Bloomberg data. It rose to 22nd place on Sept 30, 2020 with a market value of RM20.77 billion, and has now climbed to eighth place with a value RM40.46 billion.
In short, between March 31, 2020 and today, the aluminium supplier has added some RM27.17 billion in market capitalisation.
KOTA KINABALU: A former executive officer of Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd has been charged with allegedly cheating a businessman over a five-year period in connection with a stall tender at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport.
Abas Tuah, 59, pleaded not guilty to the five cheating charges against him at the Special Corruption Court here on Tuesday (April 13).
He was accused of receiving a total of RM41,000 from the businessman over the course of five years from 2010 to 2014.
In the first charge, Abas was said to have received RM7,000 in his bank account from the businessman between September and December 2010, after making the latter believe that he could help in getting a stall lot and renewing his rental contract at the airport.
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