PASSENGER MOVEMENT AT MAHB AIRPORTS UP 8.2 PCT

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 10 (Bernama) -- Total passenger movements at the airports
operated by Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) increased by 8.2 per
cent to 51.335 million in 2009 compared with 47.448 million in 2008.

MAHB, in a filing to Bursa Malaysia (Malaysian stock exchange) Wednesday
said the KL International Airport (KLIA)'s passenger movements amounted to
29.682 million last year.

This was higher by 7.8 per cent from the 27.53 million recorded in 2008.

Meanwhile, other airports' passenger movements in 2009 rose to 21.653
million from 19.918 million previously.

MAHB, however said total cargo movements last year declined by 13.8 per cent
to 803.964 million kg from 932.439 million kg in 2008.

The airport operator said aircraft traffic at the KLIA rose by 7.4 per cent
to 225,251 planes in 2009 from 209,681 planes in 2008.

As for the other airports, aircraft movements rose by 8.4 per cent to
310,542 planes compared with 286,590 planes previously.
-- BERNAMA