Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2)

Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 
KLIA2 will be the much talked about budget terminal LCCT in Kuala Lumpur for 2012. This modern airport is also open by October 2012, the 1st of May 2013.

According to the owners, Malaysia Airport Holdings Berhad (MAHB), the total cost to build this new LCCT is estimated at RM2.8 Billion RM4 Billion which is currently 52% completed.

Located just two kilometres from the main KLIA Terminal, this will be the largest Low-Cost Carrier Terminal in Southeast Asia, with a total area of 242,000 square meters.

There will be 68 aircraft parking bays, while the new budget terminal will accommodate around 30 million passengers. There will also be a third runaway located 1.5 km from the second runaway.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2

KLIA2 Shoplot Update: 225 Commercial Lots are open to bidding. The first tender is set for the first week of December 2011, and the second tender is set for 15th Feb 2012. Of the 225 lots at KLIA2, 50% will be for Retail, 40% for Food and Beverage and 10% for Services.

The final list of tenants will be confirmed by July 2012, and the projected opening date for the complex is set for October 2012. Those interested should contact MAB for the tender of shop lots at KLIA2.

Photo of KLIA2
KLIA2 in Sepang - Modern design

KLIA 2 will feature a multi-modal transportation hub for buses, taxis, and Express Rail Link (ERL) trains to provide connectivity for passengers and the public. There is also talk of a possible KTM Train link nearby, making it easy to get here.

Other facilities here include a semi-automated baggage handling system, support zones, cargo and in-flight complexes, a 6,000-vehicle parking complex, two to three hotels and AirAsia's future headquarters.

Among the hotels built here is the Tune Hotel, which will serve as one of the leading budget hotels here. Another possibility is that Pan Pacific will also open a hotel here.

Bridge at KLIA2
KLIA2 Pedestrian SkyBridge across the terminals

One highlights here is the much talked about 300-meter long pedestrian sky bridge in an airport. The sky bridge will connect the international pier and the domestic pier.

This modern sky bridge will be the longest in Asia and the third-longest in the world, where passengers will have the experience of 'walking over' the aircraft compared to KLIA, where travellers take the aerotrain on ground level.

Lapangan Terbang Internasional Kuala Lumpur 2

On the other hand, there has been much talk about the new airport's Aero-bridges, where owner MAHB’s decision to scrap the aero-bridges has come under fire by many sectors.

There are claims that with the recent airport tax-raising, international travellers from KLIA have to pay RM65 (US$22) from RM51 (US$17) and RM32 (US$11) from RM25 (US$8) at the current LCCT. According to one of the Members of Parliament, passengers have the right to expect better facilities if airport tax is raised.

Now the cabinet has deferred its decision on installing aerobridges at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 low-cost carrier terminal pending further studies on the matter, said Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha. According to sources, the cost of 80 aerobridges is around RM104 million (US$34.5 million).

Artist Impression KLIA2Inside the terminal building

In the entire development, a shopping mall with 35,000 square meters of commercial space will also be built adjacent to the terminal building.

 While this is still unofficial, it will be the biggest airport shopping mall globally, with 70,000 square meters of retail space, even more, significant than London's Heathrow Airport, Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport and Singapore's Changi Airport. 

Among the proposed brands that will be here are Kiehl’s, fashion labels Gap, Banana Republic, H&M and fashion jewellery brand Pandora to name a few.

Popular fast food names like McDonald's, KFC, Starbucks and local coffee chain Old Town are rumoured to be some of the returning eateries. There will be about 225 outlets within the terminal and more of which are unconfirmed at the moment.

Shopping mall and shops at KLIA2

Other notable companies that would most likely be in the terminal are Tourism bodies such as Tourism Malaysia and Tourism Selangor, big electrical and IT names, sporting goods and apparel, bookstores, pharmacies and multiple duty-free shops.

Map of KLIA2
KLIA2 Map

According to one of the contractors, the construction of the Integrated Complex is expected to be completed by 30th June 2012, so this is at the end of Q2, which is in line with the October opening date for the overall project.

It is announced that the project will now be fully open in April 2013. Along with all the other projects, it will make the KLIA 2 Integrated Complex an RM486 million (US$161 million) privatised development in which MAHB holds a 30% stake. 

View from the sky - artist's impression

EXPRESS Rail Link Sdn Bhd (ERLSB) also plans to lay 2km of railway tracks from the KL International Airport (KLIA) to the new low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT2) in Sepang to extend its rail services.

ERL  has 12 electric high-speed train sets for the KLIA Express, which runs from KL Sentral to KLIA in 28 minutes, and KLIA Transit, which stops at Bandar Tasek Selatan, Putrajaya and Salak Tinggi before heading to the airport in 35 minutes.

Land before building KLIA2
Actual construction was taken from the air.

According to the MB of MAHB, there is land that is a portion of the 6,750-acre land bank that is set aside for development adjacent to KLIA. Dubbed the KLIA Aeropolis, it is categorised under the wholesale and retail initiative under the National Key Economic Areas (NKEA).

The KLIA area will be transformed as a catalyst for tourism, leisure and employment, thereby diversifying the airport city.

Completing the 50-acre development is scheduled for 2013, and there will be other phases in the effect of KLIA Aeropolis, which would include a commercial business district.

This will house office parks, retail/commercial centres, an auto mall, an exposition/convention centre, a medical centre, a training centre complex and service apartments. There are also plans to build golf courses, a boutique hotel and a theme park, and agro-tourism tracts of land.

KLIA 2 Photography
Artist impression of KLIA2 in Sepang

*Pictures above are sourced from The Moodie Report, Skyscraper City, and The Star Newspaper. 

KLIA2 Video


Those companies interested in renting a shop lot in KLIA2 will have to go through the bidding process for the 225 commercial lots here. You need to contact MAB Commercial Services for this process.

At the moment, 400 potential retailers are bidding for the 225 Shops in KLIA 2, which will be the most prominent and modern budget airline terminal in the country.

Conclusion  

This massive terminal project will be called KLIA2 and not LCCT2; more extensive than the existing KLIA that caters to 25 million passengers per year. In comparison, the new KLIA2 will cater to 30 million passengers, up-gradable to 45 million. It is also a terminal and not an airport, as many think.

The overall project will create about 4000 jobs for locals. At the same time, it will serve as one of the shopping areas for the Sepang district while opening many opportunities for other developments around the area. Until completing this project on October 2012 and 1st May, 2013, many are looking forward to the new KLIA2.

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