Bandar Tasik Selatan integrated transport terminal to open Jan 1
North and south-bound commuters from Kuala Lumpur will enjoy the state-of-the-art Integrated South-Bandar Tasik Selatan Transport Terminal (TBS-BTS) which is set to open on Jan 1.
MAJU Terminal Management and Services (TMAS), the newly-appointed operator for the TBS-BTS, said the terminal which is situated far from crowded city centre would be well received by the public.
"In conjunction with the Government's National Key Result Area initiatives, the terminal will boost public transportation in the country with user-friendly e-ticket booking and purchasing system, as such the centralisation will curb illegal ticket selling.
"Adhering to the 'Green' effort by the world community, the TBS-BTS is also surrounded by over 10,000 species of flora and has Central Vacuum System that ensures cleanliness and hygiene of the terminal," said MAJU TMAS in a statement here.
The terminal provides commuters ease of connectivity to the existing Bandar Tasik Selatan Station where the Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) Komuter, Express Rail Link (ERL) Transit and Rapid KL Light Rail Transit (LRT) are in operation.
Covering a development area of approximately 49 acres, the terminal complex has six floors, 55 bus platforms, 150 taxi bays, 1,000 parking bays (with special parking bays for women) and 1,800 seats for the public within the fully air-conditioned waiting halls. – Bernama
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Airline stops Penang-Chennai direct flights
Airline stops direct flights from Penang to Chennai
AIRASIA has stopped direct flights from Penang to Chennai, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Tour operator P. Letchumanan said this had caused great inconvenience to travellers from the northern region who now have to go to Kuala Lumpur to catch a direct flight to Chennai.
“Northern region travellers would now incur more expenses and time will be wasted,’’ he said, adding that travellers would opt for other airlines.
-News courtesy of The Star-
AIRASIA has stopped direct flights from Penang to Chennai, Malaysia Nanban reported.
Tour operator P. Letchumanan said this had caused great inconvenience to travellers from the northern region who now have to go to Kuala Lumpur to catch a direct flight to Chennai.
“Northern region travellers would now incur more expenses and time will be wasted,’’ he said, adding that travellers would opt for other airlines.
-News courtesy of The Star-
Saturday, December 25, 2010
SIA: no major delays between S'pore and Paris
SIA says no major delays between S'pore and Paris
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said flight SQ333 from Paris to Singapore was delayed by an hour.
When contacted by Channel NewsAsia, SIA said the flight was preparing to take off from Charles de Gaulle airport as of 7.15pm Singapore time.
Thousands of travellers have been left stranded in the French capital, as half the flights at Charles de Gaulle airport were cancelled a day before Christmas, after snow storms continued to hit parts of Western Europe.
Meantime, SIA said it has no plans to cancel or delay its daily flight, SQ334, from Singapore to Paris on Friday evening.
The flight is scheduled to depart at 11.55pm.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Singapore Airlines (SIA) said flight SQ333 from Paris to Singapore was delayed by an hour.
When contacted by Channel NewsAsia, SIA said the flight was preparing to take off from Charles de Gaulle airport as of 7.15pm Singapore time.
Thousands of travellers have been left stranded in the French capital, as half the flights at Charles de Gaulle airport were cancelled a day before Christmas, after snow storms continued to hit parts of Western Europe.
Meantime, SIA said it has no plans to cancel or delay its daily flight, SQ334, from Singapore to Paris on Friday evening.
The flight is scheduled to depart at 11.55pm.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Flight disruptions continue into 4th day
Flight disruptions continue into 4th day
Flight disruptions continued into its fourth day as some flights from Singapore to London's Heathrow Airport continued to be delayed or cancelled on Tuesday due to the bad weather.
But the situation has eased somewhat in Singapore.
Singapore Airlines said it has mostly cleared the backlog of passengers leaving Singapore for London.
It said the minority of passengers still here have been provided with accommodation and meals.
But British Airways said it will not be operating any flights from Singapore to London on Tuesday.
One Qantas flight left Singapore on Tuesday, while two services are expected to arrive in Singapore from London on Tuesday night.
Changi Airport Group said nine European flights were delayed as at 6pm - all but one being arrivals from Heathrow.
As Europe continues to struggle with its icy weather, more flights have been disrupted. More than 22,000 flights were disrupted across Europe on Monday.
At London's Heathrow Airport, service is still limited, with the airport operating from one of its two runways.
Terry O'Connor, CEO of furniture and electronics giant COURTS, is on his way back to Singapore via Manchester and Munich, after a long wait at Heathrow.
He sent Channel NewsAsia a text message describing the situation.
He said: "Heathrow and Gatwick are more or less at a standstill, but Manchester is coping... temperatures range from minus six to minus 18 across the UK. I had a rail trip cancelled yesterday and had to find an alternative route that made a 5-hour round trip a total of nine hours."
R Rajendren, a Singaporean in London, was on his way back to visit his father-in-law who is sick. His AirAsia flight from London's Stansted Airport to Kuala Lumpur was diverted to Birmingham.
"All the flights to Europe ... were cancelled, so the whole airport was filled, with every square inch where there was space, there were people sleeping. So after the plane got diverted to Birmingham, we were stuck there, and they didn't tell us if it was gonna happen, or not gonna happen."
Mr Rajendren finally reached Singapore on Tuesday afternoon.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Flight disruptions continued into its fourth day as some flights from Singapore to London's Heathrow Airport continued to be delayed or cancelled on Tuesday due to the bad weather.
But the situation has eased somewhat in Singapore.
Singapore Airlines said it has mostly cleared the backlog of passengers leaving Singapore for London.
It said the minority of passengers still here have been provided with accommodation and meals.
But British Airways said it will not be operating any flights from Singapore to London on Tuesday.
One Qantas flight left Singapore on Tuesday, while two services are expected to arrive in Singapore from London on Tuesday night.
Changi Airport Group said nine European flights were delayed as at 6pm - all but one being arrivals from Heathrow.
As Europe continues to struggle with its icy weather, more flights have been disrupted. More than 22,000 flights were disrupted across Europe on Monday.
At London's Heathrow Airport, service is still limited, with the airport operating from one of its two runways.
Terry O'Connor, CEO of furniture and electronics giant COURTS, is on his way back to Singapore via Manchester and Munich, after a long wait at Heathrow.
He sent Channel NewsAsia a text message describing the situation.
He said: "Heathrow and Gatwick are more or less at a standstill, but Manchester is coping... temperatures range from minus six to minus 18 across the UK. I had a rail trip cancelled yesterday and had to find an alternative route that made a 5-hour round trip a total of nine hours."
R Rajendren, a Singaporean in London, was on his way back to visit his father-in-law who is sick. His AirAsia flight from London's Stansted Airport to Kuala Lumpur was diverted to Birmingham.
"All the flights to Europe ... were cancelled, so the whole airport was filled, with every square inch where there was space, there were people sleeping. So after the plane got diverted to Birmingham, we were stuck there, and they didn't tell us if it was gonna happen, or not gonna happen."
Mr Rajendren finally reached Singapore on Tuesday afternoon.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
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Checkpoint congestion ahead
Checkpoint congestion ahead
Be prepared for heavy traffic at the two land checkpoints during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said traffic volume at the two land checkpoints is expected to be high for the Christmas period, from December 24 to December 27.
For the New Year period, traffic build-up is also expected from December 31 and the high traffic volume through the checkpoints is expected to last till January 3, 2011.
ICA said travellers using the land checkpoints during these periods can expect delays.
To avoid the surge of people and vehicles seeking clearance at the land checkpoints, ICA is advising travellers to adjust their travel plans and avoid the peak periods altogether.
It said with enhanced security checks, traffic build-up is inevitable, particularly when large number of travellers want to use the checkpoints at the same time.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Be prepared for heavy traffic at the two land checkpoints during the Christmas and New Year holidays.
The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) said traffic volume at the two land checkpoints is expected to be high for the Christmas period, from December 24 to December 27.
For the New Year period, traffic build-up is also expected from December 31 and the high traffic volume through the checkpoints is expected to last till January 3, 2011.
ICA said travellers using the land checkpoints during these periods can expect delays.
To avoid the surge of people and vehicles seeking clearance at the land checkpoints, ICA is advising travellers to adjust their travel plans and avoid the peak periods altogether.
It said with enhanced security checks, traffic build-up is inevitable, particularly when large number of travellers want to use the checkpoints at the same time.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
Monday, December 20, 2010
More London flights cancelled or delayed
More London flights cancelled or delayed
The arctic conditions enveloping Britain sparked fresh flight delays and cancellations for a third day on Monday.
Four flights from Singapore to London have either been cancelled or delayed as at 9.30am due to the heavy snow and thick ice at Heathrow Airport.
Changi Airport Group said two of them are by Singapore Airlines and one each by Qantas Airways and British Airways.
Five flights from London to Singapore have also either been cancelled or delayed - three by SIA and two by British Airways.
SQ317 managed to fly out of Heathrow Airport and landed at Changi Airport at 10.45am on Monday morning. It was the first London to Singapore flight to land on Monday, after Sunday's flights cancellation and one of only seven flights to leave London.
Passengers on board the flight described the situation at Heathrow.
"It's just absolute chaos actually," said a passenger. "The rest of the people that are still at the airport, I'm afraid they'll have to start their journey tomorrow, because the airport is closed."
"We heard reports on the television that we were being given blankets and food and everything, but they said we couldn't have blankets and we couldn't have food because they couldn't take it off the aircraft," said another.
Some passengers from Sunday's aborted flight SQ318 were also at the airport.
Their flight took off on Sunday morning only for the plane to turn around two hours later, while they were being served lunch over the Indian Ocean.
"To see the flight monitor change where the aircraft actually turned around and was heading back to Singapore, and the captain said that we have to go back because of the weather conditions in the UK," said one of the passengers.
Accommodations were arranged for them for the night, but their travel plans remain unknown.
SIA said all flights to London on Monday remain provisional.
With forecasters predicting this month could be the coldest December for a century, Britain braced for further problems today with up to 20 centimetres of snow expected in some places.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
The arctic conditions enveloping Britain sparked fresh flight delays and cancellations for a third day on Monday.
Four flights from Singapore to London have either been cancelled or delayed as at 9.30am due to the heavy snow and thick ice at Heathrow Airport.
Changi Airport Group said two of them are by Singapore Airlines and one each by Qantas Airways and British Airways.
Five flights from London to Singapore have also either been cancelled or delayed - three by SIA and two by British Airways.
SQ317 managed to fly out of Heathrow Airport and landed at Changi Airport at 10.45am on Monday morning. It was the first London to Singapore flight to land on Monday, after Sunday's flights cancellation and one of only seven flights to leave London.
Passengers on board the flight described the situation at Heathrow.
"It's just absolute chaos actually," said a passenger. "The rest of the people that are still at the airport, I'm afraid they'll have to start their journey tomorrow, because the airport is closed."
"We heard reports on the television that we were being given blankets and food and everything, but they said we couldn't have blankets and we couldn't have food because they couldn't take it off the aircraft," said another.
Some passengers from Sunday's aborted flight SQ318 were also at the airport.
Their flight took off on Sunday morning only for the plane to turn around two hours later, while they were being served lunch over the Indian Ocean.
"To see the flight monitor change where the aircraft actually turned around and was heading back to Singapore, and the captain said that we have to go back because of the weather conditions in the UK," said one of the passengers.
Accommodations were arranged for them for the night, but their travel plans remain unknown.
SIA said all flights to London on Monday remain provisional.
With forecasters predicting this month could be the coldest December for a century, Britain braced for further problems today with up to 20 centimetres of snow expected in some places.
-News courtesy of Channel Newsasia-
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