Malaysian aviation industry recovers further as 2022 draws to a close

Vibrant developments in terms of route resumption and the introduction of new destinations by airlines in November and December 2022 continue to signal recovery for the country’s aviation industry, said Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

马来西亚机场控股有限公司（MAHB）表示，在 2022 年 11 月和 2022 年 11 月和 2022 年 12 月航线恢复和航空公司引入新目的地方面的蓬勃发展继续标志着该国航空业的复苏。

The airport operator said the industry has welcomed two new airlines in these two months, and seen the resumption of four pre-pandemic route services as well as introduction of a new international route. 

机场营运商表示，业界在这两个月内迎来了两家新航空公司，并见证了四条大流行前航线服务的恢复以及一条新国际航线的推出。

On top of that, Emirates had also brought back the Airbus A380 – the world’s largest commercial aircraft – to operate the Dubai – Kuala Lumpur route, it said in a statement on 20th December. 

阿联酋航空在12月20日一份声明中表示，除此之外，阿联酋航空还带回了世界上最大的商用飞机空中客车 A380，以运营迪拜-吉隆坡航线。

“This strategic move was made to cater to more passengers as the A380 is able to handle twice the load of the current Boeing 777 that is also being utilised for the same route,” it added.

 “这一战略举措是为了迎合更多乘客的需求，因为 A380 的载客量是目前同样用于同一航线的波音 777 的两倍，”它补充道。

A total of 13,869 aircraft movements were recorded at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in November, which was a 12 % increase from the previous month, partly due to the introduction of new Chinese low-cost carrier Spring Airlines at the airport as the only airline flying from Nanning once weekly. 

吉隆坡国际机场11月共录得13869架次飞机起降，较上月增长12%，部分原因是该机场引进了中国低成本航空公司-春秋航空，这是唯一一家每周从南宁起飞一次的航空公司。

MAHB said AirAsia X also resumed its Kuala Lumpur – Jeddah route, flying six times weekly to provide affordable travel options for Muslims who wish to perform their umrah. 

大马机场控股表示，亚航长程也恢复了吉隆坡至吉达航线，每周飞行六班，为希望举行朝拜的穆斯林提供负担得起的旅行选择。

Meanwhile, Kuantan Airport saw the resumption of Fly Scoot’s operations for the Singapore – Kuantan route. This three-time weekly service also marked the airport’s first international flight after the pandemic, it said.

与此同时，关丹机场见证了Fly Scoot新加坡至关丹航线的运营恢复。它说，这项每周三次的服务也标志着该机场在大流行病后首次开通国际航班。

These positive developments continued into December with the introduction of the country’s latest low-cost airline, MYAirline, flying from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu, Langkawi, Kuching, Kota Bharu and Penang daily. 

随着该国最新的低成本航空公司 MYAirline 的推出，这些积极的发展一直持续到 12 月，每天从吉隆坡飞往哥打京那巴鲁、兰卡威、古晋、哥打巴鲁和槟城。

There is also the resumption of international routes such as AirAsia X servicing the Kuala Lumpur – Taipei route three times weekly and Cathay Pacific the Hong Kong – Penang route three times weekly. 

国际航线也已恢复，例如亚航长程每周三班吉隆坡-台北航线和国泰航空每周三班香港-槟城航线。

A further sign to the recovery of air travel demand can be seen from AirAsia’s introduction of the Singapore – Sibu four times weekly flight service this month. 

亚航本月推出每周四班新加坡至诗巫的航班服务，是航空旅游需求复苏的进一步迹象。

With regard to monthly passenger movements, MAHB said its Malaysia operations recorded 2.23 million international passengers in November, a 5.9 % increase from the preceding month. 

关于月度客运量，MAHB 表示，其马来西亚业务在 11 月录得 223 万国际客运量，较上月增加 5.9%。

“Domestic passenger movements recorded an 11.5 % decrease at 2.93 million passengers, bringing the total passenger movements in Malaysia to 5.17 million. 

“国内客运量减少 11.5% 至 293 万人次，使马来西亚的客运总量达到 517 万人次。

“As a group, Malaysia Airports registered a total of 7.84 million passengers with its Turkish asset, Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, recording 2.66 million passengers for the month,” it added.

 “作为一个整体，马来西亚机场及其土耳其资产Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen国际机场共登记了 784 万名乘客，本月记录了 266 万名乘客，”它补充说。