KL, AirAsia stick to their guns as KLIA2 launch date nears

EVEN if Malaysia's new budget terminal KLIA2 meets its launch target of May 2, it appears it will be opening without its biggest client AirAsia, which is insisting on staying put at the current low-cost carrier terminal (LCCT) until "unresolved pressing issues" are resolved.

But it remains to be seen how Asia's biggest budget airline will function at the LCCT without the relevant agencies including customs and immigration being present as they will all be moved out before May 9.

Indeed, all Deputy Transport Minister Aziz Kaprawi could say when asked to comment yesterday on the carrier's decision was, "We will see on that day."