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61-675: In 2017, a 12 year old girl was barred from attending the National Scholastic Chess Championship organised by the MCF held in a school in Putrajaya over her “seductive” knee-length dress. The news sparked outrage online with the MCF vowing to investigate the incident while denying that the decision was due to religious sensitivities. This chess organization article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Malaysian organisation article

122-619: A few electric buses . The bus service serves the entirety of Putrajaya as well as Cyberjaya and provides express bus routes to Kuala Lumpur through Puduraya and a few other nearby cities from its hubs at Putrajaya Sentral , and P&R Presint 14. Bus stops in Putrajaya are very common too and serves Nadi Putra . Rapid KL , Causeway Link and Cityliner also provides bus services to other areas from Putrajaya Sentral such as Banting , Puchong , Bandar Utama and Petaling Jaya . Intercity buses also serve bus routes from Putrajaya Sentral to

183-490: A grand development plan for Malaysia. The chief architect who designed the new airport terminal was the Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa . Upon KLIA's completion, Subang Airport's Terminal 1 building was demolished. Malaysia Airports agreed to redevelop the remaining Terminal 3 to create a specialist airport for turboprop and charter planes surrounded by a residential area and a business park. The IATA airport code KUL

244-470: A natural rainforest in the middle of the terminal, exhibiting the Malaysian rainforests. Under Malaysia Airports Berhad retail optimisation plan, the retail space in satellite terminal A will be further optimised to increase its revenue derived from commercial space rental and a percentage of sale receipts to 50% by year 2010 which currently stands at 35%. Some notable improvements that will be seen after

305-421: A new air traffic control tower (Tower West) were built to support its operation. KLIA T2 has an initial capacity of 45 million passengers per year. The terminal has a built-up area of 257,845 sqm with 68 departure gates, 10 remote stands, 80 aerobridges, includes a retail space of 32,000 sqm to accommodate a total of 220 retail outlets. The main terminal building of KLIA T2 is connected with its satellite piers with

366-562: A skybridge, making it the first airport in Asia with such facility. KLIA T2 is certified with Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED). Check-in counters are divided into 8 rows located in 4 islands, each row identified by the letters S – Z. Boarding gates are located in 5 piers, indicated by the letters J and K for domestic flights, and L , P and Q for international flights. Piers J, K and L are connected directly to

427-586: A substantial amount of money to Selangor for approximately 11,320 acres (45.8 km ) of land in Prang Besar, Selangor . As a result of this land purchase, Selangor now surrounds two federal territories: Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya. Planned as a garden city and an intelligent city , 38% of the area is green spaces in which the natural landscape is enhanced. The plan incorporated a network of open spaces and wide boulevards. Construction began in August 1995; it

488-557: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Putrajaya Putrajaya ( Malay pronunciation: [putraˈdʒaja, putrəˈdʒajə] ), officially the Federal Territory of Putrajaya ( Malay : Wilayah Persekutuan Putrajaya ; Jawi : ولايه ڤرسکوتوان ڤوتراجاي ‎), is the administrative centre of Malaysia . The seat of the federal government of Malaysia was moved in 1999 from Kuala Lumpur to Putrajaya because of overcrowding and congestion, whilst

549-561: Is a virtual extension of KL International Airport where city check-in services are provided. KL City Air Terminal is recognised by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and carries the IATA designation XKL . Currently there are only three airlines providing city check-in services: Cathay Pacific , Malaysia Airlines and Batik Air Malaysia . Built at a cost of approximately RM4 billion, it

610-463: Is also a part of MSC Malaysia , a special economic zone that covers Klang Valley . Putrajaya was named after the first Prime Minister of Malaysia , Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj . The name is derived from the Sanskrit language , which was then adopted into Malay ; "putra" (पुत्र) means son and "jaya" (जया) means "success" or "victory"; hence Putrajaya means victorious men or people. The name

671-522: Is an extension of the main terminal building with gates marked with prefix A and B for domestic departures, G and H for international flights. The gate allocation is based on operational requirements, although it has been observed that Malaysia Airlines has been operating most of its operations out from the contact pier. The 176,000 square metres (1,890,000 sq ft) satellite building accommodates international flights departing and arriving at KLIA T1. Passengers taking flights parked at

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732-509: Is capable of handling 78 landings per hour and was expected to increase to 108 landings per hour once upgrading of the Kuala Lumpur Flight Information Region had been completed in 2019. These runways operate on different departure/arrival modes according to the air traffic requirements. Kuala Lumpur International Airport features a number of modern design features that assist in the efficient operation of

793-1023: Is located on Ground Floor, Block C and KLIA 2 bus terminal is located on Level 1 of the terminal. Ticketing counters are present in the terminals. Buses to the Kuala Lumpur city mainly goes to KL Sentral railway station and Integrated Southern Terminal bus terminal (TBS) , both a prominent transport hub of Kuala Lumpur, as well as various other places like Pudu Sentral, Jalan Ipoh and Jalan Pekeliling Terminal. There are also buses to parts of other Klang Valley cities like Shah Alam (Section 17 terminal), Klang (AEON Bukit Tinggi) as well as Putra Heights LRT station . Popular providers are Aerobus, Airport Coach and Jetbus. Intercity services are available to Penang , Ipoh , Yong Peng (central Johor), Johor Bahru , Malacca and Sitiawan (Perak). Local buses are also available to Nilai and Banting , with SmartSelangor free shuttle available to Banting, Tanjung Sepat and Salak Tinggi . Kuala Lumpur International Airport

854-607: Is mainly served by tolless KLIA Expressway (Federal Route 26) which is an 11 kilometre direct road from KLIA Interchange of ELITE Expressway (E6) to both KLIA and KLIA2. The expressway also has connection to: The further end of the expressway leads to tolled ELITE Expressway , which connects it to the PLUS expressway networks (E1 North-South Expressway-North , E1 New Klang Valley Expressway and E2 North-South Expressway-South ) which links to most of Klang Valley's major townships and further to Peninsular Malaysia's west coast states, to

915-582: Is provided by a few schools such as: There are also two elite fully residential schools in Putrajaya: Other universities: International Schools Putrajaya is surrounded by federal highways 29 on the western side and 30 on the eastern side. The South Klang Valley Expressway E26, connecting Pulau Indah to Kajang , runs through the northern end of Putrajaya. ELITE E6 exit 607 serves Putrajaya and also nearby Cyberjaya . Highway 29 interchanges with Damansara–Puchong Expressway (LDP) E11 in

976-856: Is provided on the landside at Gateway@klia2 complex and there are provisions for future airside inter-terminal connection. Gateway@klia2 is an integrated shopping complex that is connected to the main KLIA T2 terminal building. It has a 350,000 square feet of net lettable space spanning over four levels. The transport hub at Gateway@klia2 links klia2 to the KLIA Ekspres and KLIA Transit service, with allotted pick-up and drop-off areas for coaches, taxis, rented vehicles and private transportation. Gateway@klia2 hosts an 8-storey car park that directly adjoins KLIA T2. There are 6,000 covered parking lots at Blocks A and B and another 5,500 lots at car park D (KLIA2 parking rate ). Shuttle buses are available to take

1037-409: Is the largest purpose-built terminal optimised for low-cost carriers, like AirAsia in response to the exponential growth of low-cost travel in the region. It was built to replace the previous Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT). KLIA T2 began its operations on 2 May 2014, and all flight operations at LCCT were moved to KLIA T2 by 9 May 2014. As part of its development, a third runway (Runway 15/33) and

1098-606: Is today Putrajaya, along with adjacent Cyberjaya , was under the administration of Hulu Langat District . The vision of a new Federal Government Administrative Centre to replace Kuala Lumpur as the administrative capital emerged in the late 1980s, during the tenure of Malaysia's fourth prime minister, Mahathir bin Mohamad . A new city adjacent to Kuala Lumpur was envisioned, where the government would systematically locate its government offices within an efficient administrative hub; as opposed having government offices scattered across

1159-573: The Airbus A380 . KLIA is the only airport in Malaysia that accommodate the landing and take off of the A380. Upgrading works started on 3 April 2006, and was completed by 28 May 2007. Works include the provision of shoulders on both sides of the two existing runways of 15 meters as well as the taxiways, building additional aerobridges at the three departure halls, namely C17, C27 and C37, and enhancing

1220-1144: The COVID-19 pandemic . The airport is also largely overshadowed by the more internationally renowned Changi Airport located approximately 300 kilometres (190 mi) to the southeast in Singapore , especially in regards to connecting flights by various airlines or Malaysians especially living in the southern parts of the country (e.g. Johor ) preferring to travel via Changi rather than at KLIA. The first year of opening immediately saw reduction of passenger numbers as some airlines, including All Nippon Airways (resumed on 1 September 2015), British Airways (reinstated on 28 May 2015 until 28 March 2021 ), Lufthansa (resumed between 28 March 2004 until 28 February 2016) and Northwest Airlines , terminated their loss-making services to KLIA. KLIA's first full year of operations in 1999, in its Phase One manifestation (capacity of 25 million passengers per year), saw only 13.2 million passengers. Passenger numbers eventually increased to 21.1 million in 2004 and 47 million in 2013 — though short of

1281-635: The Dewan Rakyat , under the seat of Putrajaya , as well as one appointed senator in the Dewan Negara . As with the other federal territories of Malaysia, Putrajaya does not have a territorial legislature. In 2007 the population of Putrajaya was estimated to be over 30,000, which comprised mainly government servants. Government public servants have been encouraged to relocate to the city through various government subsidy and loan programs. The population had increased to 88,300 by 2015. As of Q1 2024,

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1342-581: The OAG Megahub Index , following London-Heathrow . Other airports in the top five included Tokyo-Haneda , Amsterdam-Schiphol and Seoul-Incheon . The airport is operated by Malaysia Airports (MAHB) Sepang Sdn Bhd and is the major hub of Malaysia Airlines , MASkargo , Batik Air Malaysia , UPS Airlines and World Cargo Airlines , and the major operating base of AirAsia and AirAsia X . The ground breaking ceremony for Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) took place on 1 June 1993 when

1403-667: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) of Malaysia. Foreign embassies and missions except Brunei still remain in Kuala Lumpur. The local government in Putrajaya is the responsibility of the Putrajaya Corporation ( Perbadanan Putrajaya ), a unique local authority. Previously it was administered by the Sepang District Council . Putrajaya is represented in the Parliament of Malaysia by one elected MP in

1464-403: The baggage handling system was plagued with problems until it was put up for a complete replacement tender in 2007. The airport suffered greatly reduced traffic with the general reduction in economic activity brought about by the 1997 Asian financial crisis , September 11 attacks , SARS , bird flu epidemic ( Avian flu ), the financial crisis of 2007–2008 , the 2009 swine flu pandemic and

1525-492: The city's greater conurbation . Kuala Lumpur International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in Malaysia and is recognised as a megahub. In 2023, it handled 47.2 million passengers, 980,040 tonnes of cargo and 819,026 aircraft movements, ranking as the 35th-busiest airport by total passenger traffic . As of 2024, Kuala Lumpur International Airport has become the second most connected airport globally, according to

1586-443: The 1990s, Putrajaya was envisioned to be “a laboratory for a new form of electronic government" that would emphasize new adoption of, investment in internet, media, and digital communications. The development of Putrajaya began in August 1995 and was completed at an estimated cost of US$ 8.1 billion. On 1 February 2001, Putrajaya became Malaysia's third federal territory , after Kuala Lumpur in 1974 and Labuan in 1984. Putrajaya

1647-710: The Air Support Zone; it ceased operations on 9 May 2014, and all low-cost carrier flights subsequently operated out of KLIA T2. The Aerotrain , currently out of service for repairs, is an automated people mover (APM) that connects the airside of KLIA Main Terminal Building (MTB) and the Satellite Building. Each 250-person capacity train can transport 3,000 passengers per hour in each direction at up to 56 km/h (35 mph). These three-car driverless trains run on elevated rail and under

1708-524: The Main Terminal Building and klia2 station at Gateway@klia2. Kuala Lumpur International Airport has bus terminals in both KLIA and KLIA2 building which serves local buses, city express and intercity express buses to various destination in Kuala Lumpur, Klang Valley and also various parts of Peninsular Malaysia, as well as shuttles between KLIA and KLIA2, terminals to Long Term Car Park and terminals to Mitsui Outlet Park. KLIA bus terminal

1769-486: The Main Terminal Building and Terminal 2; connecting passengers must clear Malaysian immigration and customs checks before taking a landside transportation option ( Express Rail Link , bus or taxi). Kuala Lumpur International Airport is linked to the KL Sentral transportation hub in the city centre by the 57 km (35 mi) long Express Rail Link (ERL). There are two ERL stations at the airport: KLIA station at

1830-615: The Putrajaya government signed a letter of intent (LOI) with the government of Sejong City in South Korea to mark co-operation between the two cities. Government ministries and bodies remaining in Kuala Lumpur include the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI), Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and Ministry of Works (KKR), as well as Bank Negara Malaysia , Royal Malaysian Police and Malayan Railways . The Parliament of Malaysia also remained in Kuala Lumpur, as well as

1891-496: The abstract symbolic architecture by the late Kisho Kurokawa encompasses the Islamic geometry and cutting-edge technology with the tropical rainforest in mind. The KLIA Main Terminal Building (MTB) now also referred to as KLIA Main is located in between the two runways. The floor area of the terminal covers 390,000 m (4,200,000 sq ft) and the building consists of 39 square roof units, which enables future expansion of

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1952-495: The airport. It is one of the first Asia Pacific airports to become 100% Bar Coded Boarding Pass capable. Malaysia Airlines ; AirAsia ; MASkargo , a cargo airline; and Malaysia Airports , the Malaysian Airports operator and manager; are headquartered on the property of KLIA. Malaysia Airlines also operates its Flight Management Building at KLIA. Kuala Lumpur International Airport comprises two main terminals:

2013-470: The building. There are a total of 216 check-in counters, located in 6 different islands, identified by the letters A – M (excluding I). Multi check-in services are available, designed for the use of all passengers arriving, departing or in transit. Self check in facilities are available in this airport since 2007, and KLM was the first airline to use the Common-use self-service kiosks. The contact pier

2074-532: The city was formally transferred to the federal government and declared Malaysia's third federal territory. In 2002, KLIA Transit rail line was opened, linking Putrajaya to KLIA in Sepang . The construction of the Putrajaya Monorail , which was intended to be the city's metro system, was suspended owing to high costs. One of the monorail suspension bridges in Putrajaya remains unused. In April 2013,

2135-421: The congested Kuala Lumpur. The new city was proposed to be located between Kuala Lumpur and the new Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). Two areas were proposed: Prang Besar and Janda Baik of Pahang . The new name Putrajaya was chosen for the site. The federal government negotiated with the state of Selangor on the prospect of another federal territory. In the mid-1990s, the federal government paid

2196-505: The construction of the main terminal and one satellite terminal, giving a capacity of 25 million passengers, and two full service runways. The Phase One airport had 60 contact piers, 20 remote parking bays with 80 aircraft parking positions, four maintenance hangars and fire stations. Phase Two, designed to increase capacity to 35 million passengers per year, is largely complete. Phase Three is anticipated to increase capacity to 100 million passengers per year. Kuala Lumpur International Airport

2257-528: The course of a yearly period, the rainfall averages 2307 mm in Putrajaya, which is approximately 90.8 inches. Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur International Airport ( KLIA ) ( IATA : KUL , ICAO : WMKK ) is the main international airport serving Kuala Lumpur , the capital of Malaysia . It is located in the Sepang District of Selangor , approximately 45 km (28 mi) south of downtown Kuala Lumpur and serves

2318-473: The extent of the border with Thailand and Singapore. With the slight modification of the masterplan, the future Terminal 2's satellite terminal will be combined into one satellite terminal. The expansion of Terminal 2's satellite terminal will be exactly the same as Terminal 1's (the current Main Terminal) satellite terminal, where initially the satellite terminal will have four arms, and another four arms when

2379-426: The first international departure was Malaysia Airlines flight MH84 to Beijing at 09:00 MST. The inauguration of the airport was marked with numerous problems. The aerobridge and bay allocation systems broke down, with queues building up throughout the airport and the baggage handling breaking down. Bags were lost, and there were waits of over five to seven hours. Most of these issues were remedied eventually, though

2440-500: The government under Mahathir Mohamad decided that the existing Kuala Lumpur airport, then known as Subang International Airport (now Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport ) could not handle future demand. The construction of the airport was done mainly by a few state owned construction companies as well as Ekovest Berhad – helmed by Tan Sri Datuk Lim Kang Hoo . It was created as part of the Multimedia Super Corridor ,

2501-422: The main terminal building, while Piers P and Q are accessible via the skybridge. Piers K and L are physically the same pier and share the same gates, but with waiting lounges on different levels (Level 1A for K and Level 2 for L). For international flights, the access door from Pier K is sealed off, while for domestic flights, the access door from Pier L is sealed off instead. At present, inter-terminal connection

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2562-410: The mezzanine lounges for upper deck passengers of the aircraft at the departure halls. Emirates is the only current operator of the Airbus A380 to Kuala Lumpur; its services commenced on 1 January 2012. Malaysia Airlines started its A380 services from Kuala Lumpur to London on 1 July 2012 before retiring the aircraft type at the end of 2018. On 22 November 2024, KLIA was awarded Large Airport of

2623-426: The northern states. Putrajaya is twinned with these cities: Putrajaya has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) with heavy rainfall year-round and high temperatures throughout the year. As is typical of cities, towns, and other geographical regions with this climate, Putrajaya does not have a true dry season . The average temperature in Putrajaya is 27.1 °C, which is measured at approximately 80.8 °F. Over

2684-406: The northwestern corner of Putrajaya, linking the city with Puchong , Subang Jaya , Kelana Jaya and to Kepong . Within Putrajaya, the following roads serve as the main thoroughfares of the city. Putrajaya is served by two urban rail lines: the 7 KLIA Transit line and the 12 Putrajaya Line through the  KT3   PY41  Putrajaya Sentral transportation hub on

2745-471: The original terminal, Terminal 1, previously known simply as "KLIA"; and the newer Terminal 2 (formerly KLIA2). Terminal 1 was designed by Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa , who also designed the Domestic Terminal (T2) at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport , with an emphasis of natural lighting within the airport complex. Spanning 38.4m along a grid pattern allowing for future expansions,

2806-459: The originally estimated 25 million passengers per year by 2003. On 9 February 2023, transport minister Anthony Loke Siew Fook announced that the government and MAHB had agreed to rebrand KLIA and klia2 to KLIA Terminal 1 and KLIA Terminal 2 respectively. The costs associated with the rebranding will be fully borne by MAHB. Kuala Lumpur International Airport has three parallel runways ( 14L/32R; 14R/32L; 15/33 ). The current three runway system

2867-408: The passengers of Malaysia's "no-frills" airline AirAsia . The terminal was designed and built in accordance to the low cost carrier business model , with limited terminal amenities. As requested by the low-cost airlines, the terminal did not provide aerobridges , nor were there transfer facilities, rail connections, and the other facilities provided in a fully fledged terminal. LCCT was located within

2928-415: The population of Putrajaya is estimated to be 119,700. As of 2020 , the population of Putrajaya is 97.2% Muslim , 1.1% Hindu , 0.8% Christian , 0.5% Buddhist , 0.4% unknown and 0.1% other religions. Most of the infrastructure in Putrajaya uses Middle Eastern architectural designs, which symbolises Malaysian Islamic Identity. Kindergarten and Pre-School Primary & Secondary Education in Putrajaya

2989-500: The public from the car park D to the terminal. The first capsule transit hotel in Asia, the Capsule by Container Hotel, is also located at Gateway@klia2. Gateway@klia2 is managed by WCT Holdings Berhad. The now defunct 36,000 square metres (390,000 sq ft) low cost carrier terminal (LCCT) was opened at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on 23 March 2006 to cater for the growing number of users of low-cost airlines, especially

3050-546: The refurbishments will be the Jungle Boardwalk which will be the first of its kind in the world and larger mezzanine floor to accommodate F&B outlets and viewing galleries. The gates in Satellite Terminal A have the prefix C . The Satellite A terminal has 27 boarding gates altogether. KL City Air Terminal, sometimes known as Kuala Lumpur City Air Terminal or KL CAT , located at KL Sentral ,

3111-537: The satellite terminal are transported by bus from the main terminal; as of March 2023, the Aerotrain that connects this building with the main terminal has been suspended for repairs and rolling stock replacement. There is a wide array of duty-free shops and prestige brand boutiques in the satellite building. This includes international brands such as Burberry , Harrods , Montblanc , Salvatore Ferragamo , and Hermes . Among all international labels available within

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3172-454: The seat of the judiciary of Malaysia was later moved to Putrajaya in 2003. Kuala Lumpur remains as Malaysia's national capital city per the constitution and is still the seat of the head of state (Yang di-Pertuan Agong) and the national legislature ( Parliament of Malaysia ), as well as being the country's commercial and financial centre. The establishment of Putrajaya was the idea of Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad . First thought of in

3233-416: The taxiways. The journey takes under two minutes. The Aerotrain operates between three and five-minute intervals between terminal. Automatic train controls manage the operation of the entire Aerotrain system, controlling the speeds, headways, stops and door openings in stations, and integrating functions that enhance the reliability and performance of the system. No airside connection currently exists between

3294-569: The terminal reached its capacity. There is sufficient land and capacity to develop facilities to handle up to 97.5 million passengers a year, four runways by 2020 and two mega-terminals, each linked with satellite terminals. The operator of Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad, had spent about RM135 million (approx) to upgrade facilities at the KL International Airport (KLIA) in Sepang to accommodate

3355-493: The terminal, some boutiques such as Harrods are only available in the airport. A number of restaurants and international airlines' lounges are available as well as an Airside Transit Hotel. Within the terminal, wireless internet ( Wi-Fi ) is provided free of charge. The terminal also has prayer rooms, showers and massage service. Various lounge areas are provided, some including children's play areas and movie lounge, broadcasting movie and sport channels. The terminal also features

3416-690: The western border of Putrajaya. The MRT Putrajaya Line is Malaysia's fifth metro line, and the longest in the Rapid Rail network, with Putrajaya Sentral being the southern most station in the network. The KLIA Transit is one of Malaysia's two operational airport rail links , connecting KL Sentral in Kuala Lumpur to its international airport , calling at 3 stations in between including Putrajaya. The national rail network Keretapi Tanah Melayu (KTM) does not serve Putrajaya. The cancelled   HSR   Kuala Lumpur–Singapore High Speed Rail

3477-516: Was Malaysia's biggest project and one of Southeast Asia's largest, with an estimated final cost of US$ 8.1 billion. The entire project was designed and constructed by Malaysian companies, with only 10% imported materials. The 1997 Asian financial crisis somewhat slowed the development of Putrajaya. 300 members of the Prime Minister's office staff moved there in 1999, and the remaining government servants moved in 2005. On 1 February 2001,

3538-458: Was decided in late 1994. Prang Besar ( Jawi : ڤراڠ بسر ‎, alternately Perang Besar ( Malay for "Great War"), was founded in 1921 on land that was jungle, as a rubber plantation by British veterans of World War I , hence its name. Its land area of 800 acres (3.2 km ) expanded to 8,000 acres (32 km ), and was merged with surrounding estates, including Estet Raja Alang, Estet Galloway and Estet Bukit Prang. Until 1975, what

3599-550: Was meant to serve Putrajaya with a station at Kampung Dato Abu Bakar Baginda, about halfway between Precinct 14 and Bandar Baru Bangi . Around 2003, plans for a monorail in Putrajaya were underway but were halted due to low population. Plans to revive the construction of the 14 Putrajaya Monorail , with proposed connections to Kajang , Bandar Baru Bangi and Cyberjaya , have not yet materialised. Putrajaya Corporation provides its own stage bus services through its subsidiary Nadi Putra using natural gas-powered buses and

3660-415: Was officially inaugurated by the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong , Tuanku Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan , on 27 June 1998 at 20:30 MST . The first domestic arrival was Malaysia Airlines flight MH1263 from Kuantan at 07:10 MST. The first international arrival was Malaysia Airlines flight MH188 from Malé at 07:30 MST. The first domestic departure was Malaysia Airlines flight MH1432 to Langkawi at 07:20 MST;

3721-429: Was transferred from Subang Airport, which currently handles only turboprop aircraft, general aviation and military aircraft. The airport's site spans 100 square kilometres (39 sq mi) of former agricultural land and is one of the world's largest airport sites. An ambitious three-phase development plan anticipates KLIA to have three runways and two terminals each with two satellite terminals. Phase One involved

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