Private jet terminal still a proposal
Malaysia’s proposed first dedicated business jet terminal in Subang is still in limbo due to differing views between the Selangor and federal governments.
Selangor senior executive councillor Datuk Teng Chang Khim said the state government had proposed to turn the current Subang Skypark into a private jet terminal and build a new terminal as a replacement.
“We had mooted this idea two years ago before the Covid-19 pandemic but were unable to obtain the response from relevant federal agencies. This is disappointing. We should be far sighted to look into making Selangor, especially Subang Airport, a business jet hub.
“I believe we have the capability and potential to compete with other airports in the region,” he said after the soft launch of the Selangor Aviation Show 2021 here yesterday.
He said the state’s proposal had taken into account industry players’ input.
“We have the support from the private sector to participate but the land around Subang mostly belongs to the federal government, through Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) as leaseholders.”
National Aerospace Industry Coordinating Office head Shamsul Kamar Abu Samah said the government was looking at the proposal.
“We support any proposal that strengthens our ecosystem. PostCovid-19, we can see business
and general aviation growing.”
He added that several land issues had been resolved among the parties.
Invest Selangor chief executive officer Datuk Hasan Azhari Idris said Selangor aimed to attract more aerospace players to set up base in the state.
“We have a 10-year action plan. We hope we can achieve the 30 actions that we have planned.”