MALAYSIA
May 1st, 2002
BY MARK ROWETHE MALAYSIAN government has been forced to conduct an embarrassing U-turn in its policy towards major international airlines in attempt to prevent its landmark new airport from becoming a white elephant.Kuala Lumpur International Airport, 40 miles outside the city, was opened in 1998 an attempt to transform the city into a regional hub to rival Singapore's Changi, which is regularly voted the world's best airport.But a policy of promoting the national carrier Malaysian airlines prompted a number of major carriers, including Qantas, British Airways ...
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