I am currently in Malaysia and just making this quick post of first impressions based on one of its gateways - Kuala Lumpur International Airport. Here are photos when we arrived in KLIA last weekend.
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| A view of KLIA Terminal 2 as our plane approached to land |
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| Two towers - air traffic control towers, that is. The closer one is Terminal 2's while the one at the distance is Terminal 1. |
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| A view of Terminal 2 as our plane taxied to the terminal |
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| Terminal 2 is designated for low cost carriers, and is the hub of AirAsia. This terminal replaced the low cost carrier terminal at KLIA, similar to what also happened in Changi. |
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| Our plane berthed at the satellite building. This meant we had to walk to the bridge to cross to the main Terminal 2 building. The two buildings are not served by a transit system like KLIA Terminal 1 (or HKIA or Changi, for example). |
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| The view of our plane as we crossed on the bridge to the main terminal building. |
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| AirAsia planes lined up along one of wings of the satellite building. Each wing is essentially a long pier. |
I was impressed by how large and spacious Terminal 2 is. It is designed, after all, to serve the millions of travelers going through this gateway in what is Southeast Asia's most visited country for tourists. I just thought though that the moving walkways seemed to be an afterthought and that it was a long walk (healthy though) for many people between the main and satellite buildings. Terminal 2 though is located far from Terminal 1 so transport is required in case you need to transfer from one terminal to the other. It is not as seamless as Changi, for example. Still KLIA is much better than many capital city airports that I've been to though there is room for improvements.
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