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KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 31 – AirAsia Berhad, a low-cost airline, today launched a mediation of its claim against the country's airport operator for nearly 480 million RMB in alleged losses. due to poor conditions of the KLIA2 low-cost terminal.
In a statement, AirAsia announced today that it has announced the opening of the mediation on Malaysia Airports Holdings, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Malaysia, Berhad (MAHB), Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd (MASSB).
AirAsia said its losses amounted to RM 479,781,285, mainly due to the loss of business over the past four years, due to disruptions and poor conditions at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport terminal. 2 (KLIA2).
In the notice issued to MASSB, AirAsia Berhad and its long-haul sister airline, AirAsia X Berhad, claimed that the operator had provided a "poor level of service" to KLIA2, which had resulted in losses. financial.
The two companies were canceled as a loss of revenue resulting from the closure of multiple tracks, surface defects of the deck, damage to two aircraft due to malfunctions in the infrastructure and sensors of the MASSB, a rupture of the fuel line at KLIA2's Pier P, customers.
They both stated that they were seeking mediation together under Section 74 of the Malaysian Aviation Commission (Mavcom) Act 2015, which requires that disputes be resolved first by the mediation.
Under the law, Mavcom arbitrates the dispute in case of failure of the mediation.
The two airlines stated that they hoped to settle the matter amicably and refrained from filing a counterclaim in court in order to initiate prior mediation, in accordance with the Mavcom law. .
Both, however, have stated that they reserve the right to exhaust all remedies, including the possibility of resorting to the courts, to recover losses.
On 23 January, AirAsia Berhad announced its counterclaim against MAHB, in which the airline had claimed RM 400 million for loss and damage that allegedly resulted from operational disruptions at KLIA2.
The alleged disturbances were similar to those listed in the notice of mediation.
The counterclaim was in response to the complaint filed by MAHB last year regarding airport taxes or pbadenger charges (PSC) due to MAHB.
AirAsia then also accused MAHB of violating the Mavcom law by filing the lawsuit, even though the law required both the airport operator and the airlines to seek mediation to resolve any disputes.
Last October, the MAHB reportedly sent AirAsia and AirAsia X legal letters requesting the payment of the unpaid PSC related to the increase in PSC rates for international KLIA2 departures due since July 2018.
AirAsia has accumulated about 9.4 million RMB in unpaid PSC, while Aax has been the subject of a lawsuit aimed at obtaining 26.72 million RM for similar arrears.
AirAsia objected to the collection of additional PSC tariffs on behalf of MAHB when it went from RM50 to RM73 in early 2018, arguing that the full-fledged KLIA and low-cost KLIA2 terminal should not have the same fees as the level of service provided was different.
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