AirAsia has never been supportive of aerobridges to maintain its low cost business model which requires a quick turnaround time to increase aircraft utilisation.
Interestingly, Malaysia Airports made a timely disclosure – RM85 it currently charges for the use of the aerobridge – when it confirmed aerobridges would not be installed at the new KLIA2.
Based on the full capacity of a 180-seater A320 aircraft for both arriving and departing flights, the cost of using the aerobridge works out to less than 25 sen per passenger.
Obviously it is a very small fee to pay for the added convenience apart from passenger safety and security. Given AirAsia’s growing auxiliary income and the convenience fee that we have to pay for our bookings, is it too much for AirAsia to include the aerobridge service at KLIA2?
