More than 1,000 people, consisting of Malaysia Airports’ employees and the surrounding community within Sepang participated in the Kuala Lumpur 2017 (KL2017) Torch Run for the Sepang district level. Malaysia Airports as a gold sponsor and official Welcoming Partner was proud to flag off this leg of the torch run in KLIA. The KL2017 Torch was handed over by Dengkil State Assemblyman YB Tuan Shahrum Mohd Sharif to Malaysia Airports to signify the start of the leg.
Our Airport Fire & Rescue Service (AFRS) division hosted Fire Fighter Combat Challenge 2017, which tested physical and mental fitness levels of AFRS personnel, as well as their readiness in facing emergency situations. At the same time, the competition also gauged the efficiency and expertise of AFRS officers in handling fire equipment.
KLIA celebrated its 19th anniversary, growing and flourishing each year as the nation’s premier gateway and national icon. This event is held annually in KLIA as a celebration of the hard work and dedication of the whole airport community.
We continue to strive for excellence in meeting the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization in all aspects including airport fire and rescue services. A total of 41 trainees successfully completed their training and they were celebrated at the Majlis Perbarisan Tamat Latihan Asas Kebombaan Lapangan Terbang Siri 08/17 at the Malaysia Airports Training Centre.
A total of 525 employees were celebrated at the event with 53 of them being the recipients for the 20-year category and 472 recipients for the 10-year category. During the same event, for the first time a total of 110 retiring employees were honoured in appreciation of their services to Malaysia Airports.
We celebrated 143 aviation security personnel who had completed their training. The event which took place at Bunga Raya Complex, KLIA on 26 January 2017 was also attended by their family members.
We kicked-off our 25th anniversary celebration with a fun-filled employee event where popular band, Hujan performed our 25th Anniversary Theme Song entitled Jutaan Jiwa for the first time.
We celebrated World Children’s Day at SK Subang by holding a fun-filled day led by our Skuad Ceria on Wheels who cycled more than five kilometres from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang to the school. We also refurbished nine Standard Six classrooms in an effort to provide a conducive learning environment for students who will be undergoing their UPSR exams. On top of that, we contributed rugby and archery sports equipment to the school.
We adopted four new schools under our Beyond Borders School Adoption Programme. The four new schools which were onboarded in 2017 were selected to undergo a three-year programme that aims to improve English language proficiency among primary school students through innovative teaching and learning concepts. The four schools that were selected were SK Dengkil, SJK(C) Wah Lian, SJK(T) Dengkil and SK Bukit Bangkong (Asli) in Sepang. The selection of the schools was based on certain academic and social criteria as well as their location within the vicinity of our business operations.
We held the first-ever Zapin festival in KLIA in line with our mission to create joyful experiences at the airport while upholding our culture and keeping traditions alive. More than 200 youths took part in the successful event.
