Supporting the government’s aim to transform Malaysia into a sporting nation, we celebrated Hari Sukan Negara 2017 with the entire airport community at KLIA. We were proud to celebrate the 3rd edition of the Hari Sukan Negara that saw participation from more than 300 employees and airport visitors in the various activities held during the event.
Our Skuad Ceria team visited the Paediatric ward in Banting Hospital with the aim to create joyful experiences for the children. We also took the opportunity to redecorate the entire ward with a colourful theme and launched Galaxy of Joy - The Sky is the Limit play and reading corner to give hope and inspiration to the children in realising their dreams.
In conjunction with Airport Fire Rescue Service’s 70th anniversary, a blood donation campaign was held at KLIA. This blood donation campaign saw participation from visitors, passengers and the airport community. The campaign involved employees from 17 other airports who carried out the blood donation campaign at their respective airports.
We returned as the main sponsor of the Super 6 Tournament as we continue to focus our corporate social responsibility initiatives on building leadership abilities in students through sports. The tournament has been recognised and endorsed by the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Malaysian Rugby Union.
Another exciting employee event to celebrate our 25th Anniversary was the 25 Fruits Festival. This celebration was held simultaneously at all airports nationwide.
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.
