Tony Fernandes claims "no tax payers' money will be used" for KLIA East project

Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes told Malay Mail (13 January 2009) that no tax payers’ money will be used to finance the KLIA-East project.

For a start, it is an open secret that Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes is very close to the Prime Minister, YAB Datuk Seri Abdullah bin Badawi and the Deputy Minister of Finance, YB Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakop. However, Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes, as a CEO of a private company, is in no position to publicly announce that no tax payers’ money will be used to finance the KLIA-East project. Unfortunately, up to now none of Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes’ friends in the Government supported his statement.

It will be impossible that such an airport project of this size will not involve tax payers’ money. Police, Immigration, custom and aviation officers will have to be stationed at KLIA-East. Even if AirAsia and Sime Darby are able to pay for their salaries, this is a dangerous precedent to start. If such practice is allowed then any company can also demand for the services of the civil servants as long as they can afford to pay. I am certain that under the law such services cannot be “rented out” to the private sector.

Moreover, all airlines are in the business of operating flights for members of the public. I have never heard of any airline involving itself in building an airport and most of all, administering and operating an airport like what have been approved by the Government for AirAsia.

Airport is one of the essential and security services of the nation that cannot be given to a private company like AirAsia to control. It is in the national interests that all airports must be in the control of a government agency.

Last but not least, apart from completely missing the national interest aspect of the matter at hand and also speaking out of line as though he’s a government official, it seems Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes just does not “get it” in many other issues related to the construction of KLIA-East in Labu.

The most important and serious of which is the safety factor with regard to its location. Does he realize the distance between KLIA-East in Labu and KLIA in Sepang will only be a straight line 10 km apart? Why court danger? Why go against ICAO’s (International Civil Aviation Organisation) strict recommendation that the minimum distance between two airports should be at least 40 km?

Can Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes foresee that there will be a high percentage for disasters and loss of precious lives waiting to happen?

– Terjemahan oleh Lee Wee Tak – Ucapan ribuan terima kasih dari Wee Choo Keong –

Tony Fernandes mendakwa bahawa tiada wang pembayar cukai akan digunakan untuk pembinaan KLIA Timur

Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes dilaporkan oleh Malay Mail ( pada 13 Januari 2009) bahawa tiada wang pembayar cukai akan digunakan untukmembiayai pembinaan projek KLIA-East (Timur).

Pertama, memang diketahui umum bahawa Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes isangat rapat dengan Perdana Menteri, YAB Datuk Seri Abdullah bin Badawi dan Naib Menteri Kewangan, YB Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakop. Walau bagaimanapun, selaku seorang Pegawai Ketu Eksekutif sebuah syarikat milikan swasta, beliau tidak berkelayakan untuk membuat kenyataan umum bahawa tiada wang pembayar cukai yang akan digunakan dalam membiayai pembinaan projek KLIA-East (Timur). Malang untuknya, tiada seorang rakan intimnya dalam pihak pentadbiran tampir menyokong kenyataan beliau.

Adalah mustahil bahawa projek sebegini besar tidakmelibatkan wang pembayar cukai. Polis, Imigresen, Kastam dan pegawai penerbangan terpaksa diletakkan di KLIA-East.Meskipun AirAsia dan Sime Darby akan membayar gaji mereka, suatu panduan masa hadapan nan bahaya akan dicipta. Jika pendekatan seumpama ini dibenarkan maka mana-mana syarikat akan membuat permintaan terhadap perkhidmatan kaki tangan kerajaan sekiranya mereka mampu menanggung perbelanjaan ini. Saya percaya menurut peruntukan undang-undang, perkhidmatan ini tidak boleh “disewa” kepada pihak swasta.

Bahkan, semua syarikat penerbangan menjalankan kegiatan membekalkan perkhidmatan penerbangan untuk pihak umu. Saya belum pernah dengar mana-manay syarikat penerbangan lain yang melibatkan diri dalam pembinaan lapangan kapal terbang dan mentadbir serta mengendalikan lapangan terbang sepertimana diluluskan oleh pihak pentadbiran (Badawi) untuk AirAsia.

Lapangan terbang menyediakan perkhidmatan yang penting dan berperanan besar dari segi keselamatan negara dan kawalan ini tidak patut diserahkan kepada syarikat swasta seperti AirAsia. Kepentingan negara ini harus diletak bawah jagaan sebuah perbadanan pihak pentadbiran.

Akhirnya selain daripada mengabaikan sama sekali kepentingan keselamatan negara dan mengulas dalam sesuatu perkara yang memang di luar bidang kuasanya seolah-olah beliau adalah seorang pegawai kerajaan,nampaknya Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes tidak dapat “menghayati” hal-hal yang berhubung kait dengan pembinaan KLIA-East di Labu.

Perkara yang paling mustahak dan genting adalah perihal keselamatan dari segi tapak lapangan terbang cadangan ini. Adakah beliau sedar bahawa jarak antara KLIA-East di Labu dan KLIA di Sepang hanyalah 10 kmukuran secara garis lurus? Mengapa mengundang bahaya? Mengapa dengan sengajanya melanggar peruntukan tegas pihak ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation – Perbadanan Penerbangan Awam Antarabangsa) bahwa jarak paling dekat antara 2 lapangan terbang sekurang-kurangnya 40km?

Bolehkah Datuk Seri Tony Fernandes dapat jangka betapa besarnya kemungkinan berlakunya malapetaka dan kehilangan nyawa kelak?

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