Transport Ministry wants Tamil announcements at KLIA, LCCT during Chennai flights from Jan 1.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Transport Ministry has advised the KL International Airport (KLIA) and the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) to make announcements in Tamil beginning Jan 1 during the flights to and from Chennai, India.
Minister Kong Cho Ha said today the passenger volume on the KL-Chennai route was high and almost 90 per cent of the passengers better understood Tamil than English.
KLIA and LCCT handled a total of 434,050 passengers to and from Chennai this year, 207,697 outgoing and 226,353 incoming, he said in a statement, adding that they travelled in flights operated by Malaysia Airlines (MAS), AirAsia, Jet Airways and Air India Express.
“As such, the government has acceded to the request by several quarters for announcements in Tamil during the arrival and departure of flights on the KL-Chennai sector,” he said.
He also said that there would be no problem providing announcements in Tamil as Malaysia had a sizeable number of speakers of the Tamil language.
Several people had suggested having announcements in Tamil at the airport, among them Senator KS Nallakaruppan and former deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department T Murugiah.
- Bernama
