Malaysia's High Court has ordered defunct MYAirline (MYM, Kuala Lumpur Subang) to pay two airport operators MYR17.7 million ringgits (USD4.04 million) in overdue airport charges, the country's Buletin TV3 reported.
Judicial commissioner Gan Techiong ordered the airline on August 16 to pay MYR9,111,402.94 (USD2,081,000) to Malaysia Airports (Sepang) Sdn Bhd, and MYR8,636,150.08 (USD1,972,000) to Malaysia Airports Sdn Bhd. MYAirline was also ordered to pay both parties MYR40,000 (USD9,140) in costs, with MYR30,000 (USD6,850) of that stemming from a failed bid by the airline to have the cases struck out.
Malaysia Airports and Malaysia Airports (Sepang) are subsidiaries of state-owned Malaysia Airports Holdings, which manages airports nationwide. In their initial October 2023 claim, the entities said MYAirline owed them MYR10,863,478 (USD2,484,500) for passenger service and security charges: MYR5,445,555 (USD1,245,400) in landing fees; MYR176,018 (USD40,250) in parking fees; MYR655,760 (USD149,975) in aerobridge fees, and MYR267,367 (USD61,150) in check-in counter fees, in addition to MYR339,374 (USD77,600) in late payment charges.
The Malaysia Airports Sdn Bhd claim covered MYAirline's use of KLIA Terminal 2 between its end-of-2022 launch and its October 2023 collapse. Malaysia Airports (Sepang)'s claim was for use of facilities and aeronautical fees at other Malaysian airports it operated to, including Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, and Langkawi.
In its unsuccessful challenge to the application, MYAirline contended that the complainants should have exhausted the Malaysian Aviation Commission's dispute resolution mechanisms before resorting to litigation. While the application was challenged, MYAirline provided no defence to the complainants claims, resulting in the court issuing a summary judgement in the airport operator's favour.
MYAirline declined to comment on the case.
