According a report by The Sun, the impending fare hike for the KLIA Express and KLIA Transit rail services will be subsidised by KLIA/KLIA2 passengers. Earlier in the month, Express Rail Link (ERL), the operator of the rail services, announced that its fares will be increased for the first time since it began operations 14 years ago as a means to keep the company sustainable.
An officer told The Sun, “the sad thing is that even people not using the ERL are subsidising its operations and the operator feels that it is justified in increasing the fare from RM35 to RM55.” He agreed that the operator had the right to raise the fare under the concession agreement it had signed with the government.
The officer pointed out that every passenger coming through both airports, whether domestic or international, contributes to the ERL’s treasury. “Whether or not a passenger to KLIA or KLIA2 uses the ERL service they still pay airport taxes from which RM6 (international) and RM3 (domestic) goes directly to ERL,” he said, adding that these passengers were obliged to do so.
He added that on a daily average, 10,000 people travel to KLIA and KLIA2. This allows ERL to collect an estimated RM350,000 daily, translating to a yearly collection of RM128 million. The fare revision without the “subsidies” from KLIA/KLIA2 passengers would have seen commuters on the KLIA Express pay RM64 instead of the “discounted” rate of RM55.
The ERL project was implemented at the cost of RM2.4 billion, and the company has been suffering losses over the years, accumulating to RM671.7 million, it said, adding that ERL had invested in new systems and train sets which would be progressively delivered, starting next May.
In an earlier announcement, ERL stated that a 30% discount will be offered to 1Malaysia Students Discount Card (KADS1M) holders, the disabled and senior citizens. Discounts will also be available to customers who purchase tickets online, at the ERL kiosks as well as with selected credit cards.
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This ERL is being built purposely for the airport. And becomes part of the airport’s “feature”. So is fair for the airport to subsidise them.
Else, u build MRT/ LRT/ KTM to KLIA la
BN monopoly industry system… example like (1)Gas and petroleum companies – (2)Petronas – (3)Proton – (4)collated taxes ALL belong to BN cronies. Will Rakyat ever wakeup to realise being cheated ???
They did not design the infra properly at the first place. Making them got more chances of doing PROJECTS mah
Express Rail Link Sdn. Bhd. (ERL) is a joint venture company between YTL Corporation Bhd., Lembaga Tabung Haji and Trisilco Equity Sdn. Bhd. with each partner holding 50%, 40% and 10% of the company respectively.
It’s Tun M’s “gift” to his major crony, Francis Yeoh. He talks about RM2.6 billion, RM42 billion, 1MDB, bla bla bla but his cronies take the cake.. literally free money for Chinaman cronies who don’t need to lift a finger.. ERL, IPP power plant, etc. built with large loans from GLC financial institutions at inflated prices so that YTL Construction makes hell a lot of money, and the loans are paid through government “subsidies” and “compensation” over the years. All the profit from these free-money ventures are transferred into offshore accounts, without being pumped back into the local economy to create jobs and keep the money flowing. This is Tun M’s legacy for Malaysia.
Oh, but Tun M is a hero because he slams Najib, right?
Love this, thumbs up. But in no way supporting Najib, just don’t forget M’s nonsense!
skarang lu naik ERL ke tak semua yang akan terbang kena bayar!!
Interesting, didn’t know that.
Only Proton clowns think this is fair.
Balls la. Just take uber la. RM75 only 1 way. Shared by 4 pax is less than 20 bucks per person.
Tak payah banyak cakap. You want more money and that’s that.
If you don’t increase your workers salaries and services at par with developed nations standards, then there’s a problem.
Rather take the limo… Cheaper and reaching at the door step.
at RM55, ERL is killing itself even more.
Gomen know perfectly how to squeeze milk from the rakyat
Ahmad Maslan will ask you to make 2 choices:
1. Take ERL
2. Jalan kaki
Siakap senohong,
Gelama ikan tamban,
Bercakap bohong,
Lama-lama jadi Ahmad Maslan…
Take erl from kl sentral to putrajaya rm14.00
Exit and reenter by paying rm9.40 to klia
So total cost rm 23.40 by delay of 30 minutes
take shuttle bus from KL Sentral only RM11.00
For domestic flights, use Subang airport where possible, so you don’t have to subsidise ERL.
“The ERL project was implemented at the cost of RM2.4 billion, and the company has been suffering losses over the years, accumulating to RM671.7 million” For a privately owned company, losing money is your problem. So if passenger is subsidising ERL company, can we see the concession contract and audited account to see whether is it really losing money or losing money due to poor management and corruption?
So I think we should start subsidising companies in Malaysia that lose money, although we don’t use their service.
Dear ERL officer: The Sad thing is, after so many years in operation, your company still can’t make money.
this is ridiculous, the super high tech and high speed Shanghai Maglev train connecting the city and the airport costs USD1.2 billion (RM5.1 bil) to build yet charges as low as USD6.40 for a single trip since 2004 till today (for comparison sake). The additional passengers to KLIA2 should have improved the revenue for ERL yet these greedy a-holes have the audacity to force non-passengers to pay for their service?
You do realise that RMB40 is about RM20? and that the train to the Shanghai city dun actually stop at the city center? That you would have to spend another RMB40 to go to the ‘other’ side of Shanghai? I had my ticket to show and did regret taking the train just to take another 2 taxis to my hotel.
So yeah, ERL price is quite reasonable considered the end connectivity to other transports from KL Sentral.
Express Rail Link Sdn. Bhd. (ERL) is a joint venture company between YTL Corporation Bhd., Lembaga Tabung Haji and Trisilco Equity Sdn. Bhd. with each partner holding 50%, 40% and 10% of the company respectively
No such thing so call privately owned company