MALAYSIA AIRPORTS HOLDINGS BERHAD ANNUAL REPORT 2022 SEC 01 04 05 06 02 03 84 OPERATIONAL REVIEW Airports in Malaysia At the beginning of 2022, Malaysia was in Phase Four of the National Recovery Plan which was designed to enable the country to transition out of the COVID-19 pandemic and move towards endemicity. In terms of travel, only fully vaccinated individuals in Malaysia were allowed to travel freely within Malaysia and also overseas. Foreigners intending to travel to Malaysia were still required to apply for permission to enter the country through MyTravelPass, and were subject to quarantine and testing requirements. The Langkawi International Travel Bubble and the Malaysia-Singapore Vaccinated Travel Lane had been launched to facilitate quarantinefree travel to Malaysia for fully vaccinated individuals, but they were nevertheless subject to stringent testing requirements. On 1 April, Malaysia entered a ‘Transition to Endemicity’ phase, and with that, reopened its international borders to foreign travellers. Fullyvaccinated travellers enjoyed quarantine-free travel to Malaysia subject to pre-departure and arrival tests, while those who were not fully vaccinated were required to undergo a five-day quarantine upon arrival. This was followed by further relaxationof travel restrictions inMay before the remaining restrictions were lifted for all travellers into Malaysia on 1 August, restoring prepandemic ease of travel. EASING OF MALAYSIA’S REMAINING COVID-19 TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IN 2022 24 January The quarantine period for fully vaccinated travellers who had received a booster shot is reduced to five days. For other travellers, a quarantine period of seven days (fully vaccinated, no booster) or ten days (partially vaccinated or unvaccinated) is required. Pre-departure and on-arrival tests are mandatory for all travellers, while foreigners must have travel insurance covering COVID-19. 1 April International borders reopen. Fully vaccinated travellers are exempt from quarantine while those who are not fully vaccinated must undergo five-day quarantine upon arrival. 1 May Fully vaccinated travellers are exempt from pre-departure and on-arrival COVID-19 tests, while those who are not fully vaccinated must undergo a five-day quarantine as well as pre-departure and on-arrival tests. Travel insurance will no longer be required for foreign travellers. 1 August Remaining quarantine and testing restrictions are lifted for all travellers regardless of vaccination status, and with this, pre-pandemic ease of travel to Malaysia is restored. As travel restrictions eased in Malaysia, the corresponding rise in passenger traffic continued to demonstrate that demand for travel to and from Malaysian destinations remained strong. For the full year, passenger movements in Malaysia totalled 52.7 million, which is a sharp increase of 390.9% YoY. International passengers accounted for 16.5 million passenger movements while domestic passengers accounted for the bulk of passenger traffic with 36.2 million passenger movements, which were 1,114.0% and 285.9% higher YoY. Commercial aircraft movements rose by 133.5% YoY with international aircraft movements 149.6% higher YoY and domestic aircraft movements 128.3% higher YoY. Cargo movements for Malaysia expanded slightly by 3.4% YoY with 1,083,083 metric tonnes in total. Domestic cargo movements grew 9.9% YoY while international cargo movements were largely flat with 1.0% increase YoY.
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