It’s #TSDayOut invite again! The invitation via email from
Dian of Tourism Selangor was greatly anticipated. TSDay Out is a novel
initiative by Tourism Selangor with the objective of promoting and publicising
tourist products and attractions in Selangor. It is a half-day programme where
selected members of the public and bloggers are invited to join in the outing.
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| Hmmm... nice name badge. |
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| The yellow line guides the passengers through the whole process. |
Our visit this time around was the Subang Skypark, better known as Subang Terminal 3 Airport in the earlier days. After a massive redevelopment of the old airport was completed in 2008, this modern airport is now one of the most preferred airports amongst frequent travellers in Malaysia and also in the region. This is due to its close proximity to the cities of Kuala Lumpur, Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam and easy accessibility via the existing road and highway networks. Skypark is also home to Firefly and Berjaya Air, and very soon to Malindo Air as well.
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| There's kopitiam - for those who prefer local delicacies. |
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| Visitors to Skypark are spoilt for choices when it comes to the selection of good cafes. |
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| A Firefly Sales Office at Skypark. |
TSDayOut @ Skypark participants consist of 30 active
bloggers. I felt honoured to be selected as I considered myself a newbie in the
blogging scene. After the registration, we were given a yellow #TSDayOut
t-shirt and also a nice black baseball cap complimentary of Skypark. Mr Francis
Anthony, the Head of Operations, Skypark was there to welcome us and after a
short speech, we started our tour of the airport with Mr Rusdi of Firefly as
the tour guide. During the tour, he explained to us briefly about Firefly, the
types of aircrafts (only turboprops) that are allowed to use the airport and the whole process of
passenger check-ins until they board the planes, the passenger check-outs until
they collect their luggage, and the behind-the-scenes activities that take place in
the operations.
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| Rows of trolleys at the baggage collection area. |
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| The ever smiling Firefly beauties. |
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| Nothing escapes the X-Ray scanner. |
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| The Firefly personnel which handle all the flight operations. |
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| Thumbs up and ready to go! |
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| Firefly personnel loading the baggage onto the aircraft. |
Thereafter, for the highlight of the programme, we were
brought to SimFlightKL located at the first floor of Skypark. Apparently,
SimFlightKL is the first company in Malaysia that offers the public or aspiring
pilots the chance to experience the feeling of piloting a Boeing 737 or Airbus
A320 using a flight simulator. Qualified pilots and flight instructors were
there to guide the budding pilots through every manuevres from take-off until
the plane was safely landed. Along the way, we got to learn about the technical
jargons and how to read and understand some of the important instruments, switches
and gauges. The experience of sitting in the cockpit simulated by the HD
panoramic display was really like the real thing and I strongly recommend every
aspiring pilot to try this out. Oh, and price starts from as low as RM45!
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| Budding pilots in the Airbus A320 simulator. |
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| The instrument panel in a Boeing 737 simulator |
It was 1.30 pm when Renuga announced that it was time for
lunch. Yes… after four hours of packed itinerary, we were to be served some
heavenly food by Bubba Gump Shrimp Co at the luxurious and well facilitated Peugeot
Lounge also located at first floor of Skypark. We were told by Mr. Yasser Awan,
General Manager of Nasim Sdn Bhd, the distributor of Peugeot cars in Malaysia that
the lounge is the first of its kind in the world that caters to privileged
Peugeot car owners. All the Peugeot owners have to do is produce their boarding
passes and car keys and they will get to enjoy the facilities provided at the
lounge. Skypark must be very proud to be the airport of choice for Peugeot for
their pilot project… and so will I, being a proud owner of a Peugeot ride
myself.
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| Aspire to be a pilot? Start by reading these mags. |
After the sumptuous lunch, there were short speeches
delivered by Mr Francis Anthony of Skypark, Mr Azman of Firefly, Mr Yasser of
Nasim and Mr Fazly of Tourism Selangor followed by a prize giving ceremony for
best blogs for the previous TSDayOut and also best photography for TSDayOut
Skypark. Congrats to all the winners!
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| There's a wide selection of attractive Peugeot merchandise for you to purchase. |
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| Food, glorious food - at Peugeot Lounge, courtesy of Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. |
The 6 hour excursion to Skypark was truly a different
experience for me, and I think for most of the other participants as well. I look
forward to the major extension project of Skypark to be ready in the next few
years as well as the extra connectivity via the new KTM Komuter line. Once completed,
we could expect Skypark to be the airport of choice for both travellers and non-travellers,
in line with the company’s aspiration to synthesize aviation and lifestyle under one roof. Looking
at their current facilities, world-class offerings and ongoing improvements, I believe Skypark is definitely ‘flying towards the right direction’.
For more information on Skypark, Firefly, SimFlightKL and
Peugeot Lounge, please visit:
For more information on #TSDayOut, please visit:
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