Malaysia National Aviation Policy

The National Aviation Policy was first proposed and announced on 17 October 2011.^[1] The Transport Ministry was tasked with drafting the policy framework.^[2]

In 2010, before the announcement, the former CEO of MAS, Tengku Datuk Azmil Zahruddin, and AirAsia X CEO Azran Osman Rani, had called for a clear aviation policy for Malaysia, to ensure free and fair competition on a level playing field.

However, the then transport minister Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat had shot down their call, saying that existing guidelines were sufficient.

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• To ensure the survival of the country's aviation players
• Define key aspects of aviation, direction, objectives and long-term strategies for all Malaysian Aviation stakeholder
• Fair route allocation

• Minister of Transport
  • Department of Civil Aviation
• MAS
• AirAsia
• Malindo Air
• MAHB^[3]