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Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is bracing for higher passenger traffic this weekend, with about 200,000 spectators expected for the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2026 at the Sepang International Circuit.

Malaysia Airports has formed a special task force to manage passenger flow, while Gulf Air is adding six flights for the race weekend.

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00:04We welcome Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix to Kuala Lumpur. It's a good opportunity for us to really
00:11maximize the flow of passengers and tourists to KLIA. And I think our government is so supportive of
00:19that. In fact, a special task force has been formed by the government to make sure that all agencies,
00:24including military airports, to work together and collaborate and make sure that success,
00:29real success for the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Kerala, in Sepang. So we are here to make sure
00:38that
00:38the flow will be smooth and will assist as fast as we can. And here, as you know,
00:44summer-summer hotel is fully booked to welcome all the guests to the F1. So I'm sure that all
00:51other agencies will continue to work together and make sure that real success for Malaysia to host
00:55the Grand Prix F1.
00:58So during this F1 MHBC, any like figures, like expectation of the arrival?
01:06Well, okay. In terms of spectators that I was told by the committee, we're expecting 200,000
01:12people over the three days at the race. So of course, obviously, the last day on Sunday is the
01:19most passengers. And we want to make sure that the flow, people coming to the event, we facilitate
01:27the parking. And we strongly encourage for them to come with public transport so that, you know,
01:34they can avoid the congestion. And parking, as you know, dekat Kerala ini quite limited. So we
01:40encourage everyone to come through public transport. Yeah. Right. Thank you.
01:45So maybe MHB in the department, which are the airline you are welcoming?
01:48Okay. I think we look forward from now until 10 of the year. We are a few airlines coming,
01:53at least three or four airlines coming before the year end. And we are preparing ourselves for that.
01:57And as my speech earlier on, we want to make sure that, you know, people come to Malaysia for visit
02:04Malaysia this year. And we are here to really facilitate all aligns to come. With those aligns,
02:11discussion is quite advanced. And I said by the year end, about three or four aligns will be coming
02:15to Kerala. And we are excited about it. Thank you.

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