PUTRAJAYA: Using another name for the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) violates aviation laws, said Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) managing director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali.

He said the campaign carried out by low-cost carrier AirAsia to brand klia2 as the Low-Cost Carrier Terminal 2 (LCCT2) is against the International Air Transport Association and International Civil Aviation Organisation regulations.

"We cannot name a terminal at our whim and fancy as it is a registered name and the government had named it as klia2.

"However, we cannot prevent them from calling it LCCT2 as it is freedom of speech, but they cannot put it on their tickets or counter notice board," he said here yesterday.

On complaints about cracks on the runway and pools at the tarmac, Badlisham admitted that the problems persisted until today.

"But unlike before, the damage has been reduced and we are still doing the repair work," he said.

Commenting on the klia2 development plan, he said the terminal was built following discussions with stakeholders such as AirAsia.

"The Changi Airport in Singapore and Don Muang in Bangkok also have budget airline terminals, but they do not call them low-cost terminals... They named them terminals 1, 2 and 3," he added. BERNAMA