Revenue for the quarter under review also improved 5.0% to RM1.15 billion from RM1.09 billion previously.

Airport operations recorded revenue growth of 5.5% to RM1,087.4 million, with the airport operations revenue in the current quarter coming from construction revenue of RM42.3 million from Turkey operations.

“The construction revenue was recognised in relation to the construction of the boarding hall expansion of the Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (ISGIA),” it said in a filing with Bursa Malaysia today.

The aeronautical segment, however, declined slightly by 0.5% to RM538.3 million compared with the corresponding quarter last year.

Malaysian operations recorded passenger growth of 2.5% to 24.3 million passengers from 23.7 million in the corresponding quarter last year.

On its operations in Turkey, MAHB revealed that the passenger traffic increased by 7.7% to 8.4 million passengers compared with 7.8 million in the corresponding quarter last year.

“Both international and domestic traffic increased by 7.7%,” it said.

The non-aeronautical segment increased by 3.6% to RM506.8 million, driven by stronger sales registered by the concessionaires and retailers.

However, non-airport operations declined slightly by 3.5% or RM2.4 million due to lower revenue from project and repair maintenance, hotel and agriculture business.

Overall, the Malaysian operations recorded a slight decline in revenue by 1.3% to RM820.4 million, while the Turkey and Qatar operations recorded revenue growth of 26.8% to RM299.9 million and 7.8% to RM34.4 million, respectively.