News / Alibaba e-com hub will give Kuala Lumpur Airport a massive cargo boost

Alibaba’s long-awaited e-fulfilment hub at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) is now open for business.

And officials are hoping to see cargo volumes and freighter flights double within a decade.

Billed by the Malaysian government in 2017 as a “game-changing idea by [Alibaba chief] Jack Ma”, they hope the Cainiao Aeropolis eWTP Hub will help turn Malaysia into a major regional player for e-commerce distribution and a leading airfreight gateway in ASEAN.

Malaysia Airports CEO Mohd Shukrie Mohd Salleh said he was confident ...