PETALING JAYA: Tan Sri Tony Fernandes has criticised Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) for what appears to be a bee infestation after a beehive was spotted on the window of an unknown platform at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (KLIA2).

"Now we have bees in KLIA2. We got maggots, rats and now bees. Maybe a zoo or KLIA 2 honey?

"Could be new income which could reduce airport tax.

"Jokes aside, this is dangerous for my passengers and my staff. Will the non-communicative new CEO solve this?" the AirAsia Group Bhd’s chief executive officer tweeted on Monday (Jan 7) night.

Fernandes, in his tweet, also posted a picture of the facade of the outer building of the airport which showed what appeared be a swarm of bees nesting on the building.

This criticism by Fernandes comes following a complaint on a social media posting by an AirAsia employee about the poor hygiene standards which came with the picture of a rubbish bin filled with maggots.

Previously, there were also complaints about rat infestation at the airport after a video of a rat in a passenger lounge went viral on social media.

AirAsia and MAHB have been locked in a legal battle over the passenger service charge (PSC) at KLIA2 after the airline refused to collect the full amount of the RM73 that the airport operator imposed earlier this year.

Instead, AirAsia has been collecting the RM50 per pax that was the rate prior to the increase, as a way of objecting to the standardisation of the tax at both the KLIA and klia2.

AirAsia insisted that it was unfair to charge the same fee when one airport, KLIA, was vastly better equipped than the other.

The Finance Ministry recently announced the appointment of Raja Azmi Raja Nazuddin as MAHB's group chief executive officer for three years.