Airport authorities are looking into the possibility of building a skybridge to resolve Aerotrain issues at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA).
The New Straits Times’ Fazleena Aziz reports that Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is working to find what it calls a ‘long-term solution’. Part of this plan includes replacing the Aerotrain and its signalling system, the daily said.
The proposed skybridge would have walkalators for passengers to walk from terminals to the satellite building.
“The construction of a skybridge is being discussed within MAHB, which we will have to present to the ministry. I think a long-term solution will be a long-term affair, as it involves capital expenditure pending government approval,” MAHB managing director Datuk Badlisham Ghazali was quoted as saying.
He was further quoted as saying that MAHB would submit its proposal to the Transport Ministry for consideration.
Chaos erupted at KLIA last Friday when aerotrains connecting the main terminal to the satellite building broke down unexpectedly.
A huge crowd had formed at the waiting areas and when more people joined the crowd, airport personnel were forced to shut down the escalators.
Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) later tweeted that ots trains were “undergoing corrective maintanence”, and advised passengers to take the bus to their respective terminals.
