The long–delayed, oft–disrupted new aerotrains at KLIA are set to undergo an independent assessment following a failure that grounded services for nearly an hour on Wednesday, according to Bernama. The incident occurred within the defect liability period, leading airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) to seek rectification work from the project’s contractors.
“An urgent technical meeting was convened with project contractors Alstom and the IJM–Pestech Joint Venture (IPJV), which is also responsible for the design and installation of the power distribution system,” the company said in a statement. “The root cause of the disruption is currently under investigation, with the contractor expected to issue a separate detailed technical report.”
In the meantime, MAHB has implemented additional measures such as thermographic scanning and diagnostic tests to verify the system’s safety and integrity. It will also appoint an independent assessor to conduct a comprehensive review of the power supply design and installation quality, it said.
The disruption occurred around 8:30pm and prompted MAHB to activate contingency measures to prevent any missed flights. “Shuttle buses were deployed immediately to ensure uninterrupted passenger transfers between the main terminal and satellite building,” MAHB added. “We can confirm that no passengers missed their flights during this period, affirming the efficiency of our contingency plans.”
By 9:27pm, one of the trains was back in operation, and once multiple rounds of safety and operational testing had been completed, service was resumed for both trains.
The company expressed its dismay at the disruption, saying: “This latest incident is particularly disappointing given that the aerotrain system had undergone a stringent testing, commissioning and certification process prior to its launch. This process involved independent consultants, safety professionals and regulatory authorities to ensure compliance with all safety and performance standards.”
It added that it would closely monitor the rectification work being performed by the contractors. “Malaysia Airports remains fully committed to ensuring that the KLIA aerotrain system is safe, reliable and capable of delivering the high standards of service that our passengers expect and deserve,”
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$100m and 30 months it took to replace the trains and we get a broken system. Buat malu je when tourists arrive and are put onto buses like cattles for 30 months and now this.
Why go with French trains when Chinese trains all over China and HKIA or even Japanese trains in Changi has proven to be reliable and probably costs less (maybe not Japanese) too?
Time for MACC to zoom in to dig out some shit.
Corruption is a cancer that has infiltrated IMDB,Mex highway 2,to the average civil servant who awards illicit contracts to family members.
Aerotrain breakdown & not functional for years then replace with new and still broke down, then repair but break down again yesterday thanks to which gomen and which PM ?
if aerotrain problems persists throughout multiple different gomens then obviously it cant be the gomen fault but it must be mahb fault since mahb is the single constant factor throughout.
Which different Gomens? It was still running during BN 60 years history, then KLIA was closed by PN during Covid MCO. It solely totally brokedown during PMX Gomen and it is PMX fault here.
Loke takes credit for the new aerotrain but now wanna blame MAHB for this unreliability & constant breakdown? Who selected this pisspoor system, MAHB or Loke? This is why PH Gomen needs to be replaced fast!
Minister job is not oversee operation. The person to answer for operational screw up is the MAHB or Pestesh in charge of the train . You think everyday go work expecting Minister to answer for you ah. minister already done all he could contribute by awarding contract to MAHB / Pestech which by the way MAHB was the prior incumbent, and yet they still screw up .
can MAHB or Pestesh assume responsbility since they are getting paid ? surely we dont expect minister Loke to do their job for them .
You are right . Minister job is not oversee operation. The person to answer for operational screw up is the HOD of the department in charge of the train . You think everyday go work expecting Minister to answer for you ah
Seriously this is unacceptable and some one need to be responsible. It’s a new train and it keep breaking down like it’s a 50 year old train. Who are the incompetent people behind all this?
Standard bolehland.
Imagine train stuck halfway during heavy rain. Oh my
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