Alan B. 5 Report post Posted December 26, 2010 This reported by The Star online PETALING JAYA: A small fire and heavy smoke disrupted service at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport Air Traffic Control Service for some three hours which affected 19 flights. Transport Minister Datuk Seri Kong Cho Ha said after initial investigation revealed that the incident forced Air Traffic Control Centre (ATC) personnel to evacuate and leave their working positions in adherence to safety procedure. "The smoke was from the Telekom Malaysia equipment and battery room that was located at 1st floor of the Air Traffic Control centre (ATC) which was about 1.5km from the tower," Kong said in a press statement Sunday. However, the fire and rescue team arrived shortly to put off the fire. According to Kong service at the airport was restored and 19 flights were affected during the ATC closure. Malaysia Airlines Director of Operations, Captain Azharuddin Osman said flights to and from Kota Kinabalu were disrupted due to temporary closure of the airport Sunday morning. "We rescheduled flights because of temporary closure of the airport which was out of our control. Other flights to and from other destinations were expected to be slightly delayed as well due to the disruption of the ATC at Kota Kinabalu Airport. "We are working closely with the airport and all relevant civil aviation authorities to minimise any inconveniences," Azharuddin said. Passengers were advised to check their flight status to and from Kota Kinabalu at malaysiaairlines.com or call MAS Call Centre at 1-300-88-3000 within Malaysia or +603-78433000 outside Malaysia. "Passengers can also check their flight status on their mobile phone by visiting flymas.mobi." he said. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gavin Andrew David 6 Report post Posted December 26, 2010 They should have an alternative center to maintain continuous service in the airport Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alif A. F. 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2010 Whoa, our flight then managed to get off ground just before the morning fire... ...but check-in for the next flight at LCCT was to be an eventful day in my life, the short few minutes blackout cause(we suspect) at least an hour of chaos at the check-in area at noon today as computers were down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sri Ramani K. 0 Report post Posted December 26, 2010 Whoa, our flight then managed to get off ground just before the morning fire... ...but check-in for the next flight at LCCT was to be an eventful day in my life, the short few minutes blackout cause(we suspect) at least an hour of chaos at the check-in area at noon today as computers were down. There were at least 4 flights out of KUL (TWU,BKI,LBU,SDK) that got stuck in the fire and RTB due to closure of BKI FIR. And the systems going down just added up to a great day of delays! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samuel Chy 0 Report post Posted January 1, 2011 ouboubd KUL flights also effected? IIRC, all outbound BWN also effected and some of the arrival. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kader 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 126.10 was off for a while.. Planes from kk were allowed to come into kk with 10 mins separation, planes from outside were allowed to enter after 11am refer NOTAMS.. I was flying MH Bki-Sdk... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samuel Chy 0 Report post Posted January 13, 2011 126.1 is Radar rite? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
