PUTRAJAYA: The terminal, apron and taxiway at klia2 airport are operationally safe as only 2.3 per cent of the 1,480,000 square meters (sqm) airport is affected by uneven ground.
In a statement, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) said since klia2 started operations in May 2014, the airport company had been very diligent in monitoring the safety aspects of the overall airport operations together with all the stake holders.
MAHB said it had adopted a ground treatment method that requires maintenance to be performed to manage the differential settlement such as routine patching works, resurfacing or overlay works.
“Long term solutions include the construction of concrete slabs and injection of polyrethane (PU) material underground at affected parking aprons and taxiways.
“All works are done in accordance with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) guidelines and on a continuous basis,” it added.
MAHB said the work plan, staggered in order to minimise the disruption to operations, was progressing as scheduled.
“The maintenance work is expected to taper off to a minimum level in the next five years,” it added.
MAHB also ruled out possibilities of moving back to the Low Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT).
“The LCCT can only cope with 15 million passengers per annum (mppa) compared to klia2 which has the current passenger traffic of 24 mppa.
“In this respect, moving back to LCCT is not a feasible option as it will not be able to cater to the current passenger traffic.”
MAHB also added that passenger traffic at klia2 in the last 12 months had grown by 6.8 per cent over the same period in 2014 as the old LCCT.
In addition, the transfer or fly-through passengers had also doubled at klia2 due to it having much better facilities, it added.