All inbound and outbound flights from and to Kota Kinabalu International Airport has been delayed because its runaway lights are malfunctioning since 6pm.
Another UMNO/BN mishap in the making......a waste of public funds!!!!!
LATEST : ALL FLIGHTS TO KOTA KINABALU DIVERTED TO LABUAN UNTIL THE PROBLEM COULD BE RESOLVED............
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Star reports:
Faulty runway lights cause standstill at KK airport
By MUGUNTAN VANAR
KOTA KINABALU: The Kota Kinabalu International Airport here came to a standstill Thursday evening after the runway lights blacked out, leaving hundreds of passengers stranded and many local and international flights diverted to nearby airports.
Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) officials, who declined to be named, said they were servicing the runway lights and hoped to get them back on as soon as possible.
The lights went out at about 6.20pm, resulting in many flights out being unable to take off while incoming flights were diverted to nearby airports such as Labuan.
MAB officials were not able to give exact number of flights and passengers affected but confirmed.
"I have been sitting inside the plane for the last three hours, I boarded about 6.30pm and only an hour later were we told by the captain that we cannot take off because of the runway lights were faulty. Since then, we have been waiting," said a passenger bound for Kuala Lumpur in a text message to The Star.
KKIA's runway has been undergoing extension but the project has been riddled with delays and has yet to be completed.
According to officials, there were no work being carried out at the time the lights went off.
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