Transport Minister Kong Cho Ha today admitted that the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre was directing air traffic without radar support for close to two hours due to a system failure last September.
Replying to Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR-Lembah Pantai), Kong (right) said the Sept 12 incident happened because the backup system "did not kick in" after a power trip.
"The radar system blackout was not due to an electric supply failure but because... a trip off, where the backup system did not kick in... to trigger the system accordingly," he said.
PKR had in September called on thegovernment to explain how the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre went blind after suffering "total failure in the system with no radar and no radio frequencies", putting passenger safety at risk.
Replying to Nurul Izzah Anwar (PKR-Lembah Pantai), Kong (right) said the Sept 12 incident happened because the backup system "did not kick in" after a power trip."The radar system blackout was not due to an electric supply failure but because... a trip off, where the backup system did not kick in... to trigger the system accordingly," he said.
PKR had in September called on thegovernment to explain how the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre went blind after suffering "total failure in the system with no radar and no radio frequencies", putting passenger safety at risk.
Report ready
The minister added that a report has been completed on the matter and that he will pass this report to Nurul Izzah.
According to logs, the KL Air Traffic Control Centre passed control to the Royal Malaysian Air Force at Butterworth, while inbound and outbound traffic from nearby airports were refused for 75 minutes, from 2.50am.
Former RMAF operations director Brigadier-General (retired) Abdul Hadi Abdul Khattab had in September told reporters that the incident was “highly dangerous” due to risk of in-air collisions and fuel outage.
Malaysiakini earlier reported that the air traffic control system was installed by Advanced Air Traffic Systems (AAT) Sdn Bhd, in which ex-minister Jamaluddin Jarjis's son Ikhwan Hafiz, 25, is a significant stakeholder and alternate director.
The minister added that a report has been completed on the matter and that he will pass this report to Nurul Izzah.
According to logs, the KL Air Traffic Control Centre passed control to the Royal Malaysian Air Force at Butterworth, while inbound and outbound traffic from nearby airports were refused for 75 minutes, from 2.50am.
Former RMAF operations director Brigadier-General (retired) Abdul Hadi Abdul Khattab had in September told reporters that the incident was “highly dangerous” due to risk of in-air collisions and fuel outage.
Malaysiakini earlier reported that the air traffic control system was installed by Advanced Air Traffic Systems (AAT) Sdn Bhd, in which ex-minister Jamaluddin Jarjis's son Ikhwan Hafiz, 25, is a significant stakeholder and alternate director.
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