All measures taken to ensure safety at klia2

Continuous monitoring is carried out to resolve any operational issue at klia2 through a joint inspection committee, says its operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. – August 4, 2015.Continuous monitoring is carried out to resolve any operational issue at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) through a joint inspection committee (JIC), says its operator, Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB).

In a statement today, MAHB said the JIC's responsibilities included continuous inspection and monitoring of the maintenance and improvement of the apron and taxiway.

The committee, which has met 27 times, is chaired by the MAHB'S klia2 head of engineering, and the members include the principal assistant director (JA) 1 of Airport Standards Division from the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA), as well as ground safety managers and safety officers of AirAsia, AirAsia X and Malindo airlines.

MAHB said other safety committees that were in place were the National Runway Safety Team and the KLIA Runway Safety Team.

It said the airport operator for klia2 abided by the standards and safety regulations set by the DCA.

"DCA is a regulatory body responsible for regulating local aviation activities and issued the Aerodrome Certification for klia2, prior to its official opening.

"The Aerodrome Certification certified that klia2, in particular its runway, parking apron, taxiways, terminal building structures and surrounding areas complied with the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 14, Volume 1
and Airport Standards Directive 103," it said.

In addition, the company said the transport ministry, by way of DCA, had commissioned two independent bodies, namely, Ikram Premier Consulting and ICAO to carry out assessments to verify klia2’s compliance with the above mentioned standards.

"All the above are collective initiatives taken by all airport stakeholders to ensure that klia2 remains safe and fit for operations," said MAHB. – Bernama