Mechanical error left passengers stranded on KKIA skybridge, says Sabah minister


KOTA KINABALU: A mechanical door malfunction has been identified as the reason why passengers were stranded on a skybridge between an aircraft and the Kota Kinabalu International Airport terminal on Wednesday (July 31), says Datuk Christina Liew

“What I was told by the Sabah Tourism Board (STB) chief executive officer Julinus Jimit was that there was a mechanical malfunction at the aircraft that controls the door rather than any fault within the airport’s infrastructure,” she said

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