SEPANG: Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) is open to cooperate with Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) over any investigations into the aerotrain project at KL International Airport (KLIA).
MAHB managing director Datuk Mohd Izani Ghani said he has yet to receive any request from the anti-graft body involving the RM456mil aerotrain project.
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“I have not received any requests for them (MACC) to come. But as an agency very much related to the government, we are open to cooperate with the agency,” he said during a press briefing session on the Comprehensive Action Plan (CAP) for KLIA’s Aerotrain at Sama-Sama Hotel here, Friday (Nov 14).
Earlier this week, Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the MACC is free to investigate the aerotrain project at Terminal 1 of KLIA, which was fully funded by MAHB and does not involve any government funding, based on existing law and with sufficient evidence.
When asked whether MAHB was pressured to move forward the timeline operations of the aerotrain from December to July, Mohd Izani said the operators managed to deliver.
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Mohd Izani refuted claims that the aerotrain was forced to operate earlier due to the Asean Summit, but he clarified that the system was able to resume earlier, despite the launch operation date in December.
“Eventually, we did deliver. And today, we have the CAP briefing to make sure that we address all issues so that we can enter the new year with better and full reliability on the train,” he said.
Earlier at the event, Mohd Izani said the MAHB has initiated a CAP within the two-year Defect Liability Period (DLP) to enhance reliability in the aerotrain system at the KLIA.
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The CAP will commence starting Saturday (Nov 15) until Dec 15, under the stage one process which involves comprehensive inspection, testing and where required, rectification across the overall system and its critical subsystems.
The inspection will be conducted from 9pm to 7am daily and full bus services will be provided throughout the allocated timing to ensure seamless passenger transfers, Mohd Izani said.
