KK Airport runway blackout -- A valuable lesson for all

The Chairman of BIMP-EAGA Malaysia Business Council Datuk Roselan Johar Mohamed has described last Thursday's runway blackout at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA) as a valuable lesson for all.

Without finger pointing at anybody, he hoped this incident would not happen again as "Sabah is aiming and bracing to become air transportation hub for the Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-the Philippines-East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA)".

However, Roselan, who has been instrumental in highlighting the issues relating to the needs to enhance air connectivity in this region, said the party concerned should sincerely accept criticism with an open heart, in view of the seriousness of the runway blackout, for the good of the people, the state and the country.

"The recent blackout is something that should not have happened, if constant inspection and supervision had taken place at regular intervals.

"Even if they had seen no wrong, it still needs to be checked and inspected thoroughly. They normally call this as service maintenance work," he told Bernama, here today.