KUALA LUMPUR: The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) confirmed that a power failure occurred at the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre (KLATCC) in Sepang, Selangor at 1.41pm Tuesday (Feb 14).
CAAM chief executive officer Captain Norazman Mahmud, in a statement, said that all air traffic control operations were immediately transferred to the business continuity control facility while the technical malfunction was being rectified.
He said this would ensure minimal disruption to flight operations and in accordance with the Business Continuity Plan (BCP).
"All arrivals and departures into Kuala Lumpur Flight Information Region (KL FIR) are subjected to air traffic flow management.
"CAAM regrets the inconvenience this disruption has caused to all affected passengers and assures there is no compromise to the safety and security of air traffic control operations,” he said. - Bernama
