Sepang - An incident which happened at klia2 during the scheduled pavement maintenance work at Gate P10 had affected the fuel pipeline at several aircraft parking bays at Pier P. This maintenance work is part of the ongoing klia2 maintenance program whereby grouting injections at 65 locations have been performed since August 2015. The contractor responsible for the maintenance work had accidentally ruptured the fuel pipeline while performing the grouting injection Gate P10 earlier today. This had caused the hydrant refuelling at the affected wide body bays to be unserviceable.
Malaysia Airports had immediately assessed the situation and called for an emergency briefing with all relevant stakeholders including the airlines in order to inform on the mitigation plans. The plans include refuelling via bowsers and relocation of gates for some of the flights.
Passengers may experience some inconvenience resulting from flight delays, as well as some bussing services activation which is needed to ferry passengers to aircraft parked at remote bays. Only passengers travelling on AirAsia X are affected and they are advised to check with the airline on their flight schedules and are reminded to arrive at the airport early. A total of 14 AirAsia X flights are affected from 6 pm today to 1 am, 12 October 2016. Other AirAsia flights are not affected.
Malaysia Airports is currently seeking advice from KAFS Sdn. Bhd., the operator for the fuelling aviation system, on the rectification works and will provide further updates as to when the situation can be resolved.