The four-and-a-half-month closure of the Aerotrain service at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) from November will not affect tourist arrivals, said Malaysia Airports Berhad (MAB) senior general manager Datuk Azmi Murad.
"We are confident travellers will not be put off just because they have to use buses.
"Many large airports around the world use only bus services to transport passengers," he told a press conference after a media briefing on the closure of the Aerotrain service Thursday.
He said travellers would only take seven extra minutes to travel between the two buildings using the interim bus service.
"We will also put up signs to notify travellers where they need to go to board the buses and place personnel to guide them should there be any confusion," Azmi added.
The service will be closed from Nov 1 this year to March 15 next year to allow for complete maintenance and modification works on the two trains currently operating the service.
The tracks will also be extended to a depot that will be constructed to serve as a permanent venue for scheduled maintenance works, and also to house another train that will serve as a replacement during repairs or maintenance.
This is the first time the train service, which has been in operation since the airport opened in 1998, will be halted.
Azmi said the schedule of the buses has been worked to ensure travellers will not have to wait more than three minutes even during peak hours.
"We have already conducted dry runs and are confident it will be business as usual throughout the four-and-a-half-months," he said.
Endnote: Please clip this posting and open it again in March 2011. Then see what happen. It is easier said than done
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