Until Saturday, the paper reported that the authority was not able to identify the fault. The Malaysia Air Force was asked to install the temporary portable lighting. The job was reported completed by 930 pm on the second night.
I am curious, and wondering the last jobs done on the airport runway. So the search in the newspaper.. This is what the search revealed:
a. Then news on 17 July 2006, with the title.."Hill near KKIA levelled for runway extension". The paper reported that the job was done by .."State Local Government and Housing Minister Edward Yong Oui Fah said the company carrying out the runway extension, Global Upline Sdn Bhd".
b. The next logical search will be "The Global Upline Sdn Bhd"
There seem to be plenty of news about this company..
- the paper on Tuesday November 23, 2010 carried the title .."Airport extension delay worries Sabah"
A check on the website of Global Upline mentioned the following..(ref.http://www.globalupline.com/project4.html)
- ...Redevelopment of Kuching International Airport
Project on going
| Client | : | Government of Malaysia (Ministry of transport) |
| Contract Value | : | RM 620,000,000.00 |
| Date of Award | : | 2nd September 2004 |
| Date of Completion | : | 1st March 2008 |
| Project description | : | The existing Kuching International Airport, located about 8km from Kuching City centre is being upgraded for unrestricted operation of boeing 747 aircraft. The major works involve in the redevelopment include extension of main terminal building as well as the existing runway and taxiway. |
| Other Main Features | : | |
| Runway Length | - | 3,750m |
| Maximum Capacity | - | 46,000sq.m. |
| Number of Gates | - | 9 (6 Boeing 737 - 400 and 3 wide body aircrafts at any one time) |
| Remote Stand | - | 4 Fokker F50 (at any one time) |
