PETALING JAYA: After being closed for over a week due to floods, the Sultan Abdul Halim Airport has reopened for operations on Monday (Dec 9).
The airport manager, Ikram Alif Mansoor, announced that 14 flights between Kuala Lumpur and Subang have commenced operations as scheduled, with no damage found to the airport’s runway or taxiway.
“These 14 flights consist of seven arrivals and seven departures.
“The airport’s 80 staff members have also resumed normal operations, and no damage has been found on the runway or facilities,” he told a news portal on Monday.
He added that the airport would continue to conduct routine runway inspections to ensure its safety and monitor any potentially hazardous weather updates from the Malaysia Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) during this monsoon season.
On Nov 29, Malaysia Airports announced that the Sultan Abdul Halim Airport runway would be temporarily closed due to worsening flood conditions in Kota Setar.
The floods caused the airport’s 2.7 km runway to be submerged under 50 cm of water, while the taxiway experienced flooding of up to 80 cm.
The significant flooding caused around 20 to 24 flights, both inbound and outbound, to be cancelled.
