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Kuala Lumpur Airport Drags Feet on Congestion Relief

Malaysia Airlines, among others, must contend with persistent congestion at KLIA due to the failure of authorities to install computer software that would allow for dual-runway operations.

By William Dennis

October 28, 2013

Air traffic controllers at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) cannot carry out simultaneous dual-runway operations due to lack of so-called non-transgression-zone software, resulting in congestion in Malaysian airspace and a choke point for takeoff at KLIA. The airport’s pair of 13,000-foot-long runways can accommodate 32 arrivals and 36 departures per hour.

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