It seems that the RM456 million upgrade to KLIA’s aerotrain may be for naught as it was reported to have broken down for the second time, leaving many passengers stranded.
This comes after a netizen posted a photo of frustrated passengers heading towards one of the airports exits after the aerotrain was unable to transport them between KLIA Terminal 1’s Main Terminal and Satellite Building.
KLIA aerotrain malfunctions again
The incident was brought to light in an X post by @afiqmukhtar, who expressed his anger over the aerotrain’s inability to stay up and running despite millions of Ringgit being spent on upgrades.
Aerotrain KLIA is spoilt again? Spent millions but it’s not capable of transporting passengers. What the heck is this?!” he exclaimed in the caption.
Aero train KLIA rosak lagi?! Repair berjuta tapi tak mampu menampung kapasiti penumpan. Apa benda ni weh?! @anthonyloke @anwaribrahim @MY_Airports pic.twitter.com/FbOeLxGECV
— fitt 🏴 (@afiqmukhtar) August 4, 2025
He also tagged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Transport Minister Anthony Loke, and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) in hopes of getting their attention to the issue.
Another affected passenger named Zhang (transliteration) told China Press that passengers had to transported via shuttle buses.
He added that he was preparing to fly to Hong Kong and didn’t expect the breakdown to occur prior to takeoff.
MAHB later released a statement on Facebook, explaining that the breakdown was caused by a malfunctioning door, resulting in a temporary pause of 15 minutes.
1st breakdown occurred in July
The aerotrain, which had been out of service since early 2023, saw a RM456 million upgrade being injected into it, which allowed it to finally be open the public on July 1.
However, it barely lasted for 24 hours when it suffered a malfunction allegedly caused by a passenger who tried holding the door open until it got stuck.
MAHB later clarified by saying the disruption was caused by water accumulation in the tunnel caused by heavy rainfall.
It added that as a safety precaution, train operations were suspended until the water was manually cleared and the tracks were confirmed safe for use.
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