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August 18, 2011
Going Public on the issue of aerobridge !-from Malaysia
Dear Friends,
Please read press release below.
Do come and give your support!
Please circulate. Thanks!
Regards,
Swee Lan
(Vocational Rehab. 2006)
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Dear Editor,
We, a group of disabled persons ,comprising of wheelchair users, people with walking difficulties, people with learning disabilities, people with low vision together with children in prams, senior citizens, pregnant women, frequent air travellers and concerned citizens, will be gathered this Saturday at the following venue, date and time :-
Venue : KL Sentral (Departure Hall)
Date : 20th August, 2011 (Sat)
Time : 11 am.
The purpose of the gathering is to express our strong objection to the decision made by Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) not to build aerobridges at the newly constructed airport, KLIA2.
We wish to draw your attention to the news article in the business section of the STAR newspaper dated 15th July,2011 (Friday), titled “New LCT designed to enable installation of aerobridges” which reported that aerobridges will not be installed at KLIA2.
http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/7/15/business/9107067&sec=business
We are deeply disappointed that the decision made by MAHB was not done in consultation with the user groups and has not taken into consideration public opinion! As this is an important decision which will affect many user and consumer groups, MAHB should have consulted them and listened to their views before arriving at such a decision.
This decision by MAHB not to include aerobridges in the construction of the new airport is a backward step taken in the wrong direction!
Aerobridges allow easier, safe and secure access to boarding and disembarkation of all passengers especially passengers in wheelchairs, people with walking difficulties, senior citizens, children and pregnant women - more so during inclement weather. Airports without aerobridges pose great dangers and inconveniences especially to these group of users !
With the world statistics pointing to aging populations, we strongly think that aerobridge is a“must have” feature in all newly constructed airports including low cost carrier terminals. Aerobridge should and must be made a “universal feature” in all airport designs.
Our letter dated 18th July,2011, seeking for an appointment to meet Tan Sri Bashir, Managing Director of MAHB has received no response so far.
We, therefore, urge you to send a reporter and camera crew to this event to help carry our messages so as to draw the urgent attention of the top management of MAHB, cabinet Ministers and the public at large, hopefully to be able to influence the decision makers to restore their decision to re install the aerobridges at KLIA2 for the safety, security and convenience of all passengers ! Help us make KLIA2 fully accessible for all !
Thank you for your support !
Posted by jicafriends at August 18, 2011 08:01 PM