SEPANG, June 27, 2019 - Malaysia Airports Holding Berhad (MAHB) in collaboration with Lembaga Tabung Haji (TH) today organized a Fire Emergency Exercise at the Satellite Building, Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in order to ensure the safety of the pilgrims in the event of  fire during the Hajj Season 1440H / 2019M. This exercise was held as a preparatory step and to test the effectiveness of the airport in handling emergencies and incidents.

This training was conducted by Mr Mohamad Suhaimi Abdul Mubin, Senior General Manager of MAHB and attended by more than 600 participants including stakeholders such as TH Travel & Services, KLIA Health Office and Politeknik Nilai.

To date, seven fire emergency exercises have been conducted at the Langkawi International Airport, Malacca Airport, Mulu Airport, Tawau Airport, Sibu Airport, Limbang Airport and Lahad Datu Airport.

Also present at the training was YBhg. Dato ’Ahmad Ruzman Ahmad Razali, General Manager of Domestic Operations cum Deputy Director of the OHTA Movement, MAHB officers and TH OHTA officers.