Crackdown on KKIA double-parking
Published on: Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: Police will step up efforts to crack down on drivers who double-park when they drop off or pick up passengers at the Kota Kinabalu International Airport (KKIA).A Department spokesman said traffic police would monitor the movement of vehicles on the KKIA grounds at the peak times."About 150 summonses are issued on average daily to errant motorists there," he said.
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He was responding to a Kolombong driver's displeasure about the long jams at the KKIA.The motorist was of the opinion that this situation had arisen because many inconsiderate vehicle owners, including tour-bus or van operators, insisted on double-parking near the entrances at the departure and arrival areas for the airport.The driver provided the time and date when he most recently noticed these goings-on. This information was forwarded to the Department and Malaysia Airports Bhd (MAB).
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A MAB spokesman said the management was working together with the local authorities to improve the flow of traffic at the KKIA."Besides the police, we have enlisted the assistance of the Road Transport Department and City Hall to discourage motorists from leaving their automobiles haphazardly along the walkways to our departure and arrival gates," he said.
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He said passenger traffic in and out of the KKIA increased by between six to five per cent during the Christmas and New Year period, with as many as 20,000 airport users passing through the premises.The complainant said he has been voicing his displeasure about the congestion at the KKIA on and off to the traffic police and MAB, since June."There have been occasions where as many as four cars are parked side by side near some of the automatic doors leading to the departure and arrival halls," he said."This slows the traffic along these roads in the airport to a crawl, agitating drivers who have to endure this bottleneck."He said the situation was especially chaotic during the peak periods just before flights took off or after they had landed."I hope the police will consider installing traffic cameras in strategic places on the airport grounds to nab errant drivers who insist on parking illegally near the automatic doors.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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