The Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) Terminal 1 aerotrain is expected to resume service by the end of this month, reported The Star. All tests have been completed by Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB), and the full report is being prepared for the Land Public Transport Agency (APAD), transport minister Anthony Loke has said.
“Once it is verified by APAD, we expect the aerotrain to resume its 24-hour service by the end of May. In fact, it is still running now, although there are several hours in the night for track maintenance,” said the transport minister.
After the suspension of service in March 2023 as a precautionary measure following a major breakdown, the aerotrain service at KLIA Terminal 1 resumed service in July 2025 following a RM456 million upgrade exercise as part of a RM742 million initiative by MAHB. However, the service has since been beset by disruptions, and an independent assessment of the new aerotrains followed.
On November 10, MAHB had announced a scheduled suspension of aerotrain operations between midnight and 5 am daily to facilitate routine maintenance and system checks. Shortly thereafter, the aerotrain service was scheduled to include a nightly shutdown until December, for inspection and rectification works. As of February, the operational service availability of the service improved to 100% in December 2025 from 98.67% in July, according to MAHB.
The aerotrain service has transported more than 6.55 million passengers and taken more than 95,000 trips, according to the latest report by The Star.
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