Most airports, particularly those handling thousands of incoming and departing passengers daily are so huge and complicated that maintenance services find it hard to accomplish the job they are required to do. This is true if they are handling repair works that crosses paths with passengers and airport personnel. They could not also condone the affected area because it will naturally hamper airport operations.
In cases where interior building maintenance works could not be avoided, crews are required to put
danger flags to entice personnel and passengers to refrain from coming within the affected area. These are mostly minor repairs made on the ceiling, maybe on some damaged floor tiles, or maybe repainting of a faded wall, or probably change some busted bulbs. But, when major repairs is required, then the portion had to be closed to all, for it might endanger the lives of so many. No amount of danger flags would be sufficient to ward off personnel and prevent accidents.
It is only easier when maintenance works are solely confined to the terminal grounds or maybe parts of the runway and taxiway where they could not encroach into the terminal building routine. But, even then they still must have some form of danger signs to warn those within their work area to be really extra careful or maybe suffer the consequences. In most cases when work is outside the terminal building, warning airport flags are used, these are orange-checkered flags devised for extra visibility.
So, next time on your trip try to be cautious and look attentively for signs, they maybe airport and danger signs that maintenance crews purposely posted for your safety.
by:
The Flagman
