Haze thickens in West Kalimantan
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 07/31/2009 9:23 AM
Haze has begun to blanket a number of cities in West Kalimantan, reducing visibility to only 800 meters at Supadio Airport in Pontianak.
“We are still allowing airplanes to land, but if visibility falls under 800 meters we will forbid them to land,” said Syarif Ismulyani Alqadrie, the airport's chief of service division, as quoted by tempointeraktif.com Friday.
Pontianak is a regular destination for domestic airlines including Batavia Air, Sriwijaya Air and Garuda Indonesia.
Haze has been covering areas in Kubu Raya, Pontianak, North Kayong and Ketapang, since last month.
Suburban areas covered by haze included Kota Baru, Ampera, Purnama, Sungai Raya Dalam, Siantan, and Parit Haji Husin II, which are peatlands prone to fire. (dre)
