Haze prompts airport closure in Palembang
The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Fri, 08/21/2009 9:17 AM
Authorities at the Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang, South Sumatra, have been forced to temporarily terminate operations due to a thick haze that blankets the area.
Dani, an air traffic controller at the airport, told tempointeraktif.com that visibility has dropped to under 200 meters in the surrounding area.
“We had to cancel two flights set to depart this morning for Jakarta,” he said.
Several temporary airport closures have occurred on Sumatra island in the past few months as a result of haze, which is largely triggered by land and forest fires.
