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Sat, 10/03/2009 - 22:23
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JAMBI`S AIRPORT CLOSED DUE TO HAZE SATURDAY MORNING
Jambi, INDONESIA, Oct 3 (ANTARA) - Jambi's Sultan Taha Saifudin (STS) airport was closed to all air traffic since 08:30 Saturday morning because thick haze had drastically reduced visibility.
The airport's junior air traffic manager, Dwi Putra Jaya, said Jakarta-Jambi flights were delayed due to haze. There was only one flight from STS airport, namely a Lion Air plane that had stayed overnight in Jambi and departed at 08.15 local time on Saturday, he said.
"Flights that were delayed were Garuda Indonesia Jakarta-Jambi round trip which should have landed at the STS airport at 08:15 local time and another one at 09:30 local time," he said.
STS airport was closed due to thick haze which had occurred several times over the last three weeks, often causing passenger congestion at the airport.
He said other airlines which also could not land at STS airport on schedule on Saturday morning due to the haze were Batavia Air, Mandala Air, Sriwijaya Air, Lion Air and Water Kartika.
The delays caused hundreds of passengers intending to leave Jambi for different destinations to accumulate at the airport.
"The two hour-closure of STS airport was caused by smog which reduced visibility to 1,000 meters or far below the safe level for pilots on the 2000-meter runway," he said.
Until 11:00 am vibility for pilots had dropped to below 1000 meters so that flight activity had to be stopped temporarily.
He said that because haze had been shrouding Jambi almost daily over the past three weeks, STS airport was often closed fety in the morning.
STS airport serves an average of 11 planes per day flying on two routes: Jambi-Jakarta and Jambi-Batam.
The Jambi-Jakarta route was served by six airlines and the Jambi-Batam route by two airlines, namely Sriwijaya Air (once a day) and Kartika Air )four times a week).
In a separate statement the Head of The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Jambi Province, Remus L Tobing said in the monsoon or transition period from the dry to the rainy season, some strong winds would occur frequently with heavy rainfall and thunder.
This is because of the anomalies or a shift in the transition from the rainy weather into the dry season which causes a high heat to form in dense clouds.
Over the last three weeks, Jambi was also blanketed by smog which disturbed flights, especially in the morning when visibility was below 1,000 meters, but gradually rising and thinning in the afternoon.
"As a result of smog and extreme weather, pilots need greater courage and carefulness to avoid risks, and it is then compulsory for airline companies to delay or divert flights," he said.***
The airport's junior air traffic manager, Dwi Putra Jaya, said Jakarta-Jambi flights were delayed due to haze. There was only one flight from STS airport, namely a Lion Air plane that had stayed overnight in Jambi and departed at 08.15 local time on Saturday, he said.
"Flights that were delayed were Garuda Indonesia Jakarta-Jambi round trip which should have landed at the STS airport at 08:15 local time and another one at 09:30 local time," he said.
STS airport was closed due to thick haze which had occurred several times over the last three weeks, often causing passenger congestion at the airport.
He said other airlines which also could not land at STS airport on schedule on Saturday morning due to the haze were Batavia Air, Mandala Air, Sriwijaya Air, Lion Air and Water Kartika.
The delays caused hundreds of passengers intending to leave Jambi for different destinations to accumulate at the airport.
"The two hour-closure of STS airport was caused by smog which reduced visibility to 1,000 meters or far below the safe level for pilots on the 2000-meter runway," he said.
Until 11:00 am vibility for pilots had dropped to below 1000 meters so that flight activity had to be stopped temporarily.
He said that because haze had been shrouding Jambi almost daily over the past three weeks, STS airport was often closed fety in the morning.
STS airport serves an average of 11 planes per day flying on two routes: Jambi-Jakarta and Jambi-Batam.
The Jambi-Jakarta route was served by six airlines and the Jambi-Batam route by two airlines, namely Sriwijaya Air (once a day) and Kartika Air )four times a week).
In a separate statement the Head of The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Jambi Province, Remus L Tobing said in the monsoon or transition period from the dry to the rainy season, some strong winds would occur frequently with heavy rainfall and thunder.
This is because of the anomalies or a shift in the transition from the rainy weather into the dry season which causes a high heat to form in dense clouds.
Over the last three weeks, Jambi was also blanketed by smog which disturbed flights, especially in the morning when visibility was below 1,000 meters, but gradually rising and thinning in the afternoon.
"As a result of smog and extreme weather, pilots need greater courage and carefulness to avoid risks, and it is then compulsory for airline companies to delay or divert flights," he said.***
