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Four Airports Paralyzed by Thick Haze

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KOMPAS/EMANUEL EDI SAPUTRA

A trench runs alongside a burning tract of land at an oil palm plantation in Ketapang regency, West Kalimantan, Saturday (14/9/2019). The Environment and Forestry Ministry has sealed off 28 corporate concession areas and one privately owned land in West Kalimantan since August, using firebreaks to prevent the further spread of fire.

JAKARTA, KOMPAS —  The thick haze from forest and peatland fires has paralyzed four airports in Kalimantan, with airport closures leading to the cancellation of at least 99 flights and causing delays and rerouting of dozens of other flights on Sunday (15/9/2019).

The authorities of Raja Alam International/Kalimarau Airport in Berau, East Kalimantan; Juwata International Airport in Tarakan, North Kalimantan; APT Pranoto International Airport in Samarinda, East Kalimantan; and Syamsudin Noor International Airport in Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan, decided to halt operations due to reduced visibility of only 500 meters. Visibility must be at least 3,500 meters to be safe for operating flights.

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