{News} 080809 林火狂燒煙霧蒙蒙‧印尼航空交通受影響

林火狂燒煙霧蒙蒙‧印尼航空交通受影響

2008-08-09 11:59
（印尼‧甦門答臘）印尼甦門答臘島上林火有加劇跡象，由於所產生的煙霧籠罩多個縣市，已開始對印尼航空交通造成影響。
最近一週來遭到濃霧包圍的廖內省首府北干亮霜市，附近的甦丹夏立夫機場週五（8日）上午能見度200公尺，多個航班的起降時間不得不推遲。
機場管理處副主任班查伊丹說，由於煙霧關系，能見度只有200公尺，至少有兩個航班、即曼達拉航空及雄獅航空飛往雅加達的班機展延起飛半個鐘頭，到籠罩機場煙霧退去後才恢復正常。
此外，從雅加達飛往北干亮霜和棉蘭等地的多個航班，都因目的地機場的濃霧延遲起飛兩小時以上。
林火所產生的煙霧前天就開始影響國內航空交通，廖內省的杜邁機場、西甦門答臘省巴東機場和南甦門答臘省首府巨港機場一度關閉。
氣象局方面指出，如果濃霧造成能見度在1500公尺以下，機場管理當局就應該禁止飛機起降，以策安全。（聯合早報網）星洲互動‧2008.08.09

Source: http://www.sinchew-i.com/sciWWW/node/36874?tid=6

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