Kites flown for money: Authority<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): An executive from airport management firm PT
\nAngkasa Pura has accused Cengkareng residents in Tangerang of
\nintentionally flying kites in the Soekarno-Hatta Airport vicinity
\nin the hope of seeking financial assistance from the company.<\/p>\n
\"We've suspected that a money motive is behind the ploy,\" the
\nfirm's operational director Moelyono D. S. was quoted by Antara
\nas saying on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
He said the firm had identified some 120 residents who
\nregularly flew kites within the airport vicinity and suspected
\nsome of them as acting as provocateurs.<\/p>\n
He said the firm had on several occasions organized bazaars to
\nprovide cheap basic commodities for neighborhood residents. He
\nsaid residents had nevertheless continued with their kite flying
\nactivities.<\/p>\n
\"The kites have disturbed the airplanes approaching and
\nleaving the airport. We have warned the residents of the danger,
\nbut they ignore (our warnings),\" Moelyono said.<\/p>\n
Moelyono said 10 airlines, including Singapore Airlines, Japan
\nAirlines and KLM, had filed protests with the firm about the kite
\ninterference.<\/p>\n
\"The kites may stop a plane's engine if they get caught in its
\npropellers,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Chief of the Airport Police Subprecinct Capt. Titik Valentina
\nwarned residents of the dangers of kite flying in the vicinity.<\/p>\n
\"Flying kites around the airport is against an international
\nflights rule,\" she said on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The International Civil Aviation Association Regulation
\nstipulates that kites are only permitted to be flown at least one
\nkilometer away from the runway and at a maximum height of 20
\nmeters.<\/p>\n
Relations between the airport management firm and residents
\nhave been strained for some time. (asa)<\/p>",
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