Bylaw on kites in offing

Bylaw on kites in offing

TANGERANG: In response to complaints filed by 20 airline
companies about the problems caused by kites, the municipal
administration is set to issue a bylaw banning their flying
around Soekarno-Hatta International Airport.

"We held a meeting this morning to discuss the right format
for the new bylaw, which is intended to ensure passenger and
aircraft safety," municipal administration secretary Wahidin
Halim told the media on Wednesday.

Airline companies had filed complaints about the kite problem
with PT Perum Angkasa Pura (PAP), which manages Soekarno-Hatta
International Airport.

According to Wahidin, over the past six months the number of
local residents flying kites around the airport had increased.
This was a cause worry for the airline companies.

"If a kite is sucked into the engine of an aircraft that is
landing or taking off, it could endanger the aircraft and its
passengers. Local residents, of course, know nothing about this,"
he said.

Therefore, the administration would soon begin a campaign
highlighting the dangers caused by kites to aircraft while at the
same time drafting the new bylaw.

He added that the new bylaw would ban local residents from
flying kites, with the penalties for violators including jail
terms.--JP