Flight services resume

JAMBI, Jambi: Flight services in and out of the city are expected to resume soon. The thick haze which has covered the area is clearing fast, said an airline official.

Max Mandagi, head of the local office of Merpati Nusantara Airlines, said rain, which had been falling since the weekend, has helped clear away the haze. The haze originated from a number of forest fires in the province.

The airline operates two daily flights, to and from Jakarta. The services were stopped in September because of the thick haze, Antara news agency reported.

Head of the meteorology office of the Sultan Thaha airport in Jambi, Aryana, said on Tuesday that visibility at the airport has already passed the 2,000 meters required for jets to takeoff and land. (emb)