Flyby over Kuta canceled

JAKARTA (JP): The organizer of the Lintas Dirgantara aerosports rally canceled the flyby at the Kuta beach, Bali, yesterday due to a lack of participants.

Lt. Col. Sudjadijono, commander of the Ngurah Rai Air Force base, said that the organizer planned to conduct a 20-minute flyby in celebration of the Indonesian Air Force's 50th anniversary.

The 29 airplanes in the rally landed at the airport from 4 p.m. onwards to refuel and report to the organizers. They all headed to Semarang, Central Java, yesterday. Malaysia and Singapore are also taking part in the rally, which will end today. (yan)