Morning flights out of Medan canceled

Morning flights out of Medan canceled

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Garuda Indonesia has temporarily
canceled all morning flights from Medan to Jakarta because of the
haze covering the Polonia Airport in Medan, Antara said.

The airlines had virtually canceled both scheduled morning
flights -- at 8.40 a.m and 9.40 a.m. -- in the past three weeks
because the haze reduced visibility at the airport to dangerous
levels.

To further minimize financial loss, the airline decided to
cancel the morning flights to Jakarta until further notice,
Garuda's district manager M. Chanin told the news agency.

The haze normally clears in the afternoon and visibility
improves to between 1,600 and 1,800 meters. In the evening,
visibility is reduced to 1,200 meters, the minimum for landing
and take off. (emb)