Smoke disrupts Yogya flights

Smoke disrupts Yogya flights

YOGYAKARTA, C. Java (JP): Flights to and from Yogyakarta's
Adisucipto airport were disrupted Friday and yesterday morning
due to poor visibility caused by thick smoke, Antara said.

Some planes were delayed and others diverted, to Adisumarno
airport in nearby Surakarta (Solo) and Juanda airport in
Surabaya, said Sulaeman Supriatna, the head of Angkasa Pura II,
the state company that manages the airport.

"Fortunately, the smoke has thinned down and flights services
return to normal," he said yesterday afternoon.

Antara did not say what caused the smoke but services to and
from airports in Sumatra and Kalimantan have been disrupted
recently because of smoke from forest fires. (09)