Six morning flights cancelled due to haze

IPOH: Six of the 14 scheduled flights at Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (LTSAS) here have to be cancelled yesterday morning due to haze.

LTSAS manager Mohd Ali Osman said the cancelled flights were for the routes Johor Bahru-IpohSingapore and Singapore-IpohJohor Bahru by Air Asia airlines and the Singapore-Ipoh-Singapore route by from Singapore’s low-cost carrier, FlyScoot.

“The visibility was 2,000 meters as of 7 am today,” he said in a statement here.

He said the cancellation of the flights involved 747 passengers.

According to the Malaysian Air Pollution Index Management’s (APIMS) portal, the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings at all five stations in Perak until 8 am yesterday showed unhealthy air.

An API between zero and 50 indicates good air quality; 51 and 100, moderate; 101 and 200, unhealthy; 201 and 300, very unhealthy and 301 and above, hazardous.

For the latest information on the haze and related matters, refer to the Bernama portal at www. bernama.com. - Bernama