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Minister’s plane unable to land because of heavy haze

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A plane carrying Indonesian Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni failed to land at Supadio Airport in Pontianak because of heavy haze.
  • Visibility in the area stood at about 100 metres, according to West Kalimantan Deputy Governor Krisantus Kurniawan.
  • The haze followed forest and peatland fires.

A plane carrying Indonesian Forestry Minister Raja Juli Antoni and his delegation was unable to land at Supadio Airport in Pontianak, West Kalimantan, because thick haze covered the area.

The haze followed forest and peatland fires. Visibility had fallen to about 100 metres, West Kalimantan Deputy Governor Krisantus Kurniawan said, preventing the minister’s aircraft from making the landing.

Visibility in the area was only around 100 metres.

· Krisantus KurniawanThe West Kalimantan deputy governor explained why the minister’s plane could not land.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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