BANJARBARU, South Kalimantan: Flights in Syamsudin Noor Airport Banjarmasin on Saturday, returned to normal, after some had been delayed due to smog that blanketed the airport the previous day, Antaranews reported.
“All flights normal this morning. No delays like we have been experiencing on Friday,” said Syamsudin Noor Airport Service Section Head, Heru Widiatmo, in Banjarbaru on Saturday.
Syamsudin Noor Airport which is located in the Village of Syamsudin Noor, Subdistrict Landasan Ulin, Banjarbaru City, about 25 kilometres from Banjarmasin, since last week shrouded in smog from bushfire.
He said that every morning there were six aircraft departing from 06.00 am to Jakarta, Surabaya, Yogyakarta, Balikpapan and Sampit.
Four of the six flights on Friday morning were delayed for 30-60 minutes due to limited visibility.
Visibility along the smog-hit runway were between 600 and 750 metres. Normal visibility was about 1,500 metres.