DUMAI - Wednesday (5 / 8), the time for the air transport users disappointed. Departure aircraft that brought them to fly away Dumai City Airport were forced to be delayed because Pinang Kampai (PK) paralysis. In addition to disrupt public health, thickness clouds of smoke that also eat the victim, activities Pinang Kampai Airport (PK) paralysis. Even forced to cancel scheduled flights. Although the wait until the afternoon, clouds of smoke that would wrap around the airport more thick.Head of Airport Manager PK Kota Dumai Edi Sukiatnadi acknowledges, quite thick fog of smoke disrupt flight notabene bitter had taken the decision, delaying the departure.
"Indeed, today's clouds of smoke that envelop the city Dumai area of the airport until thick enough, so that a scheduled flight from Riau Airlines forced airlines to cancel, because the conditions that disrupt both the distance of approach when lending a plane take off," explained.
Edi said further, in fact langah initial flight schedule was delayed only until the condition of the fog of smoke envelop the airport at least reduced, in accordance with prsedur flight, but until the day fog of smoke envelop the area around the airport bold.
"Justeru when daylight at around 12.00 WIB, smoke so thick semain sight distance only around 500 meters, so that we from the airport Pinang kampai provide information to the airline that the condition of approach to be feasible tiak flight activities," explained.
Also experienced a similar fate, Pelita Air Serice, who contracted PT Pertamina should today (Wednesday, red) aircraft, but had to cancel, and the departure 'iron bird' is transferred ago Sunday.
"This day should have two scheduled flights, RAL, and Pelita Air Servie, but for the last one has been diverted on Tuesday week. The day is only one scheduled flight, but added into the flight schedule. So, for today's automated flight is eliminated, "he said.
Severe
Compared to previous fog of smoke, this time the annual agenda be regarded worse. At least it was envisaged from the results of pollutant Standard Index (PSI) conducted PT CPI since morning to evening showed air quality is not very well marked with a red flag.
Indicators how parahnya fog of smoke this time (eyes open, red) that inhabited the city over 230 thousand inhabitants is dark nearly all day, even though the time indicated by day, but the blazing sun can not afford to redeem the cloud thickness electrical current forest and land fires.
Trace record engine pollutant property registrar PT CPI noted that at 07.30 o'clock WIB to 15.30 WIB showed an average 204 to 254 PSI. Dry air was dangerous there at 9:30 WIB to 13.00 WIB until 14.00 WIB, from the time the average reached 332 PSI up to 378. While the condition is not healthy at 10:30 going until 15:00 WIB WIB.
"From the measurement of dry air that we do, one dive today (yesterday, red) weather is not healthy from the start with a yellow flag, it is not healthy and dangerous by the red flag," said CPI Humas PT Dwi contacted at Dumai Pos, Wednesday (5 / 8).
With the condition, PT CPI issued instructions to employees outside the room actifity mandatory mask use, reproduce and rest time in the room.
Post to watchlist Dumai afternoon Kota Dumai fog of smoke still covered, estimated at around 250 sight distance up to 500 meters. Although the quality of bad weather, many of the motor vehicle driver does not use masks to avoid the negative impact of clouds of smoke that envelop the coastal city.
Place separate Kabid P2PL City Health Office Marjoko Dumai Dumai Santoso confirmed when the mobile phone through the Post that the condition of fog smoke, Wednesday (5 / 8), the health. Therefore, it mengimbau community to children and pregnant women not to perform activities outside the home. Because of the risks that will occur is very large.
"It is better to prevent than treat. When clouds of smoke, avoid activities outside the home," augment him.
