Haze: 221 students evacuated from Sumatra


The students leaving the aircraft after arriving at the TUDM base in Subang

"It is a normal evacuation process under such circumstances. We are glad that it went smoothly and the Indonesian government was very cooperative," Reezal said after receiving the students at the Royal Malaysian Air Force airbase in Subang on Friday.

Reezal said there was no report of serious illness among the students.

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