GEORGE TOWN: The worsening air quality has caused several flights from the Penang International Airport (PIA) in Bayan Lepas to be cancelled and delayed.
PIA senior manager Ariff Jaafar said on Sunday that three flights to Subang were cancelled while five other flights to Subang and Johor Baru were delayed.
He added that the operations of PIA remained normal and the Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd (MAHB) was monitoring the situation with the Malaysian Meteorological Department and airline companies.
Ariff urged passengers to be patient and check for the latest updates on MAHB’s Twitter, which uses the handle @MY_Airports.
As of noon, API readings recorded by the Department of Environment stood at 148 in Perai, 174 in Seberang Jaya and 172 on the island.
Figures from the Malaysian Meteorological Department showed that horizontal visibility as of noon was at 0.8km in Bayan Lepas and 0.4km in Butterworth.
Several events in Penang including the Seberang Perai Municipal Council’s (MPSP) car free morning were cancelled.
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