The impact of volcanic ash from Mount Sinabung in Karo Regency, North Sumatra, blanketed most of the area in Aceh Province.A number of flights from Kuala Namu Airport, North Sumatra, to Sultan Malikussaleh Airport, North Aceh Regency, on Tuesday
(20/2/2018), experienced delays.Wings Air flight from Medan should land at Malikussaleh Airport at 11:15 pm. But because the impact of volcanic ash was forced to be postponed until just landed at 12:15 pm.Head of Sultan Malikussaleh Airport, North Aceh, Niswan, said today his officers are forced to flush airport runways using fire trucks. Because the thickness of dust at the airport is not safe for landed aircraft."Once we saw the thick dust, then we immediately flush with water from fire trucks.
So that the plane can land comfortably, "said Niswan. Even so, there is no flight cancellation today. He hoped, the rain was coming down so that the dust could soon disappear. For flight delays today, Niswan continued, he hopes passengers understand because of the unlikely weather conditions."That was Wings Air just flown from Malikussaleh to Kuala Namu at 12.30 WIB.
An hour later than the schedule that has been set, "he said.Meanwhile, BMKG Prakirawan Sultan Malikussaleh Airport Office, Lhokseumawe, Kharendra Muiz urge people to start using a mask if the move outside the home."The debris is quite thick, not good for health," he concluded. The eruption of Mount Sinabung started to happen again in the last two days. The impact of eruption that caused volcanic ash spread to several districts / cities in Sumatra Island including Aceh Province.
