IPOH, Sept 23 (NNN-BERNAMA) — Two of the five flights scheduled at the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport (LTSAS) in Malaysia’s northern Perak state capital here today were cancelled due to the haze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
LTSAS manager Mohd Ali Osman said the cancellations involved AirAsia flight movements for the Johor Bahru-Ipoh-Singapore and Singapore-Ipoh-Johor Bahru routes scheduled for mid-day today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe visibility range as of 7.30 a.m today was 3,000 metres,\u201d he said in a statement today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mohd Ali added that 480 passengers were affected by the flight cancellations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, he said, the LTSAS together with the Meteorological Department and the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia were monitoring the situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS), the air pollutant index (API) at four stations in Perak, namely Seri Manjung; Pegoh, Ipoh; Tasek, Ipoh; and Taiping at 7 a.m. was at an unhealthy level while in Tanjung Malim, it was at moderate level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An API reading of between 0 and 50 is categorised as good, 51-100 (moderate), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy) and above 300 (hazardous).<\/p>\n\n\n\n