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Haze disrupts five flights at Senai Airport, forces diversions to KLIA and Changi

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 8 — Several flights at Senai International Airport were delayed earlier today after haze caused poor visibility.Transport Minister Anthony Loke said at least...

Malay MailBen Tan2026-10-08 14:26查看原文 ↗

Several flights at Senai International Airport faced delays due to poor visibility caused by haze, affecting at least five flights and necessitating diversions to Kuala Lumpur International Airport and Changi Airport in Singapore.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke highlighted the safety concerns, noting that departures were also delayed as aircraft awaited clearance to land safely.

Despite the disruption, Loke assured that flight operations at Senai would resume fully in a few hours.

The haze issue stemmed from unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings recorded in several areas of Johor.

ISKANDAR PUTERI, Oct 8 — Several flights at Senai International Airport were delayed earlier today after haze caused poor visibility.

Transport Minister Anthony Loke said at least five flights were affected, with aircraft unable to land because visibility conditions did not meet established aviation safety requirements.

As a result, he said several flights had to be diverted to Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and Changi Airport in Singapore.

“The situation was not just a matter of aircraft being unable to land, but it had also affected flights that had not yet departed from their points of origin as they were required to delay their schedules.

“Due to safety concerns, several flights had to be diverted as a priority.

“Even if a flight manages to depart, it is better for the aircraft to wait at the departure airport such as KLIA as it cannot land at Senai International Airport,” he told reporters at the launch of an electric terminal truck fleet at the Port of Tanjung Pelepas here today.

Also present were Johor Works, Transport, Infrastructure and Communications Committee chairman Mohamad Fazli Mohamad Salleh and PTP chief executive officer Mark Hardiman.

Loke also shared that his flight from KLIA to Senai, originally scheduled to depart at 6.45am, was delayed following instructions from Air Traffic Control (ATC).

He said all passengers had to wait inside the aircraft for nearly an hour and 45 minutes before it was allowed to depart at 9am after conditions improved.

“When I landed at Senai International Airport, there were indeed quite a number of passengers who were still stranded and had not yet departed.

“This was due to outbound flights that were affected by the delayed arrival of aircraft that had been diverted earlier.

“However, the disruption is temporary, and the situation is being closely monitored. I am confident that flight operations at Senai International Airport will be fully operational in the next two to three hours,” he said.

Earlier today, seven areas in Johor recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, with Segamat recording the highest at 186, followed by Pasir Gudang at 180, Larkin at 178 and Tangkak at 171.

An API reading of between zero and 50 is classified as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, while readings above 300 are classified as hazardous.

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由于雾霾导致能见度低，士乃国际机场的多个航班遭遇延误，至少有五个航班受到影响，不得不改道飞往吉隆坡国际机场和新加坡樟宜机场。

交通部长陆兆福强调了安全方面的担忧，并指出由于飞机需要等待安全着陆许可，航班起飞也受到了延误。

尽管受到干扰，陆兆福保证士乃机场的航班运营将在几个小时内全面恢复。

柔佛州多个地区记录到不健康的空气污染指数 (API) 读数，由此引发了雾霾问题。

依斯干达公主城，10月8日讯——由于雾霾导致能见度低，今天早些时候士乃国际机场的几个航班延误。

交通部长陆兆福表示，至少有五架航班受到影响，由于能见度不符合既定的航空安全要求，飞机无法降落。

因此，他说，一些航班不得不改道飞往吉隆坡国际机场（KLIA）和新加坡樟宜机场。

“这种情况不仅影响到飞机无法降落，还影响到尚未从出发地起飞的航班，因为它们不得不推迟起飞时间。”

“由于安全问题，一些航班不得不优先改道。