KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s aviation and maritime industries are suffering losses due to cancelled flights and trips, no thanks to the haze.
Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the haze, which has resulted in poor visibility, had required ships and aircraft to cancel their trips due to industry protocols.
Liow said, according to protocol, flights have to be cancelled if visibility is less than 600 metres. For ships, the visibility has to be less than one nautical mile.
However, he said the ministry had yet to receive exact figures on the losses incurred by the industries.
“We don't have the exact figures for the losses incurred yet as the ministry is currently looking into the matter,” he told a press conference during the launch of the Tunku Abdul Rahman Vocational Institute here today.