Haze cancels 2 Scoot flights on Palembang-Singapore route
The Transport Ministry said haze from forest and land fires disrupted 2,775 domestic flights and 14 international flights through Oct. 21, 2026.
Two Scoot flights on the Singapore-Palembang and Palembang-Singapore routes were canceled because of haze at Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II Airport in Palembang on Thursday. Airport General Manager Ahmad Syaugi Shahab said visibility fell to 350 meters, disrupting flight operations. The canceled flights were TR254 from Singapore to Palembang and TR255 from Palembang to Singapore; the cancellation of TR255 followed the scrapping of TR254's arrival. As of 08.00 WIB, Garuda Indonesia flight GA101 on the Palembang-Jakarta route was still operating on schedule. Nationwide, the Ministry of Transportation said haze from forest and land fires had disrupted 2.775 domestic flights since Aug. 11 to Oct. 21, 2026, with 14 international flights canceled, including the Singapore-Palembang route.
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