Indonesia haze from forest fires leads to thousands of flight cancellations
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Indonesia is experiencing its worst forest fires in a decade, creating a severe haze that has lasted for two months and spread to neighboring countries, including Singapore and Malaysia, while President Prabowo has approved accepting foreign aid to combat the fires and Singapore’s environment minister said the city‑state is ready to provide assistance.
Since 11 August Indonesia has been dropping carbon‑dioxide snowflakes from aircraft to disperse the haze, a technique first developed in 1946, and the haze has caused the cancellation of 1,813 domestic flights and health concerns for millions of people.
Why it matters
The haze is affecting air traffic and may disrupt domestic airline operations in Indonesia.