A joint patrol system secured the hot air balloon
Jakarta – The Indonesian Ministry of Transport has repeated its warning to citizens, asking to refrain from utilizing laser tips, flying kites, and launching unmanned hot air balloons near airports.
Such activities posture a danger to airport security and can be a danger to airplane, it stated.
” Individuals play an important function in keeping (the operation of) flights safe and secure,” director general of air transportation at the Ministry of Transport, Novie Riyanto, stated in a press declaration received by ANTARA here on Friday.
Riyanto said awareness amongst the neighborhood remains low regarding the danger to flight security and security posed by lasers, kites, and unmanned hot air balloons. This is evidenced by continued reports about unlawful acts that posture risk to aircraft.
There are still reports of kites being flown near airports, he said and urged residents to stop flying kites and other items that could impact flight safety and security.
On May 24, 2020, a large unmanned hot air balloon, released illegally by a local homeowner, had actually landed in the facilities of the Ahmad Yani International Airport in Semarang, Central Java.
However, the hot air balloon did not endanger any flight activities as there were no commercial flights on that day, said the representative for state-owned airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I, Ahmad Danar Suryanyono.
” A joint patrol unit protected the hot air balloon,” he confirmed.
The Indonesian Flight Navigation Service Organization (AirNav)- Semarang Workplace has often issued Notice to Airmen (NOTAM), cautioning pilots about unmanned hot air balloons launched by residents during the Idul Fitri celebrations.
The hot air balloons, that are launched unlawfully, endanger flights and security. However, the community needs to be sensitized to the threats of the practice.
There have actually been duplicated circumstances of hot air balloons being launched near the Semarang-based airport over the previous few years.
In 2017, AirNav had provided a comparable warning to airmen, asking to be on the lookout for unmanned hot air balloons. (INE)
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