Mount Ruang eruption sends Malaysia air traffic into chaos

Hundreds of peoples were seen forming long lines at KLIA, after flights to Sabah and Sarawak were cancelled following the Mount Ruang Volcanic eruption.PETALING JAYA – It could be weeks before flights between the peninsula and Sabah and Sarawak return to normal after a volcanic eruption left air traffic over the two states in chaos, says weather experts.

“We are now in the inter-monsoon season and the air may not clear until May when the south-west monsoon sets in. The main issue is how the volcanic plume is transported by the wind. We do not want airplanes to fly into the plume which could cause damage to planes or malfunctions,” he said on April 18.

Current weather satellite images, Dr Azizan said, show the presence of fine particulate matter that are 2.5 microns or less between 18,000ft and 33,000ft over Sabah. CAAM chief executive officer Norazman Mahmud said this had affected multiple air routes and airports in the region. A sigmet is a weather advisory for pilots that alerts them to potentially hazardous weather conditions.

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