ANTARA, 25 December 2008
Flood was inundated waiting room of Temindung airport in Samarinda city, East Kalimantan, Thursday (Dec.25). Flight in this airport still work although flood was inundated part of the area. (ANTARA photo/Amirullah)
Flood inundates airport, campus in Samarinda
The Jakarta Post | Thu, 12/25/2008 9:38 PM
Karangmumus river overflow has inundated several sections of maiden Termindung Airport in Samarinda of East Kalimantan in the last few days, state news agency Antara reported Thursday.
Floodwaters of 20 centimeters cover the airport's apron, the terminal waiting and check-in rooms and the airport service road. The water, however, has not submerged the airport's single runway.
Termindung Airport serves flights from Samarinda to remote and border areas across the province.
Airport director Bambang Darmawanto said Thursday his office had not yet cancelled flights in and out of the airport because the runway was still operable.
For departures, he said, his office had coordinated with several airlines to shift their flights.
"Kal Star and Trigana Air have decided to move their departing flights from Termindung to Balikpapan. Passengers who have bought tickets will be taken to Balikpapan by shuttled free of charge," he said.
The flooding has also affected the vocational education faculty at Mulawarman University and some main arteries in the city. (ewd)
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