Flights At Lombok Airport To Bima Postponed Due The Runway Submerged by Flood Rob

Passengers at Lombok Airport, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) (ANTARA/Special)

CENTRAL LOMBOK - PT Angkasa Pura I, Lombok International Airport, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) stated that flights from Lombok Airport to Bima were postponed due to the impact of tidal flooding in the area of Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport, Bima.

"There is one flight that has been postponed to Bima from Lombok today", said Public Relations of PT Angkasa Pura I at Lombok Airport Arif Haryanto in Praya as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, June 14.

According to the Daily Flight Schedule on June 14, there are two LOP-BMU flights, Wings Air IW1878 scheduled to depart at 10.25 WITA and IW1864 scheduled to depart at 16.20 WITA. Meanwhile, the plane that was delayed was Wings Air IW 1878 for Bima with 72 passengers.

"There are two refund passengers, while 70 passengers will depart tomorrow 15 June 2022 at 07.00 WITA", he said.

Previously, Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Bima Airport, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province was submerged by tidal floods or seawater with the water level reaching the knees of adults. The video of the tidal flood at Bima Airport went viral after it spread widely on Facebook Social Media.

"The tide has come to remember Bima Airport", wrote Sirnawa Ibrahim's account in his status

According to information gathered, the tidal flood submerged the terminal area and runway of Sultan Muhammad Salahuddin Airport, Bima at around 11.00 WITA, Tuesday, June 14. This time, the tidal flood was higher than Monday, July 13, so flight schedules to and from Bima had to be postponed.

The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of the Sultan M Salahuddin Bima Meteorological Station appealed to the community that the potential for coastal flooding (rob) is predicted to occur at different times in the coastal areas of Bima and Dompu in the period 13-17 June 2022.

"In general, this condition can disrupt the daily activities of people around the port and coast", said Forecaster On-duty BMKG Meteorological Station Sultan M Salahuddin Bima, Jumratul Aida.