A number of flights were diverted at Bangkok’s airports today as the Thai capital continued to fight unsafe levels of air contamination covering the city’s horizon.
Flights were diverted from Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport to Suvarnabhumi Airport on Sunday early morning, as air contamination in the city reached dangerous levels.
Poor exposure, which dropped to simply 150m around 7am, interrupted air traffic at the airport.
Amongst the impacted flights was AirAsia X Flight XJ901 from Harbin, China, according to The Straits Times, which needed to be rerouted to Suvarnabhumi in neighbouring Samut Prakan province.
Other flights, consisting of AirAsia Flight FD3417 from Chiang Mai and a Lion Air Flight SL213 from Ahmedabad, India, were required to circle above Don Mueang, awaiting conditions to enhance before landing.
At 11am on Sunday, the PM2.5 levels at the Don Mueang Airport were taped at 64.7 micrograms per cubic meter, well above Thailand’s security limit of 37.5 µg/ m ³
. The air contamination levels in Thailand continued to stay at dangerous levels after weeks of school shutdowns and limitations.
The air quality in all locations of Bangkok urban surpassed the security requirement on Tuesday early morning, according to the Air Quality Details Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
PM2.5 describes great particle matter with a size of 2.5 micrometers or less, little enough to permeate deep into the lungs and blood stream, increasing the danger of breathing and heart diseases.
The centre reported the typical PM2.5 levels throughout the city on Tuesday at 44.9 micrograms per cubic metre ( µg/ m ³ ), well above the nation’s requirement of 37.5 µg/ m ³ over a three-hour average (5am to 7am).
Monday’s reading at the exact same time was at 47.2 µg/ m ³
. The 5 districts that reported the greatest levels of PM2.5 are Bueng Kum (62 µg/ m ³), Lat Krabang (61.7 µg/ m ³), Nong Chok (61 µg/ m ³), Minburi (55.9 µg/ m ³), and Khlong Sam Wa (55.4 µg/ m ³).
Authorities associate the high contamination levels to a mix of traffic emissions, commercial activity and farming burning in surrounding areas. Weather, consisting of stagnant air and temperature level inversions, have actually additional caught toxins close to the ground, intensifying the smog.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration has actually prompted citizens to use masks, limitation outside activities, and work from home if possible. The city likewise revealed transportation totally free for citizens to minimize transportation contamination.
Individuals experiencing signs such as coughing, eye inflammation, or breathing problems are recommended to look for medical attention instantly.