Pekanbaru, Riau, Oct. 9 -- Pekanbaru's Sultan Syarif Kasim II International Airport continued operating normally on Friday despite haze from forest and land fires, with visibility at 2,000 meters, its manager said.

General Manager Achmad said visibility remained at 2,000 meters, allowing flight operations to continue safely and normally.

"As of 9 a.m. local time, seven flights had departed and two had landed smoothly," Achmad said in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau Province, on Friday.

The airport is monitoring weather conditions regularly with Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) to help ensure passenger safety and comfort.

Earlier in the week, haze disrupted flights at the airport. On Wednesday, October ...