Three Australian airways have cancelled flights to and from Bali after a volcanic eruption close to the Indonesian vacation spot created a harmful ash cloud.
The groundings affected Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia flights on Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded. The emergency started on Sunday when Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupted, spewing an ash column 9km excessive.
The occasion in East Nusa Tenggara province, which is about 500km from Bali, killed 9 folks and prompted the evacuation of greater than 15,000 folks near the crater.
“Resulting from volcanic ash attributable to Mount Lewotobi in Indonesia, it’s at the moment not secure to function to and from Bali,” Jetstar stated on Wednesday.
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted on Sunday. Supply: AAP / AP
All of its flights to and from Denpasar Airport have been cancelled till 2pm.
“We proceed to observe the state of affairs intently and can present an replace on flights scheduled to function after 1400 AEDT as quickly as doable,” Jetstar stated in a press release.
If the state of affairs improves, Jetstar plans to placed on two flights between Australia and Bali.
A Qantas flight is because of depart Sydney Worldwide Airport round 4.30pm whereas Virgin nonetheless plans to function a flight out of Sydney at 5.45pm.
On Tuesday, Qantas and Virgin Airways cancelled as much as 10 journeys in complete, in accordance with their web sites.
