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Reuters
2 days ago
- Reuters
Flights to Indonesia's Bali resume after disruption by volcano eruption
JAKARTA, June 19 (Reuters) - All flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali resumed on Thursday after being cancelled or delayed due to eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, officials said. Mount Lewotobi, opens new tab Laki-laki, located in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash 11 km (7 miles) high. Eighty-seven flights to and from Bali, consisting of 66 international and 21 domestic flights, were affected on Wednesday by the eruption, the Bali airport operator said in a statement. These included connections to Australia, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia. On Thursday, flights from Bali departed on schedule to Australia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and China, Gede Eka Sandi Asmadi, an official at Bali airport, said in a statement. These flights were operated by airlines including Malaysia Airlines, Virgin Australia, JetStar and Singapore Airlines ( opens new tab, Asmadi added. "Until now, all the operations have been running smoothly, both departures and arrivals," Asmadi said. Flights operated by Qantas ( opens new tab and its low-cost carrier JetStar were scheduled to operate as normal on Thursday, the company said. A number of flights operated by AirAsia Malaysia and AirAsia Indonesia to and from Bali, Lombok and Labuan Bajo, which were cancelled since Wednesday, have also resumed, the airline said. Two airports in East Nusa Tenggara province reopened on Thursday after being temporarily closed on Wednesday. However, authorities extended the closure of Fransiskus Xaverius Seda airport in Maumere until Friday as there was still some volcanic ash in the air posing a risk to flights, the airport's operator said in a post on social media. Dozens of residents living in three villages nearest to the volcano have been evacuated, the local disaster mitigation agency said. According to Indonesia's volcanology agency, Lewotobi has erupted 427 times this year. Tuesday's eruption is the largest since November last year when it erupted several times, and killed at least 9 people. Indonesia sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates.
ABC News
2 days ago
- ABC News
Some Bali flights resume but backlog expected following Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki eruption
Bali's airport has reopened following the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki but holiday-makers are warned to expect disruptions to continue. Indonesia's transport ministry said some 14,000 travellers had been affected by the eruption, with the backlog expected to take some time to clear despite Denpasar's I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport returning to normal operation. The alarm was raised on Tuesday evening when Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki erupted, shooting hot ash and smoke up into the air. A number of flights between capital cities and Bali scheduled for Wednesday morning were cancelled, while others slated for Wednesday evening were delayed for hours. Local authorities raised the volcanic alert to the highest level and two villages were evacuated. Denpasar airport operators said in a statement on Wednesday that 87 flights were affected by the eruption — 66 international and 21 domestic. The international flights affected included legs to and from Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Perth, Sydney, Singapore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur and Ho Chi Minh. Here's what travellers should know. One of Indonesia's most active volcanoes, Mount Lewotobi is located about 840 kilometres east of Bali on the island of Flores. It consists of twin volcanoes (Lewotobi Laki-Laki and Lewotobi Perempuan) and most recently erupted in March, with flights disrupted due to air pollution. It is one of 120 active volcanoes in the country. In November 2024, the Indonesian government announced plans to rehouse thousands of residents around the volcano following an eruption that killed nine people. Three years prior, 24 hikers died when another volcano, Mount Marapi in Sumatra, erupted. Despite the risks, volcano tourism remains a prominent and popular activity in Indonesia. If you're still set on travelling to Bali, there are a few things you should consider. Tourism lecturer at the University of Technology Sydney David Beirman said above all, holiday-makers should prepare for further disruptions. "International civil aviation basically has a standing rule: If you have a volcanic eruption which produces an awful lot of ash in the atmosphere, don't fly there because the ash clogs up the engines of aircraft," he said. "We're seeing this in places even as far away as Santorini in Greece, which has had a history of volcanic eruptions going back thousands of years, that there's a potential that it's always going to happen." To minimise impact, Dr Beirman also urged flyers to take out travel insurance or pay for flexible flights. "Volcanoes don't erupt every day and it's probably a good idea to make sure that you've got flexible airline tickets and flexible travel arrangements in that unlikely event that something like a volcano [eruption] is going to happen," he said. "If they have to stay extra nights in a hotel or their flights are delayed … their insurance policies will, if it's the right type of policy, usually cover all those things." Denpasar airport released a statement on Wednesday night confirming that no ash was found in the airport area and flights had resumed. However, it encouraged people to check with their airline before journeying to the airport. The airport website showed some airlines resuming flights as scheduled on Thursday, while others had been delayed or cancelled. Some airlines, including Jetstar, had restarted flights. "At this stage, conditions are expected to remain clear on Thursday and our flights are planned to operate to schedule," it said in a statement on its website Wednesday evening. Travellers can check their flight status here:
CNA
2 days ago
- CNA
Indonesia volcano eruption forces flight cancellations, evacuations
SIKKA: Dozens of flights were cancelled and evacuations ordered after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in eastern Indonesia erupted, sending a column of ash 10 kilometres into the sky, authorities said on Wednesday (Jun 18). The 1,584-metre volcano on Flores island erupted on Tuesday, prompting officials to raise its alert level to the highest on a four-tier scale. 'Due to volcano activity of Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Nusa Tenggara, several flights at I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport are cancelled,' airport operator Angkasa Pura Indonesia said in a statement. Flights operated by Jetstar and Virgin Australia, along with services by Air India, Tigerair, Juneyao Airlines and Air New Zealand, were affected, according to the Bali international airport website. Jetstar confirmed it had delayed flights to and from Bali, with expectations that the ash cloud would clear by Wednesday evening. AirAsia also said it had cancelled or rescheduled flights to Bali, Lombok and Labuan Bajo, and was assisting affected passengers. A total of 32 domestic and international flights at Bali's Ngurah Rai airport were cancelled. The airport remained open, with a customer service agent telling AFP, 'It depends on the route and also the airline.' Nearby, Fransiskus Xaverius Seda Airport in Maumere was closed until Thursday morning. Two additional local airports on Flores were also temporarily shut, Indonesia's transport ministry said. The eruption disrupted travel for approximately 14,000 passengers. TREMORS CONTINUE, EVACUATIONS UNDERWAY Volcanic ash fell on nearby villages, forcing the evacuation of at least one on Tuesday night, according to Indonesia's disaster mitigation agency. Ongoing tremors and eruptions were still being detected on Wednesday, spokesperson Abdul Muhari said. 'No less than 450 families from affected villages… have settled in temporary housing equipped with electricity and clean water facilities,' he said. The geology agency urged residents and tourists to remain at least seven kilometres away from the crater and warned of possible lahar flows, fast-moving volcanic mudflows — if rain falls in the area. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, meaning 'man' in Indonesian, is paired with a neighbouring peak, Lewotobi Perempuan ('woman'). In November, the volcano erupted repeatedly, killing nine people, disrupting international flights to Bali and displacing thousands. Indonesia, an archipelago of more than 17,000 islands, sits on the Pacific 'Ring of Fire' and is prone to frequent volcanic and seismic activity.
The Sun
3 days ago
- The Sun
Flight ‘red alert' issued & tsunami fears as giant SIX-MILE high ash cloud soars from Mount Lewotobi volcano eruption
A FLIGHT "red alert" has been issued and tsunami fears loom as a gargantuan six-mile high ash cloud soars from Mount Lewotobi after the volcano erupted. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki is one of the 120 active volcanoes in Indonesia, an archipelago of 280 million people. 3 3 3 The Australian government has issued a "red" aviation alert following the unbelievable eruption. And Japan's Meteorological Agency has launched an investigation into what the tsunami impact could be due to the explosion. Terrifying footage taken from a residential area nearby shows a gargantuan plume of grey smoke erupting from the volcano. Visual observations taken over the last two days saw a significant increase in volcanic activity from Mount Lewotobi. The country's volcanology agency said it had raised the alert level of the volcano to the most dangerous, warning of potential lava flows if it rains. Volcano Observation Post Officer Yohanes Kolli Sorywutun confirmed the eruption in a statement. He said: "There was an eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 17:35 WITA with an observed ash column height of 10,000m above the peak (11,584 m above sea level)." Authorities in Indonesia said: "The public and tourists are advised not to carry out activities within a radius of 7km and the southwest-northeast sector 8 km from the eruption center, and to remain calm and follow the directions of the local government." In November last year, 10 people died after Mount Lewotobi spewed a fiery column of lava. Hot ashes hit several villages, burning down houses including a convent of Catholic nuns. Indonesia sits on the "Pacific Ring of Fire", an area of high seismic activity atop multiple tectonic plates. .
CNN
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CNN
CNN10: The big stories of Friday 6/06, explained in 10 minutes
This week on CNN 10: Coy takes a field trip to Asheville, NC and explores some of the amazing ways locals and small businesses have rebuilt and recovered since Hurricane Helene nine months ago. Then, we learn about an innovative medical procedure that uses fish skin to heal a child's severe wound, before sharing some amazing videos of a volcano eruption in Italy. All of this and more on this Summer Friday edition of CNN 10!
