Airlines cancel Bali flights after volcano spews ash miles into the sky
Al Jazeera
Australia’s Qantas, Jetstar, Virgin Australia halt flights following eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki.
Several airlines have cancelled flights between Australia and Indonesia’s Bali after a nearby volcano spewed ash up to 10km (6 miles) into the sky.
Jetstar and Virgin Australia said on Wednesday that all flights to and from the Indonesian resort island’s capital Denpasar had been cancelled due to the eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki.
“Due to volcanic ash caused by the Mount Lewotobi eruption in Indonesia, it is currently not safe to operate flights to and from Bali,” Jetstar said in a statement.
Qantas said a number of flights had been “disrupted” and affected customers would be “notified directly and provided with their options”.
Flight tracking website Flightradar24 also showed that AirAsia flights to the island had been cancelled.
