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 and Wednesday, 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.
“Due to volcanic ash caused by Mount Lewotobi in Indonesia, it is currently not safe to operate to and from Bali,” Jetstar mentioned on Wednesday.
All of its flights to and from Denpasar airport had been cancelled till 2pm on Wednesday.
“We continue to monitor the situation closely and will provide an update on flights scheduled to operate after 1400 AEDT as soon as possible,” Jetstar mentioned in an announcement.
If the scenario improves, Jetstar plans to placed on two flights between Australia and Bali.
A Qantas flight was attributable to 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 whole, in keeping with their web sites.
