Flights to and From Indonesia’s Capital Resume After Volcanic Eruption Forced a 2-Day Closure
More than 340,000 passengers were stranded after ash from Mount Anak Krakatau disrupted nearly 3,000 flights, the Transport Ministry said.
- Early Tuesday, the Transport Ministry announced the reopening of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and four others following a volcanic ash shutdown, marking recovery from the air safety crisis that stranded hundreds of thousands of travelers.
- Mount Anak Krakatau, located about 150 kilometres from Jakarta between Java and Sumatra, erupted on Saturday, spewing lava and a plume of volcanic ash that forced officials to halt operations across eight regional airports.
- Nearly 3,000 flights were disrupted by the ash, leaving more than 340,000 passengers stranded over the weekend, as airlines now face the task of rebooking travelers to their intended destinations after days of chaos.
- Operations resumed at Halim Perdanakusuma in the Jakarta-area and Hussein Sastranegara in Bandung, West Java; another small airport in Sumatra reopened on Monday, though two of the original eight airports affected remain closed.
- The volcano has been sporadically active since it emerged from the sea at the beginning of last century in the caldera that formed after the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatau; a 2018 tsunami triggered by a collapse of parts of Anak Krakatau killed 429 people and displaced thousands.
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Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital resume after volcanic eruption forced a 2-day closure
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta resumed early Tuesday after ash from a volcanic eruption forced a two-day closure that halted nearly 3,000 flights. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and Halim Perdanakusuma Airport serving Jakarta, Husein Sastranegara Airport in West Java’s Bandung city and two smaller airports in Banten province reopened...
Jakarta and Java‑area airports reopen after ash shutdown that stranded more than 340,000 travellers
JAKARTA, Sept 8 — Indonesia’s main airport and several other air travel hubs reopened early today after days of closure due to ash from a volcanic eruption, the Transport Ministry said.The ministry wrote on Instagram that the airport serving the capital Jakarta and four others near the city or around the island of Java are now operating again, as the air safety crisis that left hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded subsides.Mount Anak Kra…
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Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta resume after ash from a volcanic eruption forced a two-day closure
Flights to and from Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta resume after ash from a volcanic eruption forced a two-day closure.
Jakarta airport and others reopen after volcano crisis
Indonesia's main airport and several other air travel hubs reopened early on Tuesday after days of closure due to ash from a volcanic eruption, the Transport Ministry said. The ministry wrote on Instagram that the airport serving the capital Jakarta and four others near the city or around the island of Java are now operating again, as the air safety crisis that left hundreds of thousands of travellers stranded subsides. Mount Anak Krakatau, abou…
Indonesia reopens Jakarta airport, four others after Anak Krakatau ash clears
JAKARTA, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Indonesia has reopened its main Jakarta airport and four other airports that had been closed due to volcanic ash from a series of eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau, transport minister Dudy Purwagandhi said in a statement on...
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