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Indonesia Closes Airports as Anak Krakatau Ash Disrupts Flights
(MENAFN) Indonesian authorities temporarily close five airports on Sunday as volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau continues spreading, disrupting air travel and leading to dozens of domestic and international flight cancellations.
Four airports — Halim Perdanakusuma in Jakarta, Raden Inten II in Lampung, Budiarto in Curug and Pondok Cabe Airfield — are shut after volcanic ash is detected in their surrounding areas.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is also temporarily closed, with the suspension beginning at 1.30 am Sunday (1830GMT Saturday).
Authorities continue tracking the movement of the ash cloud while coordinating with airport operators, AirNav Indonesia and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency to assess the situation and manage the disruption.
The temporary closure of Soekarno-Hatta alone results in the cancellation of 33 flights. Around 23,000 passengers are affected by the airport closures, while 170 aircraft that remained overnight on the apron at Soekarno-Hatta are confirmed to be safe.
Anak Krakatau sits in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra and has remained under Level III alert since July 2. The status is the second-highest warning level in Indonesia’s four-tier volcanic alert system, with authorities maintaining a 3-kilometer (2-mile) restricted zone around the volcano.
Four airports — Halim Perdanakusuma in Jakarta, Raden Inten II in Lampung, Budiarto in Curug and Pondok Cabe Airfield — are shut after volcanic ash is detected in their surrounding areas.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is also temporarily closed, with the suspension beginning at 1.30 am Sunday (1830GMT Saturday).
Authorities continue tracking the movement of the ash cloud while coordinating with airport operators, AirNav Indonesia and the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency to assess the situation and manage the disruption.
The temporary closure of Soekarno-Hatta alone results in the cancellation of 33 flights. Around 23,000 passengers are affected by the airport closures, while 170 aircraft that remained overnight on the apron at Soekarno-Hatta are confirmed to be safe.
Anak Krakatau sits in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra and has remained under Level III alert since July 2. The status is the second-highest warning level in Indonesia’s four-tier volcanic alert system, with authorities maintaining a 3-kilometer (2-mile) restricted zone around the volcano.
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