Three Indonesian Airports Reopen After Volcanic Ash Disruptions
By Nik Nurfaqih Nik Wil
JAKARTA, Sept 8 (NNN) -- Indonesia's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and two other airports resumed operations early Tuesday after authorities declared conditions safe, ending closures since Sunday caused by volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau.
Airport operator InJourney Airports said Jakarta's main airport, Soekarno-Hatta in Tangerang, resumed operations at 12.30 am local time, followed by Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta at 12.40 am and Husein Sastranegara Airport in Bandung at 12.42 am.
The company said the decision was made following an assessment of conditions after the eruption of Anak Krakatau, with aviation and meteorological authorities declaring it safe to resume operations.
“We urge all passengers to regularly check their flight status and contact their respective airlines for the latest information,” InJourney Airports said in a post on its official Instagram account.
The reopening comes after volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau forced Indonesian authorities to temporarily close several airports, disrupting hundreds of flights and affecting thousands of passengers over the weekend.
Meanwhile, Mount Anak Krakatau erupted three times on Tuesday morning as Indonesian authorities continued to monitor its activity.
Indonesia's Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) recorded the eruptions at 5.08 am, 5.34 am and 7.49 am local time. The eruption columns could not be visually observed.
Anak Krakatau remains at Level III, or Siaga (Alert), the second-highest level in Indonesia's four-tier volcano alert system.
Elsewhere in Indonesia, two other Level III volcanoes also erupted on Tuesday, with Mount Ibu in North Maluku recording three eruptions and Ili Lewotolok in East Nusa Tenggara sending a thick grey ash column about 800 metres above its summit, according to PVMBG.
The three volcanoes are located in different parts of the Indonesian archipelago: Anak Krakatau in the Sunda Strait in western Indonesia, Mount Ibu in North Maluku and Ili Lewotolok on Lembata Island in East Nusa Tenggara.
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