Indonesia reopens Jakarta airport as Anak Krakatau ash clears; new eruptions being monitored
- 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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At least five airports in Indonesia resumed work on Tuesday after temporary closure due to the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano, reports Associated Press (AP) with reference to the country ' s Ministry of Transport.
Air traffic was gradually resumed this Tuesday at the main international airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, after the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano left hundreds of planes on the ground and affected more than 340,000 passengers. The explosion, which occurred on Sunday, caused the cancellation or postponement of almost 3,000 flights. Understand: Anak Krakatau volcano enters an eruption in Indonesia; 209 flights have already been cancelled Soe…
In Indonesia, most airports have resumed operations after the closure due to a volcanic eruption.
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