Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia have cancelled flights to and from Bali until at least Wednesday afternoon.
Jetstar , Qantas and Virgin Australia have grounded all flights to and from Bali Indonesia after a volcanic eruption created an ash cloud there.Three Australian airlines have cancelled flights to and from Bali after a volcanic eruption near the Indonesian holiday spot has created a dangerous ash cloud.
The groundings affected Jetstar, Qantas and Virgin Australia flights on Tuesday, leaving passengers stranded. The emergency began on Sunday when Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupted, spewing an ash column 9 kilometres high. The event in East Nusa Tenggara province, which is about 500km from Bali, killed nine people and prompted the evacuation of more than 15,000 people close to the crater.
"Due to volcanic ash caused by Mount Lewotobi in Indonesia, it is currently not safe to operate to and from Bali," Jetstar said 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 said in a statement.A Qantas flight is due to depart Sydney International Airport about 4:30pm while Virgin still plans to operate a flight out of Sydney at 5:45pm.
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