Indonesia's Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools, fishing
Volcanic ash forced the airport halt, and officials said 209 flights were affected as schools and fishing trips were also disrupted.
- On Sunday, September 6, Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport suspended operations until 9:30 a.m. after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau reached the terminal, disrupting hundreds of flights.
- Mount Anak Krakatau has erupted since late Friday, September 4, with the Geological Agency recording 174 eruption earthquakes and 714 emission events while maintaining Alert Level III status.
- Director General of Civil Aviation Lukman F. Laisa confirmed the suspension followed 'paper test' results conducted Sunday between 00:35 and 01:05 WIB indicating ash presence at the airport.
- Schools canceled activities on Saturday as residents in Banten and Lampung reported eye irritation from ashfall; BNPB spokesperson Berton Panjaitan advised the public to wear masks and limit outdoor activities.
- Authorities reassured coastal communities there is no imminent tsunami risk, noting the volcano's growth since the 2018 disaster remains small, while maintaining a 3 km exclusion zone around the active crater.
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The eruption of the Anak Krakatwa volcano in Indonesia today caused hundreds of flights to be suspended at Sokarno-Hatta International Airport in the capital, Jakarta, following the arrival of volcanic ash in the airport, while several schools cancelled activities, and fishermen stopped their cruises in anticipation of the consequences of the eruption.
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau eruption halts flights, schools, fishing
By Yuddy Cahya Budiman and Bernadette Christina An eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Anak Krakatau caused six airports to suspend flight operations on Sunday, affecting hundreds of flights at Jakarta’s main airport, after some school activities and fishing were halted. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport suspended flight operations until 1:30 p.m. (0630 GMT) due to volcanic ash, the […]
Volcanic Ash Cloud Sparks Widespread Air Travel Disruption Across Regional Hubs Following Mt Anak Krakatau Eruption
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Air transit across Southeast Asia faced severe disruption on Sunday after intense explosive activity at Mount Anak Krakatau sent vast ash plumes towering up to 50,000 feet into the sky. The resulting airborne hazard forced safety authorities to implement a temporary grounding of flight operations at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, triggering a chain reaction of cancellations, …
The situation does not affect Finnair flights.
Volcanic activity has forced the cancellation of sixteen international flights and four national flights, because the ashes are spreading to Banten, West Java, Jakarta, Lampung and Bengkulu provinces.
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