Darwin flights halted as Indonesian volcano erupts
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FLIGHTS into and out of the northern Australian city of Darwin were canceled yesterday and some to Bali were affected owing to huge ash clouds thrown up by an Indonesian volcano.
The Sangeang Api volcano began erupting on Friday and its ash swept south toward Australia, prompting Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia to cancel Darwin flights.
“The volcano is continuously erupting,” said Tim Birch from the Bureau of Meteorology’s Volcanic Ash Advisory Center in Darwin. One plume affected northern Australia and was expected to linger for at least the next 18 hours, he said.
Another was located over central Australia, which could cause problems for overland flights, while a third was about 100 kilometers from Denpasar airport on the island of Bali.
Surono, an Indonesian government volcanologist who goes by one name, said the volcano was spewing columns of ash up to 2,500 meters into the air.
Virgin Australia canceled flights to Denpasar airport late yesterday, as did Qantas offshoot Jetstar.
Indonesian flag carrier Garuda canceled three flights to Denpasar from nearby airports.
However Denpasar airport reported good visibility and was not itself affected by the ash.
Two small airports close to the volcano closed yesterday due to the eruption.
Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss said it could take days for Australian services to return to normal.
“Depending on wind and other weather conditions, the ash could affect flights to and from other airports,” he said.
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