Thousands of people headed to and from the tourist island of Bali have reportedly been left stranded at airports due to volcanic and seismic activity.
Passengers look at a list of cancelled flights at the Ngurah Rai International Airport on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali on Nov. 13, 2024, after the nearby Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano catapulted an ash tower miles into the sky.DENPASAR, Indonesia — Several international airlines canceled flights to and from Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali on Wednesday as an ongoing volcanic eruption left travelers stranded at airports.
Media reports said that thousands of people were stranded at airports in Indonesia and Australia, but an exact number wasn’t given. Authorities on Tuesday expanded the danger zone as the volcano erupted again to 9 kilometers as volcanic materials, including smoldering rocks, lava, and hot, thumb-size fragments of gravel and ash, were thrown up to 8 kilometers from the crater since Friday. Over the past four days, 84 flights, including 36 scheduled to depart and 48 due to arrive, were affected.
Virgin Australia’s website showed 10 services to and from Bali were canceled on Wednesday. Qantas said it has delayed three flights. Some airlines are offering fare refunds for upcoming Bali flights to passengers who don’t want to travel. The airline said Wednesday that the two flights—carrying about 400 passengers combined—that departed South Korea’s Incheon international airport on Tuesday turned back toward the origin departure a few hours later, following forecasts that said Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport could be affected by the volcanic ash. The two planes arrived in Incheon early Wednesday.
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