Jetstar cancel flights to and from Bali again as volcanic ash cloud looms

Virgin Australia has cancelled all flights and Jetstar has cancelled six flights so far in and out of Bali today, with a volcanic ash cloud looming near Denpasar Airport.

Mount Raung’s plumes, which make flying conditions unsuitable, are expected to affect Bali skies until early next week, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre.

“We’ve still got the current wind direction bringing the ash down to the south-east of the volcano, which unfortunately is in the Bali region,” Michael Haywood from the BOM said.

“Because we’ve got a mid level trough near, that’s not really forecast to move anywhere until next week.”

Garuda is yet to make an announcement about its services.

Source: abc.net.au