Jakarta’s main airport resumes operations in Indonesia
In Indonesia, on the morning of September 8, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, which serves Jakarta, as well as four other airports, resumed operations after several days of restrictions caused by volcanic ash from the Anak Krakatau eruption. The country’s Ministry of Transportation reported this.
According to Channel NewsAsia, the Anak Krakatau volcano, located about 150 kilometers from Jakarta, erupted on Saturday, spewing lava and a plume of volcanic ash. Ash was detected in the airspace above a number of airports.
Thousands of disrupted flights
Over the weekend, eight airports suspended operations due to the detected ash. According to the Ministry of Transportation, this disrupted nearly 3,000 flights, while more than 340,000 passengers were stranded because of air travel disruptions.
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On Monday morning, more than 240 domestic and international flights were cancelled or delayed due to volcanic ash at Soekarno-Hatta Airport alone. This affected nearly 30,000 passengers.
Two airports remain closed
Among the airports that resumed operations are Halim Perdanakusuma near the capital, which serves civilian and military flights, as well as Husein Sastranegara in Bandung, the capital of West Java province. Another small airport in southern Sumatra resumed operations on Monday.
Thus, of the eight airports that suspended operations, two remained closed as of Tuesday morning. The Ministry of Transportation also prepared six alternative airports for planes that were supposed to land in Jakarta.
