Jonathan Frederic De Santos

Passengers look at an electronic board displaying cancelled flights at the Ngurah Rai International Airport in Tuban near Denpasar on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on March 21, 2025, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano erupted. Sonny Tumbelaka, AFP

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Agence France-Presse

<p>JAKARTA &mdash; Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on Sunday after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometers away, impacting thousands of passengers.</p><p>Mount Anak Krakatoa erupted on Saturday, producing a fountain of lava and booming sounds that could be heard up to 700 kilometres (435 miles) away, the geology agency said in a statement.</p><p>Two new eruptions were recorded on Sunday, the volcanology agency warned.</p><p>Ash from the volcano was detected in the airspace surrounding Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, prompting authorities to suspend operations from 01:30 am Sunday (Saturday 1830 GMT).</p><p>&quot;The latest paper test&hellip;showed positive results indicating the spread of volcanic ash in the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport area, consequently the airport closure was extended until Sunday at 09:30 am (0230 GMT),&quot; the transport ministry said in a statement Sunday.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/9/5/how-haze-from-indonesian-fires-impacts-southeast-asia-1457"><strong>How haze from Indonesian fires impacts Southeast Asia</strong></a></div><div><br></div><div><strong>SUSPENSION EXTENDED</strong></div><p>The suspension was later extended by four hours &quot;due to increased eruptive activity&quot;, the airport said on social media.</p><p>More than 22,000 passengers have been impacted by the suspension, the transportation ministry said, adding that 209 flights were affected, in particular to and from Singapore.</p><p>Other affected international routes included Doha, Sydney, and Kuala Lumpur.</p><p>At least 16 domestic flights to Bali were also cancelled, local airport authorities said.</p><p>Anak Krakatoa, which means Child of Krakatoa, sits in a strait that separates the islands of Java and Sumatra.</p><p>Ships passing through the strait should increase vigilance for possible disruption to navigation safety due to volcanic activities and are prohibited to approach within the exclusion zone of 3-kilometres radius from the volcano, local port authorities said in a statement.</p><p>The volcano has been sporadically active since it emerged from the sea at the beginning of last century in the caldera formed after the 1883 eruption of Mount Krakatoa.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/9/4/volunteers-fight-uphill-battle-against-indonesian-fires-1652"><strong>Volunteers fight uphill battle against Indonesian fires<br></strong></a></div><p>That disaster was one of the deadliest and most destructive in history with an estimated 35,000 people killed.</p><p>Indonesia, a Southeast Asian archipelago nation, sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, where the meeting of continental plates causes high volcanic and seismic activity.</p><div><em>mrc/ane</em></div>

<p>Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on Sunday after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometers away, impacting thousands of passengers.</p>

Indonesia halted operations at its main international airport outside Jakarta on Sunday after ash spewed from the Anak Krakatoa volcano more than 150 kilometers away, impacting thousands of passengers.

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Indonesia's main airport suspends operations after volcanic eruption

Agence France-Presse

Published September 06, 2026 12:18 PM PHT

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