Thu. Nov 21st, 2024
alert-–-jetstar-resumes-flights-between-australia-and-bali-after-volcanic-eruptionAlert – Jetstar resumes flights between Australia and Bali after volcanic eruption

Jetstar is resuming flights between and Bali after conditions from a volcanic eruption improved.

Six return Jetstar flights will fly to Denpasar from across on Thursday, consisting of four scheduled services and two ad-hoc recovery flights.

‘Our teams have been working through the night to closely monitor the evolving situation and assess when it’s safe to fly,’ the airline said in a statement.

‘We will continue to monitor the changing conditions and volcanic activity and work on plans to operate more recovery flights.’

The emergency began on Sunday when Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki volcano erupted, spewing an ash column 9km high.

The event in East Nusa Tenggara province, about 500km from Bali, killed nine people and prompted the evacuation of more than 15,000 people close to the crater.

Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin cancelled multiple flights because of safety concerns.

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