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Halim Perdanakusuma Airport closure extended until 2 p.m.

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta extended its temporary closure until 2 p.m. local time on Sunday.
  • The closure followed volcanic ash from eruptions of Mount Anak Krakatau, which spread across Banten, Jakarta, West Java and Lampung.

Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in East Jakarta extended its temporary closure until 2 p.m. local time on Sunday because of activity at Mount Anak Krakatau.

Colonel Pnb Ali Sudibyo, the airport’s general manager for operations, confirmed the extension. “Halim Airport’s closure has been extended until 2 p.m.,” he said in a message to CNN Indonesia.

The airport had initially been scheduled to close until 10 a.m. under an earlier aviation notice. Authorities extended the notice in response to conditions linked to volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau. The volcano erupted from early Saturday morning and again in the early hours of Sunday.

By Sunday morning, ash had spread across Banten, Jakarta, West Java and Lampung.

Halim Airport’s closure has been extended until 2 p.m.

· Ali SudibyoThe airport’s operations manager announced the extended temporary closure in a message to CNN Indonesia.
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