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Indonesia volcano eruption disrupts Jakarta air traffic

From Der Standard · () German

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  • The eruption of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano led to the closure of five airports on Sunday.
  • Operations at Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport were suspended until 1:30 p.m. local time because of volcanic ash.
  • Hundreds of flights were affected and passengers were stranded, while the ash cloud reached 6,000 meters on one side of the volcano, the BMKG said.

An eruption of Indonesia's Anak Krakatau volcano forced five airports to close on Sunday and disrupted hundreds of flights at Jakarta's main airport.

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport suspended operations until 1:30 p.m. local time because of volcanic ash, the airport said. Hundreds of passengers were left stranded.

The ash cloud reached 6,000 meters on one side of the volcano, according to Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency, known as BMKG.

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