Soekarno-Hatta Airport resumes normal operations after two-day ash shutdown
Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Soekarno-Hatta Airport in Tangerang resumed operations after closing for two days because of volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau.
- The airport scheduled 896 arriving and departing flights carrying 113,001 passengers on the first day of reopening.
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport has resumed flight operations after a two-day closure caused by exposure to volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.
On Tuesday, September 8, the airport scheduled 896 arriving and departing flights, with a total of 113,001 passengers expected to travel on the first day after reopening.
Passenger activity and aircraft movements returned to the airport, while travelers who had postponed or adjusted their journeys because of the disruption regained certainty about their plans.
Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.