‘The airport has reopened, but there are no flights home to Kuala Lumpur’
Translated from Malay and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
At a glance
- Malaysian travelers remain stranded in Indonesia after flights home were canceled following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.
- Several airports, including Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, were closed after Friday’s eruption, although the airport has since reopened.
Malaysians remain stranded in Indonesia even after airports reopened following the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau.
Among those unable to return home is Datuk Zainul Rijal Abu Bakar, president of the Association of Islamic Defenders, Pembela. His flight to Kuala Lumpur was canceled after several airports, including Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, closed in the wake of Friday’s eruption.
“The airport has reopened, but there are no flights home to Kuala Lumpur,” the report said, describing the continuing difficulty faced by travelers whose return flights were canceled.
The airport has reopened, but there are no flights home to Kuala Lumpur.
Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. 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.