Volcanic eruption strands 170,000 passengers in Indonesia
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- About 170,000 passengers were stranded at eight Indonesian airports after a volcanic eruption sent ash into flight paths.
- Flights were temporarily suspended, with Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport among the first affected.
A volcanic eruption has stranded about 170,000 passengers at eight airports in Indonesia.
Flights from the affected airports were temporarily suspended after volcanic ash disrupted air travel. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta was the first to close early Sunday, after ash from Anak Krakatau was detected in the area.
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