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View all search resultsTernate airport closed following volcanic eruptions
Babullah Airport in Ternate, North Maluku, was closed on Friday due to thick clouds of volcanic ash from eruptions of Mount Gamalama on the island
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abullah Airport in Ternate, North Maluku, was closed on Friday due to thick clouds of volcanic ash from eruptions of Mount Gamalama on the island.
The ash covered the airstrip to a depth of 5 centimeters following the eruptions, which began on Thursday night, and could endanger aircraft on landing or takeoff, airport official Taslim Badaruddin said on Friday.
On Friday morning the volcano was still spewing volcanic material over the island including the city of Ternate and the airport, Taslim said.
A Batik Air aircraft took off at 08:45 a.m. local time for Makassar before the airport was declared closed at 09:00 a.m., he said.
Two other aircraft, belonging to Sriwijaya Air and Ekspres Air, were forced to cancel their departures as the ash had become too thick for a safe takeoff, Antara news agency reported.
The Srijaya Air plane had been scheduled to fly to Jakarta and the Express Air to the nearby island of South Halmaera, Taslim said.
"Meanwhile, four incoming flights of Garuda Indonesia from Jakarta and Makassar and Sriwijaya Air from Jakarta and Ambon were also cancelled because of the conditions," he said. (hhr)
