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Airports likely to be affected by Bromo
Outing ash: Ground crew members cover a plane's engines to keep out ash from Mount Bromo eruptions at Abdul Rahman Saleh Airport in Malang, East Java, on Friday
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Outing ash: Ground crew members cover a plane's engines to keep out ash from Mount Bromo eruptions at Abdul Rahman Saleh Airport in Malang, East Java, on Friday. Volcanic ash from Mt. Bromo has resulted in the airport being closed and all flights being diverted to Juanda Airport in Surabaya (ANTARA FOTO/Ari Bowo Sucipto/nz/15) (ANTARA FOTO)
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span class="inline inline-center">Outing ash: Ground crew members cover a plane's engines to keep out ash from Mount Bromo eruptions at Abdul Rahman Saleh Airport in Malang, East Java, on Friday. Volcanic ash from Mt. Bromo has resulted in the airport being closed and all flights being diverted to Juanda Airport in Surabaya (ANTARA FOTO/Ari Bowo Sucipto/nz/15)
Airports in the vicinity of Mount Bromo are likely to be closed temporarily over the holiday season as a result of increased volcanic activity, an airport official said recently.
Surabaya's Juanda Airport III class I chief authority Dadun Kohar said airport authorities continuously monitored the impact of Mt. Bromo eruptions and bad weather on airport activities.
"As the airport authority, we always coordinate with AirNav whenever there's a disruption at other airports," said Kohar as quoted by tempo.co in Surabaya.
Kohar said Abdul Rahman Saleh Airport in Malang, East Java - which had been affected by ash from previous Mt. Bromo eruptions - was currently opened but would likely be closed if safety was at risk of being compromised.
Meanwhile, Juanda International Airport AirNav chief Nur Hasan said airport authorities were ready to give navigation assistance if necessary.
Mt. Bromo has a five-year cycle in eruptions that last for months, Bromo Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center (PVMBG) head Ahmad Subhan said.
"We can't predict the time. We can only oversee the signs [of eruption]," said Ahmad.
According to Ahmad, the current Mt. Bromo eruptions have been dominated by earth tremors but the likelihood of a major earthquake was remote. Tremors have been occurring for about two months and eruptions are expected to continue. (afr/dan)
