TheJakartaPost
Please Update your browser
Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below.
Just click on the icons to get to the download page.
5 flights cancelled at Surakarta airport due to Mount Agung eruption
Change Size
A foreign tourist takes pictures in front of Mount Agung erupting seen from Kubu sub-district in Karangasem Regency, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on Nov. 27, 2017. An eruption could be imminent at the volcano belching huge plumes of smoke on Indonesia's resort island of Bali, officials warned, as they raised the alert to the highest level and increased the exclusion zone. (Agence France -Presse/Sonny Tumbelaka)
F
ive flights to and from Adi Soemarmo International Airport in Surakarta, Central Java, were cancelled on Monday due to the eruption of Mount Agung in Bali.
The cancelled flights included flights from Surakarta to Denpasar, Bali, and Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, as well as from Denpasar to Surakarta and also from Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, to Surakarta.
Danardewi, head of the public relations division of state-owned operator Angkasa Pura I (AP I) Surakarta, said the five flights were cancelled following the closure of I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali, which began on Monday morning.
The temporary closure of Lombok International Airport on Sunday had also influenced flight cancellations at the Surakarta airport, she added.
“Two of the five flights were operated by Lion Air and the three others were AirAsia and Wings Air,” Danardewi said.
She said the passengers of a Wings Air flight from Lombok received ticket refunds and were given assistance to reschedule their flights. Passengers of Lion Air flights serving flying the Surakarta-Kupang-Denpasar and Denpasar-Surakarta routes were also given refunds and had their flights rescheduled.
“The cancelled Denpasar-Surakarta and Surakarta-Denpasar flights were operated by AirAsia,’ said Danardewi. (cks/ebf)
