JAKARTA, Indonesia — Several airlines resumed flights to Bali on Thursday, after canceling trips to and from the Indonesian resort island due to huge eruptions at a nearby volcano.
Eighty-three international routes were canceled on Wednesday, the general manager of Bali 's international airport said in a statement, after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewed a nine-kilometer tower of ash into the sky.The volcano has erupted more than a dozen times over the last two weeks, killing at least nine people and forcing the evacuation of thousands.
As of early Thursday morning, Bali's airport had recorded another 32 international flight cancellations while 180 international flights were scheduled, the airport's general manager Ahmad Syaugi Shahab said.He added that volcanic ash from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki has been heading away from the airport since Wednesday evening.'We hope affected airline passengers can resume their travel on Thursday,' Ahmad said.
To Bali Resume Following Volcanic Eruption
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