Hanoi (VNA) - Several airlines resumed flights to Bali, Indonesia on November 14, after cancelling trips to and from the resort island due to huge eruptions at a nearby volcano.
General Manager of Bali’s Ngurah Rai airport Ahmad Syaugi Shahab said in a statement that eighty-three international routes were cancelled on November 13 after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki spewed a 9km tower of ash into the sky.
As of 3am on November 14, Bali’s airport had recorded another 32 international flight cancellations, Ahmad said, adding that volcanic ash from Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki had been heading away from the airport since the evening of November 13.
He hoped that affected airline passengers can resume their travel on November 14.
Australia's Qantas Group confirmed that its airlines, Qantas and Jetstar, resume services to Bali, noting "improved" conditions.
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.
The volcano erupted again overnight into the morning of November 14, and a thick ash column and lava flows could be seen pouring from its crater, according to Indonesia's Ce
