Flights to Indonesia's Bali resume after disruption by volcano eruption

19/6/2025 16:21

All flights to and from the Indonesian resort island of Bali resumed on Thursday after being cancelled or delayed due to eruptions of Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, officials said. Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, located in East Nusa Tenggara province, erupted on Tuesday, spewing ash 11 km (7 miles) high.



Eighty-seven flights to and from Bali, consisting of 66 international and 21 domestic flights, were affected on Wednesday by the eruption, the Bali airport operator said in a statement. These included connections to Australia, Singapore, Vietnam and Malaysia.



On Thursday, flights from Bali departed on schedule to Australia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia and China, Gede Eka Sandi Asmadi, an official at Bali airport, said in a statement.



These flights were operated by airlines including Malaysia Airlines, Virgin Australia, JetStar and Singapore Airlines , Asmadi added.



"Until now, all the operations have been running smoothly, both departures and arrivals," Asmadi said.



Flights operated by Qantas and its low-cost carrier JetStar were scheduled to operate as normal on Thursday.