Indonesia extends airport closures over volcanic ash
Indonesia extended the closure of eight airports and suspended free school meals due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau, with the main Jakarta airport shutting down on September 6 amid increased volcanic activity.
Consensus
- Indonesia extended the closure of eight airports due to volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau.
- The closure of the main Jakarta airport (Sukarno-Hatta) began on September 6.
- Free school meals were suspended in some regions starting September 7.
- Volcanic activity at Anak Krakatau has been ongoing since early July.
- Ash from the volcano was detected in Jakarta, Banten, West Java, Lampung, Bengkulu, and South Sumatra on September 7.
- International flights to and from Bali's Ngurah Rai airport were affected on September 6.
Points of divergence
- The closure of airports will last until 13:00 MSK on September 7. — vedomosti
- A volcanic eruption occurred at Mount Semeru in East Java on September 6, with a plume reaching 4,676 meters above sea level and lasting 102 seconds. — vedomosti
- The Jakarta airport stopped operations at 1:30 local time on September 6 (21:30 MSK on September 5). — kommerant
- The closure was initially planned for four hours and later extended by five hours. — kommerant
- Ten ash and lava emissions were recorded at Anak Krakatau on September 5. — kommerant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Airport closures extended in Indonesia due to volcanic eruptions — Ведомости
- Jakarta Airport stopped operations due to volcano eruption — Коммерсантъ