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BALI, Indonesia (AP) – The Mount Agung volcano in Bali threw ashes at at 2,000 meters (6,600 ft) high on Thursday altered the travel shots of thousands of people after several airlines canceled flights from the tourist island of Indonesia.
The winds could disperse the ashes to the southwest towards Bali International Airport and Java, the most densely populated island in the country, reported the regional center of volcanic ash in Darwin, Australia.
Many flights were still operational, said Darta Pande, chief of operations at Ngurah Rai International Airport.
Online information on flights indicated that Australian airlines Jetstar Virgin Australia and Qantas canceled flights in from and to the island . Korean Air and AirAsia have also suspended some.
His public relations department reported that 26 international flights in and out had been canceled, affecting 5,000 passengers
. About 10 domestic flights have also been canceled. and as a result, more than 1,700 passengers were stranded.
The last time that Agung, located about 70 kilometers (45 miles) northeast of the resort town of Kuta in Bali, made a strong eruption in 1963, which caused the death of 1 100 persons. : AFP
Last year, her business grew significantly and tens of thousands of people had to be deported, but by the beginning of this year she had already calmed down. In February, the authorities lowered their level of alert at the highest level.
Indonesia, an archipelago inhabited by more than 250 million people, is in the Pacific Ring of Fire and is prone to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Government seismologists monitor more than 120 active volcanoes
