From the Jakarta Post
At least 13 international flights scheduled to arrive and depart from Ngurah Rai International Airport in Denpasar, Bali, have been canceled after volcanic ash from Mount Bromo infiltrated Denpasar's airspace Friday.
"Operators have ordered the cancellation of flights to and from Denpasar in accordance with the warning issued by Darwin's Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre [VACC]," stated Bambang Supriadi Ervan, the chief spokesman of the Transportation Ministry.
"The Transportation Ministry also issued a similar warning on Mt. Bromo's ash clouds. We also have published a flight hazard zone map that shows which routes are safe for aircrafts to fly through", Bambang added.
Carriers that have ordered flight cancellations include Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Australia, Valuair, and Virgin Blue. Cathay has suspended their Hong Kong-Denpasar flights, and Valuair has suspended their Singapore-Denpasar.
Cathay Pacific flights bound for Hong Kong and Valuair flights bound for Singapore have also been canceled. Jetstar Australia followed suit and has temporarily suspended flights originating and bound for Denpasar from major Australian cities, which includes Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
Bambang added, "The Transportation Ministry actually has no authority to order flight cancellations. The decision ultimately rests on the judgment of each airlines concerned based on information provided through our flight hazard zone maps and warnings issued by international authorities, in this case, the VACC."
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"Operators have ordered the cancellation of flights to and from Denpasar in accordance with the warning issued by Darwin's Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre [VACC]," stated Bambang Supriadi Ervan, the chief spokesman of the Transportation Ministry.
"The Transportation Ministry also issued a similar warning on Mt. Bromo's ash clouds. We also have published a flight hazard zone map that shows which routes are safe for aircrafts to fly through", Bambang added.
Carriers that have ordered flight cancellations include Cathay Pacific, Jetstar Australia, Valuair, and Virgin Blue. Cathay has suspended their Hong Kong-Denpasar flights, and Valuair has suspended their Singapore-Denpasar.
Cathay Pacific flights bound for Hong Kong and Valuair flights bound for Singapore have also been canceled. Jetstar Australia followed suit and has temporarily suspended flights originating and bound for Denpasar from major Australian cities, which includes Darwin, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth.
Bambang added, "The Transportation Ministry actually has no authority to order flight cancellations. The decision ultimately rests on the judgment of each airlines concerned based on information provided through our flight hazard zone maps and warnings issued by international authorities, in this case, the VACC."
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