Anak Krakatau Ash Disrupts 373 Flights at Jakarta Airport as Cancellations Spill Into Monday
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Updated · CNBC · Sep 6
Anak Krakatau Ash Disrupts 373 Flights at Jakarta Airport as Cancellations Spill Into Monday
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 6
Summary
At least 373 flights were affected by Sunday morning after ash from Mount Anak Krakatau repeatedly shut Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta airport, with 202 disruptions there including 167 cancellations.
A 25-hour continuous eruption that began late Friday sent ash over Jakarta and nearby regions, with plumes detected up to 20,000 feet east and 50,000 feet west.
Singapore Airlines canceled nine Singapore-Jakarta flights scheduled for Monday, and budget unit Scoot also scrapped Monday services on the route, showing the disruption was spreading beyond Indonesia.
Indonesia says the continuous eruption has ended, but Anak Krakatau remains at Level III alert with a 3-kilometer exclusion zone as officials warn further eruptions and heavy ashfall remain likely.