Several airlines have canceled flights between Australia and Bali due to dangerous ash clouds from a volcano near the Indonesian holiday island.
Qantas, Jetstar and Virgin Australia informed passengers of the disruptions on Wednesday, saying ash from Mount Lewotaobi Laki-laki made flying unsafe.
The volcano spewed a 9 km (6.2 mile) column of ash into the sky over the weekend, a week after a major eruption killed 10 people.
The Australian Bureau of Meteorology also warned that volcanic ash could drift towards parts of the country's north on Wednesday.
Jetstar said all flights to and from Bali until midday Thursday Australian Eastern Daylight Time (0400 GMT) had been cancelled. Virgin Australia canceled all flights to and from Bali on Wednesday.
Jetstar also announced that it would soon operate additional flights between Bali and Australia using its larger Boeing 787 to carry more passengers.
Operations in Indonesia were also affected by volcanic ash.
A jazz festival in the town of Labuan Bajo, about 600 km from Mount Lewotaobi Laki-laki, has been postponed until next year due to security concerns.
Indonesia is located on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, an area of high seismic activity atop several tectonic plates, and has around 130 active volcanoes.
Past volcanic eruptions have disrupted aviation. In 2020, ash clouds from Mount Merapi closed an airport in the city of Solo.
