Denpasar (Antara Bali)
- The Indonesian authorities have again extended the closure of the I
Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport in Bali by another 24 hours due
to the eruption of Mount Agung.
The airport operator has decided to extend the closure of the I
Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport from 7 a.m. local time on Nov 29 for 24 hours,
Arie Ahsanurrohim, a spokesman of the I Gusti Ngurah Rai International
Airport office of state-run airport operator PT Angkasa Pura I, said
here, Wednesday.
"We conduct an evaluation of the latest developments on the volcanic
ash situation and wind direction every six hours," he said.
Based on the meteorological observation by the Volcanic Ash Advisory
Centre in Darwin, volcanic ash is drifting in the south and southwest
direction towards the airport at a speed of 15 knots.
Despite the paper test result showing no volcanic ash at the
airport so far, but ash from the mount can be found in the air space
around the I Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport.
Notice to Airmen No. A-4298/17 was issued by the state-run air navigation company, AirNav Indonesia.
The airport has been shut down since 7:15 a.m. local time on Monday due to the mount`s eruption on Saturday.
At least 445 flights have been canceled, affecting the travel plans of some 89 thousand passengers.
The 3,142-meter-high volcano in Indonesia`s tourism resort island has been rumbling since August 2017.
The government has set an exclusion zone within a 10-kilometer radius from the mount`s peak. (WDY)
Bali Airport`s Closure Again Extended
Pewarta : Dewa Wiguna 29 November 2017 13:26 WIB