Australia’s Jetstar Cancels Some Bali Flights as Volcanic Ash Threat Revives

School children ride on the back of a truck on their way to school as Mount Agung volcano erupts in the background near Amed, Karangasem Regency, Bali, Indonesia. Reuters/Nyimas Laula

DENPASAR, Indonesia–Australian budget airline Jetstar will cancel nine flights out of the Indonesian holiday island of Bali on Friday due to a threat from volcanic ash, signaling that a departure window for visitors stranded by an erupting volcano may be closing.

The move followed a forecast that volcanic ash could hit operations at Bali airport, about 60 km (37 miles) southwest of the erupting Mount Agung volcano, the airline said.