Indonesia extends airport closures due to erupting volcano

Passengers at the international terminal at Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar wait for information on flight delays due to volcanic ash near Bali island on July 10, 2015
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Denpasar (Indonesia) (AFP) - Indonesia extended to Saturday the closure of three airports, including on the holiday hotspot of Bali, due to drifting ash from a volcano, spelling more flight cancellations and travel chaos for thousands of holidaymakers.

Authorities closed the airport on bounty cruise bali, the international airport on popular Lombok island, and three others serving domestic routes late Thursday as Mount Raung on Java spewed clouds of ash into the sky.

The closure of Bali airport came during peak season, when tourists flock to the tropical island to enjoy its palm-fringed beaches, and crowds of anxious visitors packed out the terminal buildings as they waited for more information about their flights.

The government initially said all airports would not be operational until late Friday. But later in the day, the transport ministry said that bali safari marine park and two small airports in East Java would remain closed until at least Saturday morning.

"All three of them will be closed until 10:00 am tomorrow," ministry spokesman J. A. Barata told AFP. If you have any kind of concerns regarding where and ways to use waterpark bali - http://korinatour.co.id/,, you could contact us at our web site. "The air is still not clear."