Tourists escape Bali as ash threat remains

Emirates Airways flights to and from Bali are experiencing 10 hour delays due to volcanic ash clouds stemming from the unpredictable volcanic activity of Indonesia’s Mount Raung, according to an Emirates spokesperson.

Mount Raung in East Java province, about 150 kilometers (95 miles) from Bali’s global airport, has been rumbling for several weeks.

Qantas will operate flights on some of Jetstar’s domestic and worldwide routes and also assist with connecting Jetstar customers from Perth to Sydney and Melbourne. The closure led to the cancelation of more than 300 flights in and out of Bali.

But Ms Silvester said there were worse places in the world to be stranded.

The couple had stayed in Seminyah and Nusa Dua, about 150km away from the volcano.

But the clear skies may not last long.

The pair had enjoyed a couple of extra days by the pool in the Sunday.

“Our flights that are scheduled to depart from Australia this morning, we’ve given the green light to those that it is safe to travel”, he said, but added experts would continue to closely monitor the situation.

Additional flights will be scheduled today to clear any backlog of passengers. “The safety of our guests and crew is our highest priority and we will keep customers updated as new information becomes available”.

“I can imagine how frustrating it is for other families with no outside assistance”.

Thousands of passengers were stranded after Mt Raung started erupting on Java.

“We encourage people to liaise with their travel insurers. We’d like to see some reforms to this system, put some obligations onto the insurers to ensure the travel insurance is suitable for you”, Mr Brody said.

Explosive eruptions recorded since 1808 have often been accompanied by lava dome formation and pyroclastic flows that have damaged inhabited areas.

Volcanic eruptions can cause significant and lengthy disruption to travel.