Indian airlines IndiGo and Air India on Wednesday cancelled their flights to Indonesia’s Bali due to ash clouds from a volcanic eruption near the resort island. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi earlier this month in the East Nusa Tenggara province:ndian airlines IndiGo and Air India on Wednesday cancelled their flights to Indonesia’s Bali due to ash clouds from a volcanic eruption near the resort island. The eruption of Mount Lewotobi earlier this month in the East Nusa Tenggara province, about 800 km from Bali, killed 10 people.
According to Namibia Press Agency, IndiGo Airlines issued an advisory on its social media stating, “Due to a recent volcanic eruption in Bali, flights to/from the region have been cancelled, as ash clouds may impact air travel.” IndiGo operates a daily flight from Bengaluru to Bali. Local media reports, quoting an official from Air India, indicated that the airline has also cancelled its Bali flight. Air India operates a flight every day from Delhi to the Indonesian island.
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nternational airlines have cancelled their flights to and from Bali because of the volcanic eruptions. The situation continues to be monitored closely as airlines assess the impact of the volcanic ash on air travel safety.