Jakarta airport extends closure
Passengers wait at a terminal in the airport on September 6, 2026. (AFP Photo)
Indonesia’s main airport and three others postponed reopening on Sept. 7 after halting operations following a volcanic eruption that left hundreds of thousands of passengers stranded.
Mount Anak Krakatau, about 150 kilometers from Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, erupted on Sept. 5, spewing a fountain of lava and a plume of volcanic ash.
Eight airports halted operations over the weekend after ash was detected in their airspace, disrupting thousands of flights and leaving more than 270,000 passengers stranded, the transport ministry reported on Sept. 7.
