STRANDED. Passengers queue at a customer service area at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport after the airport closed its operations due to the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau, in Tangerang, near Jakarta, Indonesia, September 7, 2026.
Around 341,000 people have been affected by the delay, diversion, or cancellation of 2,961 flights
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Indonesia has reopened its main Jakarta airport and four other airports that had been closed due to volcanic ash from a series of eruptions at Mount Anak Krakatau, transport minister Dudy Purwagandhi said in a statement on Tuesday, September 8.
Ash from Anak Krakatau, which sits halfway between Java and Sumatra islands, has blanketed Jakarta and some surrounding areas since its initial eruption late on Friday. That led to the closure of eight airports for safety reasons, with more than 340,000 travelers impacted.
Dudy said the Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Jakarta’s main airport, resumed operations on Tuesday after wind blew the ash away from its surrounding areas. Four other airports, including a smaller one in Jakarta and in the neighboring city of Bandung, also reopened.
