Bali volcano: Jetstar and Qantas cancel flights as Mt Agung erupts again
Trend News To Day in Google - International airlines including Jetstar and Qantas have cancelled flights to and from Bali after the second eruption of Mt Agung in a week, even though Indonesia's disaster management authorities say it's safe to fly to the island. The latest eruption is significantly stronger than last Tuesday's eruption, with a cloud of steam and pulverised rock driven at least 1,500 metres above the volcano's 3,000-metre peak. There have been no new evacuations in Bali and a 6 kilometre exclusion zone around the volcano has not been extended. PHOTO: Mount Agung has erupted for the second time this week. (Reuters: Johannes P Christo) Ngurah Rai airport in Denpasar remained open on Saturday night but within two hours of the eruption, Jetstar cancelled or diverted four flights heading to Bali as well as five flights due to depart from the island. Qantas, Virgin and Dutch airline KLM soon followed Jetstar's lead in cancelling fli...
