Indonesia Shuts 8 Airports, Moves Schools Online as Anak Krakatau Ash Disrupts 2,300 Flights
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Updated · WTOP · Sep 7
Indonesia Shuts 8 Airports, Moves Schools Online as Anak Krakatau Ash Disrupts 2,300 Flights
3 articles · Updated · WTOP · Sep 7
Summary
Eight airports stayed closed until 6 p.m. Monday, including Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma, after ash was detected in airspace around the capital and other cities.
A 25-hour Anak Krakatau eruption ended Sunday, but the volcano was still producing intermittent eruptions, dark ash emissions and small localized earthquakes, with officials warning the chance of further eruptions remains high.
About 2,300 flights were disrupted and 268,539 passengers affected at four airports run by InJourney Airports, extending the impact well beyond the Sunda Strait volcano.
Jakarta, West Java, Banten and Lampung were allowed to shift schools to remote learning to limit students’ exposure to ash, underscoring the broader public-safety fallout.