Posted by : Unknown Sunday, July 5, 2015

Click & Close Ads Click & Close Ads Flights to and from Bali have been cancelled and suspended across Australia following an ash threat from an active volcano. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said volcanic ash from Mount Raung had drifted toward Denpasar Airport following an eruption on Thursday. The ash, which is 150 kilometres from Bali and 15 nautical miles from Denpasar, is not very thick and has been described as a weak plume. However, the BoM said it could be days before it clears. Jetstar Airlines has cancelled six flights and a further six have been delayed pending a further assessment of the situation. Virgin Australia also said six flights to and from Denpasar have been cancelled and a further eight for today and tomorrow have been suspended. "Our team of meteorologists are continuing to monitor the situation, in consultation with the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre," Virgin Australia said in a statement. "The safety of our guests and crew is our highest priority, and we will recommence normal operations as soon as the volcanic ash safely allows it." The airlines said travellers scheduled to fly on cancelled flights would be eligible to rebook on another flight or receive credit. Jetstar cancelled flights on Thursday because of the ash before resuming services on Friday. Family split up in airline 'chaos'Click & Close Ads Click & Close Sally Neville said her family was rebooked on two different flights after their original Jetstar flight was cancelled on Thursday. Ms Neville and her sister flew to Bali on Friday, while her partner and his three daughters, aged six, nine and 12, waited in Melbourne for a flight on Saturday. However, her partner's flight was cancelled again, leaving him in Melbourne with the children. The ash is not visible in Bali, the locals are unaware of the volcano. Traveller Sally Neville "The impact that it has had on our holiday has been pretty disappointing as my partner's friends are here and we are all meant to be holidaying together," Ms Neville said. "It's been chaos." Ms Neville said she and her partner were travelling with two other families, all from rural towns in the Fleurieu Peninsula, south of Adelaide. "We had booked and planned this holiday for four months," she said. "The ash is not visible in Bali, the locals are unaware of the volcano." Another traveller Paul Langstaff said he waited at Perth Airport for more than five hours on Saturday after his Jetstar flight was delayed, then cancelled. "There was a boarding call for Air Asia from Perth to Denpasar and everybody just looked at each other in absolute disgust," he said.Click & Close Ads Click & Close Ads

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