March 29 (Bloomberg) -- Alaska Airlines said it canceled flights out of Anchorage International Airport after Mount Redoubt erupted again, prompting authorities to shut down the airstrip for fear of volcanic ash.

“We’re continuing to closely monitor the weather and ash from Mount Redoubt and will resume flights when it is safe to do so,” Ben Minicucci, the airlines’s chief operating officer, said in a statement on PR Newswire.

Alaska Airlines has canceled more than 185 flights affecting about 10,000 passengers since the volcanic eruptions began on March 22, the statement said. Mount Redoubt rises 10,197 feet (3,108 meters) above the Kenai Peninsula, 106 miles (170 kilometers) southwest of Anchorage.

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Last Updated: March 29, 2009 01:41 EDT