Bali Airport Shut a Second Day as Ash Cloud Soars From Volcano
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The airport in Bali will remain closed for a second day as a volcano on the Indonesian island continued to rumble, prompting more flight cancellations while authorities scrambled to assist stranded passengers.
The Ngurah Rai International Airport at the popular Asian tourist spot will be shut until 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a spokesman for Indonesia’s National Disaster Mitigation Agency said in a Twitter post. As of Monday afternoon, 445 flights and thousands of tourists were affected, Air Transport Director General Secretary Pramintohadi Sukarno said in a statement.